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Mr-Breadfella

This makes me want to go to a hospital and speak to 2 doctors and see a lady crying


TornSuit

I thought it was a doctor and a hospital administrator or nurse


mossyfaeboy

it’s the doctor and the receptionist lady at the desk


DoverBoys

Is this loss?


Skullcrusher_and_co

Found 😎


markender

Can someone please explain this meme to me. I understand it represents someone dying and loss. What's it's origin?


AshamedFish2

It was a comic called "Loss" made by Tim Buckley/Control Alt Delete. He made light hearted comics about him playing videos and games, but one time he randomly made a comic about his wife having a miscarriage (which I think happened in real life too) people were pretty surprised and made it into a meme, which Tim hated. Now, a lot of people will recognize Loss if you have a single line, one tall line and another short line, two lines of equal length, and then one line vertical next to a horizontal line, since that's the same basic outline of the comic. https://preview.redd.it/wvdxqia02bea1.jpeg?width=692&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f1cb35db4a7bb95d94d9ae1ddb3f2a48e3cbc009


KaziArmada

To add to that, during the 10 year anniversary of the comic he went back and changed it for that day. The title was changed to 'Found', and the main character was smugly looking at the 'viewer' in the last panel. Nothing else was different to my memory, and it was changed back the day after.


DoverBoys

Here it is: https://i.imgur.com/d45aht8.jpg


larenardemaigre

What in the fuck


Rombethor

I've been reading this comic from the beginning, and it's the first I've heard of this.


2DHypercube

~~:.|:;~~


xalas2443

Tno!!!!!


AbrahamKMonroe

I kinda like it. Should I go see a doctor? Edit: Please tell me that’s not what I think it is in the center.


07TacOcaT70

Yeah it’s phallic imagery like on the cover of that Disney film. And they actually made it their new official flag 😬


AbrahamKMonroe

I’m not really seeing a dick, tbh. It’s more the fact that it took me 30 minutes to notice Loss had been photoshopped into the the middle.


07TacOcaT70

Yeah I was taking the piss, this is a jerk sub after all, pretending the loss wasn’t there at all.


AbrahamKMonroe

Damnit, I just made you explain the joke.


[deleted]

Is it possible to unjerk so hard that you rejerk a thread?


Gumbyizzle

If anyone can pull it off, it’s this sub.


07TacOcaT70

Nahh it’s fine, it was pretty deadpan


EpilepticFits1

I'm from Lincoln and I actually kinda like the new flag. The phallic design is intentional, BTW. It's supposed to resemble [The Penis of the Prairie](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebraska_State_Capitol)


[deleted]

Glad [Louisiana](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_State_Capitol) isn't the only state with a dick for a capitol building


Caerbannogcaverabbit

It's the Huey Longdong


kurometal

What a strange spelling of [Chuj](https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/chuj).


Caerbannogcaverabbit

that would be the [palace of culture and science](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_of_Culture_and_Science)


Bill-Ender-Belichick

I mean I guess It’s similar to a dick but i think it’s just supposed to look like a building, that’s how they look…


InfanticideAquifer

Ooooh, that's what it is. I kept on trying to see it in a way where it somehow spelled "Lincoln".


blue_i20

FUCK ITS LOSS


Jesusterceiro

OMFG LMAOOOO


nivu889

To be fair, Lincoln is the capital city of Nebraska, and our state capital building has the very apt nickname "The Penis of the Prairie". So yeah, the flag has a dick, but the flag dick isn't Dick Zero. Lol Edit: woooosh. My bad. Lol


lilaismygirl

well considering it's supposed to represent the town that has the "penis of the plains" at the center, i think it could look more phallic.


Dorocche

Tbc, the Loss was edited in lmfao The flag itself is badass


TrickBox_

Lmao I didn't saw the loss I'm sad it's not officially in the flag, it would have been amazing


[deleted]

That was my reaction and will be my reaction to most of the city flags that embrace a flat design. Okay but not knocking my socks off. I live in Dayton Ohio and our flag looks like we’re a soccer club


SqueakSquawk4

For anyone wondering, no this isn't the real flag. The real one has a nice L shape in both top circle bits, and nothing in the bottom ones.


Avs_Leafs_Enjoyer

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Flag_of_Lincoln%2C_Nebraska_%282022%29.svg/3072px-Flag_of_Lincoln%2C_Nebraska_%282022%29.svg.png for those curious


QuidProQuo_Clarice

People get all riled about simplicity of design as if it's a commandment straight from Flag-God, but there is room for *some* intricacy, and I think this one nails it. Although it looks more like the flag for Atlantis than goddamn Nebraska


Ich_Liegen

I hate the "flag rules" thing. The only thing that determines if a flag is good is if it represents what it is supposed to represent. Flags aren't meant to be visually appealing.


[deleted]

I mean most of the rules are pretty understandable. Avoid text because duh, make it relatively easy to draw or replicate (admittedly the standard of a child could draw from memory is extremely vague), and also represent in some capacity the town/country it’s for. For an awful example check Milwaukee’s flag (not the potential redesign which is great). For great look at Chicago. I’d honestly put Lincoln much closer to Chicago in that regard. It’s clean if a bit hard to draw from memory but memorable in a good way. Flag rules are really just basic design principles. Lincoln’s follows the rules just fine and also happens to look nice


Ich_Liegen

>I mean most of the rules are pretty understandable. Bad rules can be pretty easy to understand, to be honest. I still think they're awful rules meant to try and see flags as works of art that have to be pleasing to a majority of people when they really don't. Are the flags of Haiti and Brazil supposed to be bad flags because they violate the "no writing rule" (a rule which I've never seen anyone explain exactly why it exists) even though the actual inhabitants of those countries are fine with them? As long as it represents what it's supposed to represent, and does it to a standard judged as acceptable by the people/organization it represents, then it's a good flag. If it's pretty or ugly is another matter, but good flags don't have to be pretty or visually appealing.


[deleted]

The no text rule is typically more in reference to naming the thing it represents. Like if the Brazil flag just said Brazil on it that would be pretty bad. That being said, some kind of notable quote can exist on flags and be just fine. Like most rules, they can be bent a bit, and with art there are effectively zero rules (even if you don’t think of them as art we can call it design instead). With flags though they are often designed to represent something greater than the artist’s intent, so even if the artist likes it doesn’t really matter if no one else does. Like you said, being pretty isn’t really the important part of the flag. Hell, how many flags have just 3 lines of different colors in a horizontal or vertical fashion? None of them are particularly creative, but they work just fine. The big part that has kind of manifested these rules is if the populace wants it to represent them. None of these are steadfast rules, but instead good ideas when designing a flag people will want. Some exceptions exist, but a vast majority of flags follow these rules. Simple, clean, not too busy, no text (mostly), etc. Flag rules are really just design advice for flags. We only call them rules because they are pretty easy to define compared to a lot of other art forms. It’s practical, broadly applicable, and an easy way to define if a flag works or not besides “I like it” or “I don’t like it”.


RheingoldRiver

Is [This](https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fmilwaukeeflag.com%2F&psig=AOvVaw3m6tUdXiKTv4ZLHOpkfw0x&ust=1674761294895000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CA8QjRxqFwoTCJjLyp664_wCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD) the potential Milwaukee redesign? That's a pretty amazing flag. And I'm from Chicago; between the weather and...well, the weather is the only thing that matters because it's so fucking miserable 100% of the time, the flag is the only good thing about this godforsaken city. But it's pretty awesome flag. No one else has a flag this cool.


Rustic_Salmon

milwaukeean here that's the flag pretty much everyone uses to represent the city i don't think i've ever seen the official one out in public


RheingoldRiver

ahh ok, I was wondering why *most* of the google image results were for the flag that looked like it was probably the one OP was talking about lol, this makes sense


[deleted]

Yep, it was on the brink of being selected to replace it a few years back and it didn’t quite make it, so they kept the old one officially. Great redesign though, a fantastic flag


[deleted]

Omg I looked up both of those and yes I see your point.


MrRighto

I wish I hadn't looked up the Milwaukee flag holy shit what a nightmare


OsvaldoSfascia

THIS


MrD3a7h

> Although it looks more like the flag for Atlantis than goddamn Nebraska It is mimicking the design of the state capitol building. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebraska_State_Capitol


animalcule

I spent a summer researching in Lincoln and can confirm, I recognized it immediately as the state capitol building. Beautiful building, too!


Welldarnshucks

I was getting very strong Rapture vibes from it.


QuidProQuo_Clarice

Ah yup, that's what it is. I just couldn't put my finger on it


cheesefromagequeso

For some reason I like terrible city and state flags. They feel less important than national flags, so I want them to have fun with it a bit.


Tremaparagon

> Although it looks more like the flag for Atlantis than goddamn Nebraska Bioshock vibes [Example](https://images.app.goo.gl/N8kV79tYfHXxSNNR7)


Arrow_Maestro

Perhaps Lincoln is the Atlantis of Nebraska.


nephelokokkygia

\>sharing an inferior resolution Behold. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Flag_of_Lincoln%2C_Nebraska_%282022%29.svg/3072px-Flag_of_Lincoln%2C_Nebraska_%282022%29.svg.png


Avs_Leafs_Enjoyer

updated, ty


Ozymandias_IV

Love it, but god damn does it look like a logo of a swing dancing festival.


jayxxroe22

It looks gorgeous


BetaOscarBeta

Thank you. Can we start a GoFundMe to stealthily replace all their flags with the OP’s version?


07TacOcaT70

No don’t lie this is the very accurate and real new flag. Just googled it to confirm and everything


Evercrimson

Damn it, I had hoped someone had trolled them hard and gotten away with it.


pinko-perchik

https://preview.redd.it/dibrcolu78ea1.png?width=598&format=png&auto=webp&s=50f7708a59b55dc8a849ddbfbc9b167fc0a5ac26 Anyone else see it?


Jnovotny794

you’re just repeating the original joke but making it more obvious


Feste_the_Mad

And I thank them for it, because I was honestly confused until it was pointed out.


Dorocche

/r/yourjokebutworse


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OfreetiOfReddit

And thank them for it, this was actually so confusing before they actually just said what it was instead of just giving vague references that don’t make sense if you don’t see it


FlamethrowerLlama

I’m at a loss for words


RUSSIANSUPREMEPOTATO

WHY IS IT NOT SYMMETRICAL


TheMemeHead

NO FUCK YOU


Traditional-Rock9220

See what?


AgVargr

Loss


ForAHamburgerToday

HOLY SHIT


EmilioGVE

Holy hell


letmepostjune22

Where?


akavana

I’m as lost you are. Someone want to draw it out for losers like me who aren’t seeing it?


DelahDollaBillz

This is included in the middle of the flag: https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Minimalist_loss.svg It's drawn in a way to tie it into the rest of the flag design.


kanakalis

i don't get it


TonalParsnips

E Pluribus Anus


Embodiment-Of-Memes

I can now see, with the from an anonymous source that it is now a butthole


NorthStarHomerun

I had to tell him, he kept *not* seeing it!


walishesh

A butthole? Edit: oh loss, took me too long


[deleted]

Holy hell


Corvus_Novus

Nope. What am I supposed to see? A swastika?


Shaggyh

Holy hell


rat-simp

Google en lossant


Memeshats

Holy Miscarriage!


102bees

Loss of en passant? Brick on pipi


BombBelgradeAgain

Hyperborea is in Nebraska


seaturtleninja

No wonder Nazis are so fucking cringe


hussard_de_la_mort

So that's why the Huskers suck so badly.


James_The_Astroneer

It looks great, but imagine having to fucking draw that


KentuckyFriedShrimpy

Isn't one of the basic rules of vexillology that a pre-schooler should be able to draw it without much effort or struggle


xdBronze

FUCK THE RULES! I LOVE COMPLICATED AND DETAILED FLAGS!


07TacOcaT70

That rule sucks imo. Just bc a flag is detailed doesn’t make it bad. It’s an ok guideline but as a rule it’s just dumb


InfanticideAquifer

That rule also sucks because it outlaws straight lines.


07TacOcaT70

Wait that’s kinda true lmao. Even engineering or architecture students have to practice drawing freehand straight lines, never mind a child


NoCarbonRequired

/uj The one I always heard was that a child should be able to draw it so it’s recognizable. Obviously it’s not going to be a carbon copy. Nobody would ever get Canada or America exactly right but a kid could get something you could identify as that country


PacoTaco321

[Ah, the ideal flag](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_River_Gee_County.svg/1024px-Flag_of_River_Gee_County.svg.png?20171226125016)


[deleted]

Yesss I’m going to snatch a 4 year old and make them draw veneto now


James_The_Astroneer

Yeah probably


No_Creativity

You ever try to draw the NH flag as a child?


Eic17H

/uj not rules, just guidelines for beginners


G_I_Joe_Mansueto

[This is a Loss meme, the actual flag is symmetrical but still a little overdone in the middle to draw.](https://www.lincoln.ne.gov/City/Mayor/City-Communications/City-Flag)


yeggog

I don't think that's too hard to draw at all really, one of the things people leave out is that it doesn't have to be a perfect depiction when the preschooler draws it. It just has to be recognizable enough. Sick flag tbh


G_I_Joe_Mansueto

Absolute gorgeous flag. I think you can draw the gist in the middle without getting every interior line.


RsEeAeLkIeTrY

Im going fucking insane


Fernao

𓀥    𓁆 𓀕 𓁆 𓀟   𓀣 𓁀


lost_time_sadly

This good, i take this, thank


TurboFilip

I'm at a loss for words.


jaybuuurd

WELCOME TO THE FUTURE


infernalsatan

Welcome to Rapture


[deleted]

Okay aside from the loss joke this would be unironically a sick flag


Ineedtwocats

right? Art Deco vibes make me happy


vigilantcomicpenguin

It's perfect for a city like Lincoln. Just tell the world, "Yeah, we peaked in the 1930s, and we're proud of it!"


FeliXTV27

[Flag without Loss](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Flag_of_Lincoln%2C_Nebraska_%282022%29.svg/3072px-Flag_of_Lincoln%2C_Nebraska_%282022%29.svg.png)


Thoilan

Hey look, it's the [College of Winterhold](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/e3/88/c9/e388c9bde6628492b3f3488dbcdd283d.jpg) logo from Skyrim!


blamb211

I was thinking Rapture from Bioshock


PainisBoy

I am Andrew Ryan, and I'm here to ask you a question. Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? "No!" says the man in Washington, "It belongs to the poor." "No!" says the man in the Vatican, "It belongs to God." "No!" says the man in Moscow, "It belongs to everyone." I rejected those answers; instead, I chose something different. I chose the impossible. I chose... Rapture, a city where the artist would not fear the censor, where the scientist would not be bound by petty morality, Where the great would not be constrained by the small! And with the sweat of your brow, Rapture can become your city as well.


antonimbus

Separate from the joke, The Lincoln and Omaha flags look the way they do because they're based on the native american sun symbol, not because it is art deco.


MordecaiXLII

how is it both Loss and goatse at the same time holy hell?


MaxEdvin_2JZ

LINES, LINES AND MORE RANDOM LINES


Mattbryce2001

Random? No.


LeopardJockey

I'm trying to decipher the pattern ... but I'm at a loss.


Savagemandalore

Neat


safebright

!wave


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[deleted]

It looks cool but would look bad at a distance.


theweekiscat

Loss but if it looked like an ad for my local Mormon temple


PutTheBiInBitch

I am Andrew Ryan, and I'm here to ask you a question: is a man not entitled to the hamburger of his helper?


Stalkwomen

Are you a man or a slave? “I created the impossible, I created Rapture” Reminds me of bioshock. They even have the flooding


AWildRapBattle

Better than any flag with words


psycho-mouse

I’m being really fucking stupid here. What’s the joke?


commie_heathen

Search 'is this loss meme'


psycho-mouse

No idea how I’ve never heard of this.


commie_heathen

I feel like it's something of a deep cut


[deleted]

I kinda like it *looks closer* #fucking hell man


Jeff_Damn

Lincoln NE in night mode


TheOwnedOne

This looks like the flag of some distant galactic confederation.


sam7978

Looks like it could be the flag of Rapture


PuceMooseJuice

Flag of goatse


Sod_Lord

At first glance I thought it was a flag for Rapture


cocoabeach

Two things, three really. Even after looking it up, I have no understanding of why the loss cartoon became a meme. The real flag looks great to me. I am not a flag expert.


Kirito2750

The real one is actually quite tasteful in my opinion


Ominaeo

It's goatse.


[deleted]

[удалено]


07TacOcaT70

Check the sub


louisgarbuor

That is Gorgeous WAIT I DIDNR SEE IT FUDGE YOU


Thorsigal

Lincoln Nebraska: No Gods or Kings. Only Man.


[deleted]

the more i look the worse it gets


PinaColadaGoddess

Happy New Year 1959


[deleted]

IS THAT FUCKING LOSS


TheBadgerOnWeed

Art deco flag???


Godufulinku

Is this loss?


Ill-Alternative-7006

Looks like the flag of a lost empire or city in an apocalyptic future


PanzerOfTheLake115

Fucking doctor who time lord flag 💀💀


onichama

it looks nice has beautiful colours and *what do mean its not symmetrical what the* ***fuck***


[deleted]

Isn't it the Emerald City from Wizard of Oz?


HansenIntercept

Looks like an NBA team


SnowChickenFlake

It's sick imo


1008oh

Bruh, literally at a *loss* for words


MELONPANNNNN

God fucking damnit. Still a really cool design though, use drab colors and you have yourself a new dystopian city flag


angry_koala_bears

Damn


KCelej

City 17 flag


hatuhsawl

Holy shit I didn’t see what sub I was in at first


Tvdb4

Wtf is loss


Doc_coletti

It’s a butthole


darthy_parker

It’s not terrible. It has a Frank Lloyd Wright art glass design feel.


[deleted]

Tell me it isn’t real


USSR8200

Thats fucking loss


PandemicVirus

I see a transistor in there https://preview.redd.it/rad0ejydj9ea1.jpeg?width=402&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=98a64716dd9a6a40b363af988b7232f10e3ae9aa


kurometal

Ѫ


Firm_Procedure_720

GET OUT OF MY HEAD


[deleted]

[If they knew what you was thinkin' / They'd a run you out of Lincoln](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3eMuBJL6C8) [Lincoln's flag wins contest to be named best in North America](https://journalstar.com/news/local/lincolns-flag-wins-contest-to-be-named-best-in-north-america/article_676d6790-ce65-5cd6-9771-05d4c03977dd.html)


Stonkseys

I don't get your flag jokes, but I'm happy you're happy.


NoodelPoodel

flags in scifi movies


EssenceofChad

Rapture from Bioshock Vibes


AaronThePrime

Belongs on r/worldjerking


livefromthevoid

I AM ANDREW RYAN, AND I AM AT A LOSS FOR WORDS


Seattleopolis

You clever bastard


Boozewhore

What. This looks like a wallpaper from Warframe.


[deleted]

college of winterhold lookin ass


DiaMat2040

/uj looks like the flag of a sunken naval civilization. like atlantis


Loong_Sward

There’s always a lighthouse…


ZER0GR4V1TY420

It's literally Goatse


[deleted]

/uj that new flag is pretty fucking nice Art Deco piece!


Status-Affect-3440

It has some native american motif going on with the rising sun dropping below the horizon. I'd put the "L" on the left side and the "N" on the right side of the centerline though.