The Commonwealth Made the Mistake of Asking Massholes to Design a New State Flag, With Predictable Results

Dunkin’ Donuts and dinosaurs: The wildest crowdsourced ideas to replace Massachusetts’ state flag

The results are in, and Massachusetts residents have flooded the Seal, Flag, and Motto Advisory Commission with submissions that range from solemn to sidesplitting. Some sketches pay homage to pine trees, codfish and Revolutionary heroes. Others went for humor, featuring Dunkin’ Donuts collages, velociraptors clutching coffees and lobsters taking the spotlight.This redesign effort, first launched last year, is more than a meme factory. Officials…

State panel releases options for new Massachusetts state flag, seal - The Boston Globe

The Massachusetts Seal, Flag, and Motto Advisory Commission on Thursday released three designs for a new flag and three for a new seal it culled from more than 1,100 submissions as its “top selections.”

The Commonwealth Made the Mistake of Asking Massholes to Design a New State Flag, With Predictable Results

rarrarorro. Getty Images.For reasons that matter to the people who find such things important, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts has determined that the official state flag has to go. Whether it's be...

The Most Unhinged Submissions For A New Massachusetts State Flag

state dinosaur of Massachusetts holding Dunkin Donuts as a flag submission Massachusetts recently sought public submissions for a new flag and motto for the commonwealth. What came in from the public were both unhinged and fantastic. Sadly, my favorite submission, the Dunkin’ Dino, featuring the Massachusetts’ state dinosaur (Podokesaurus holyokensis) didn’t make it to the final round. But there were well over 1,000 submissions in total. The Bes…