This Estonian Town Let the Internet Choose Its Flag

[@canuckguy0313]

I think I caught all the marijuana puns. Quite impressive if you ask me: • ⁠a high number • ⁠weeded down • ⁠they were joint • ⁠half baked idea • ⁠once they heard the buzz • ⁠the humour jackpot • ⁠to put it bluntly And the very first words of the video: • ⁠Fo[u]r twenty years

[@canuckguy0313]

Set the internet ablaze, grassy green - found two more

[@doodoofard69]

@@canuckguy0313 you forgot cloudy white

[@diegovane5827]

HIGHjacked

[@Gia1911Logous]

hillarious 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@caralhoguy]

David Kendall you forget who knows what they were smoking

[@finnderlohn]

Respect to the council for actually going with this design.

[@HappyDragneels_page]

its genuinely perfect given the countries history

[@GAmerJUM]

Ehrenmann Kappa

[@bilalthefighter829]

@@GAmerJUM People surely do love Kappa huh

[@GAmerJUM]

@@bilalthefighter829 hell yeah :P

[@stenlindsalu7442]

@@HappyDragneels_page how is that flag related to the countries history?

[@delila5034]

The flag might be a meme flag, but at least it makes sense and can work outside of the meme.

[@derricka7751]

It actually has good flag design. No words, no tiny designs, and it is a very recognizable flag.

[@torysaccount5753]

Recognizable, meaningful and related to the history of the district. Also, beloved by the people. This is a good flag.

[@Javeton]

Um... Estonedia?

[@randomdood1216]

The flag aint a meme Kanep in estonia means weed And itd basicly like weed city or kanepi linn It's not meme the flag got it's pic from the name of the countryside/city

[@randomdood1216]

@Robin Seil ise olen ka eestlane

[@thomasturner6980]

Didn't know Estonia was secretly part of Canada

[@AbdulRaheem-fk8ru]

🇪🇪

[@merci-wheelium]

🇪🇪🤝🇨🇦

[@nikolaiblm1255]

Yeah

[@Cessated]

mind blown

[@cronicasboludas1440]

STOP APPEARING EVERYWHERE!

[@Jireninyourrecommendations]

Candada: Who are you? Kanepi: I'm you but memeier

[@suurkonn]

Candada

[@beanng6310]

You misspelled it

[@chikamotokenji3217]

Woah wowowo

[@itslyr1cals]

Candada but fax im actually from estonia

[@thirtydollarusername]

They should just be glad 4chan wasn't involved lol

[@SFCKNZSD]

StraightOuttaTheTrashCan I think they were most of the time there is polls 4chan goes sicko mode

[@wzr3293]

Lol a snoop dog flag

[@rydemk4168]

Ben Shapiro like trying too send Justin Bieber to North Korea!

[@russkayaimperiya5779]

pretty sure they'd spam Nazi flag votes

[@SFCKNZSD]

Alexander Kolchak lol yeah

[@bagofnickels]

I live 427km away from that place. Gotto move 7km closer :)

[@therealpradowaits]

lol

[@nicolaswolf3873]

Underrated

[@TheRocketman136]

ayyy

[@kohvjaveri1599]

hahah ayyy

[@haderthanuthought405]

Where u from

[@siimkivisild2251]

I'm Estonian and it's pretty fun looking at someone mispronounce everything. Still good

[@OnisClips]

I am from* : )

[@OnisClips]

@Hans Kristjan Elken shhh ta on Eestist* :D

[@hellaniitra1764]

Sama lmfao

[@inx7110]

Sama

[@dekim_37]

U are Estonia !! Nice to meet u I'm canda lol

[@KhAnubis]

Don't worry, Kanepi. You're not the only one who gets this name confusion.

[@scythal]

Ah, Khanubis!

[@pogmonke5217]

I am subscribled to you

[@marcellabutay1090]

CAnnibis

[@pogmonke5217]

Can you please change you’re channel name to CaNnabis for a week?

[@marcellabutay1090]

@@pogmonke5217 your*

[@mirianraamat6759]

When you're estonian and this pops up in your feed. This is hilarious to watch because here knowing this is 2nd grade level knowledge XD Like if estonian🇪🇪

[@jennifermartinson9435]

Same

[@EveryonesFavoriteEnby]

I wish

[@hydra1x]

Tere!

[@kfkgkgkhkggkgoso]

I’m Estonian #Estoniangang

[@MaxPlasMax]

I mean, estethically it looks fine!

[@piAustin]

r/boneappletea

[@nine182]

@@piAustin r/ihavereddit

[@slitherdoodle]

i love how this comment has 690 likes

[@MaxPlasMax]

@@slitherdoodle Ahhh missed it when it had 420

[@doodlay830]

@@nine182 bruh

[@dailysandwich4838]

Visited Estonia last month. To all Estonians love from Latvia 🇱🇻🇱🇻

[@dailysandwich4838]

@@Porsche911-j3u i live close to Valmiera. I only go there for Hesburger.

[@kaur9384]

Hello to you too saldejums

[@OttoKuus]

saldejums saldejums

[@mukimuki]

Tervitused

[@nelasimanunosaukumu2068]

Kāpēc saldējums?

[@9NineVolt]

Imagine having your state flag be cannabis

[@dsteere2303]

Municipal flag like city or county

[@FlagAnthem]

Then flag desacration would be quite... interesting

[@Despotic_Waffle]

Imagine having your state *NAME* be cannabis

[@stasiu1216]

I mean historically the name of the town is after hemp that was grown there so they should be proud of the heritage.

[@hajsetr7655]

imagine having weed in this state and its illegal there

[@phospenguillite8895]

*Snoop dogg wants to know there location*

[@xcruell]

their*

[@kaur9384]

Weed is still illegal here

[@NicoKurse]

Well, it's still Kanepi, Estonia

[@sander1999100]

@totalbottle ma koliks kohe sinna

[@quackitup_3721]

Pun already at 0:00 "420" years or so...

[@kjsenn]

4 20 years or so

[@gogyoq]

Its "for 20 years or so" not "420 years or so". So no pun

[@whoareyou7197]

@@gogyoqit's funny because it sounds like 420

[@euzop]

@@gogyoq I'm not sure you get how pun works

[@gogyoq]

@@euzop what do you mean? I was just pointing out what he actually said.

[@crystalkittycat8517]

Your gonna let the internet decide your flag? You better get life insurance.

[@firepower7017]

If it was being done in Asia. I bet 80% of the time it have something originating from Anime

[@pranit2784]

@@firepower7017 thats not correct most anime watchers are from the Americas and Europe

[@firepower7017]

@@pranit2784 But the poll was on the internet and you know how many Weebs are on the internet

[@pranit2784]

@@firepower7017 That's true but you mentioned Asians are the dominant Anime watchers in number. I was merely pointing out that, though a common misconception, isnt actually true.

[@firepower7017]

@@pranit2784 Oh you got confused a bit. Let me clarify "What if the internet poll for the flag of an Asian country could be made and voted on"

[@VulpesVulpes42]

The new flag and arms are actually a great example of what is known as canting arms in heraldry. Canting arms can be seen as a sort of pun relating to the name of the place or person that owns the arms. Sometimes, canting arms make a pun in a quite unetymological way. Take for instance the municipality of Kalix in Sweden. Its coat of arms features a chalice as a pun on the Latin word calix. Of course, the municipality did not get its name from Latin, but from Sami. As you mentioned in the video, the name of Kanepi actually comes from cannabis. And while the new flag and coat of arms may seem like some edgy internet humour, local seals from the area featured hemp, long before this online referendum, so the new municipal symbols actually have roots in history.

[@Foyoon]

Did not know that , that might explain berlin using a bear in it coat of arms

[@VulpesVulpes42]

@@Foyoon Exactly! Even though the name probably doesn't have anything to do with bears, it still sounds similar, which is why the bear became a symbol for Berlin. Canting arms are really fun, so I will give another example. There is a municipality in southwestern Sweden called Falkenberg. Their coat of arms shows a falcon standing on a mountain. The Swedish word for mountain is "berg", and you can probably guess that "falk" means falcon.

[@ivanpecora6118]

ok

[@VulpesVulpes42]

Thank you @Edwin Cheesecake , very interesting! I am happy that you can look past me being Swedish 😁 I plan on one day replacing my profile picture to represent my channel better once I get it up and running properly. One downside to that is that all comments referencing my current profile picture will make no sense in the future.

[@VulpesVulpes42]

@Edwin Cheesecake Thank you very much! Do not get your hopes too high up, because with my current setup, I am unable to make any content. My biggest KZbin-related priority is getting a proper setup, which can take some time. Also, do not be surprised if you see Swedish-language videos; I plan on making bilingual content.

[@mishaj2647]

• 4 20 years • unnecessarily high • weeded down • joint into a new municipality • half baked idea • once they heard the buzz • Internet humor jackpot • grassy green • cloudy white • set the Internet ablaze • [high]jacked by the Internet • who knows what they were smoking

[@COLSTERYouTube]

WAIT A MINUTE... April 20th (he uploaded the video), marijuana, 4/20, 420. Perfect. Also I really want one of those Pocatello shirts you drew.

[@dannytheuncanny5176]

Well yeah, 4/20 is national Marijuana day.

[@COLSTERYouTube]

@@dannytheuncanny5176 how more obvious could it be?

[@jamedlamed3982]

Thats where 420 came from

[@bruh-lg6ch]

Danny the Uncanny in Europe we write it 20/04 tho

[@COLSTERYouTube]

@@bruh-lg6ch oh right lol

[@innocentlittlecrybaby6545]

I’m Estonian and it’s so funny hearing people say all the names wrong XD

[@jennifermartinson9435]

Sama

[@marta.j4980]

Samaaa xD

[@taavireimann4156]

Sama XD

[@ExperimentIV]

im not but i soeak finnish and im just like KAnepi

[@9NineVolt]

What a perfect timing for 4/20

[@9NineVolt]

Fuck I got busted for being unoriginal

[@exodusarcadia934]

He used 0.1% of his power to make this video

[@revimfadli4666]

You mean to alter all probabilities that lead into that flag being poasible?

[@exodusarcadia934]

@@revimfadli4666 Yes Shaggy

[@richicork]

Can we just take a moment to acknowledge the fact that he's got all of the ponies from the MLP series just standing there

[@mcrobloxgtmuuskaz176]

Why does "Estonia" sound like some magical fairy world with unicorns and elfs in it?

[@midge_gender_solek3314]

It's a post-soviet magical fairy world. Lithuania and Latvia are the dark distorted variations of it.

[@mcrobloxgtmuuskaz176]

@@midge_gender_solek3314 thankyou for sharing your wisdom!

[@luiss2773]

I will take that as a complement

[@mcrobloxgtmuuskaz176]

@@luiss2773 It is an compliment because that means that if you are from estonia you are an magical elf or whatever you want to be. :)

[@luiss2773]

😸😸

[@nebmis]

ive been in kanepi irl. its nothing else than just a small town.

[@Rick_Sanchez_G420]

Best flag ever. Might move country.

[@Thor_the_Doge]

Yes please, we only have about 1 million in our country.

[@JP-it9ie]

Sadly, Cannabis is still illegal in here. Almost all estonians belive it's hardcore drug and way worse than vodka (our national drink).

[@rudeyoulie_2260]

I wanda like but its at 69 so I wont

[@Inksanity]

@@JP-it9ie With this flag, that's just false advertising

[@stop.]

Thank you ur mom. Very cool!

[@michaeleddy2415]

I forget it’s 4/20 today

[@jonasscheuer7639]

How tho

[@ketliinpuusepp8056]

Love the fact you have my little ponies under estonia flag. I think you're my new no1 youtube channel

[@SxVaNm345]

Artur Rehi should react to this!!

[@nod_neth]

Soar-ed Recreation I knew somebody would say that. I was going to write that lol

[@Retravox]

Soar-ed Recreation i think he already knows

[@nod_neth]

Mem3nerd he prob does lol

[@Ida-xe8pg]

yea he should he probably know about this

[@eucalyptused]

yES

[@fellio]

I've been to Kanepi for 3 months as an exchange student! Estonia is such a beautiful country!

[@thatleroy98]

Yep, this city had the cannibis leaf on its flag. When I went on December last year to visit my girlfriend, most of the road signs indicating how far away the cities were, they had the name of the city (duh) and the coat of arms. I heard about this place before because of my girlfriend, and it was surreal for me even though yeah, that city really adopted the cannibis leaf for its flag and coat of arms, because when I saw one of the road signs that said Kanepi on it, I took a close look on the signs and coat, and yeah... they really have it. Love your videos Vexillographer by the way :)

[@wintermelonsoup4681]

The whole time I was watching this I was looking at the my little ponies and I oop-

[@Sven3ST]

I tried to vote but you actually had to be a resident of the new larger kanepi municipality to vote.

[@scotttheepicteam6280]

Damn, didn't know Shaggy from Scooby Doo had his own show talking about flags!

[@jakubplays4876]

i was about to comment that he looked like shaggy aswell XDD

[@TheKnifeRat]

Im not the only one who noticed this xD

[@ashlaskash]

This is a pretty interesting flag. On the one hand, it's everything a good flag should be, and it's rooted in the area's history and in the heraldic tradition of canting. On the other hand, most see it as a big joke at best and disgraceful at worst, for obvious reasons. I personally really like the cannabis leaf flag, but I also believe that a flag should be well-liked by the people it represents, so in my opinion they should've gone for something else. What do you people think?

[@VulpesVulpes42]

Not from Kanepi or even Estonia for that matter, but I agree that the flag and arms beautifully following the heraldic tradition of canting arms. I personally believe that they should roll with this. I am anti-drugs, but hemp has a real historical importance to this town, and hemp even appears on old seals from the area. And the flag is as vexillologically sound as the coat of arms is heraldically sound. In conclusion, I like them.

[@VulpesVulpes42]

@@catalyzerr Actually, I do not do alcohol, tobacco or coffee. I am a Mormon/LDS. Now, even I think that it would be silly to ban coffee, but I recognize alcohol as being equally dangerous as marijuana, if not even more. When it comes to the political aspect, I think that drug policy should be decided democratically. If the the people want some particular course of action, I will respect the democratic process. As for my personal opinion, I do not believe that the victims of drugs should be punished. I think that they should be cared for and rehabilitated. With that said, I think that the world would be a better place without drugs. It makes me sad to see so much unnecessary suffering and illness because of drugs. That includes alcohol and tobacco. Poor behavior, broken relations, and premature deaths.

[@VulpesVulpes42]

@@catalyzerr Thanks! :)

[@BrianVelez]

Can I like... pay you to say stuff?

[@Vexillographer]

Yes please

[@super4elgt]

But I'm form Estonia And I didn't know about it wtf?

[@owlleep6047]

Kanepi sounds alot like Kaņepes in Latvian. You see, when we refer to “kaņepes”, we mean “hemp seeds”. The baltic countries were not known for “smoking weed” at all. Hemp seeds were used to mame dishes etc. In fact, here in latvia we have a very popular dairy candy, and one of it’s “flavours” is Hemp seed, and the wrapper had cannibis leaves- at first it looks like its a “weed candy” but it isn’t.

[@memyselfandtau4712]

Thumbnail: Weed Flag Beginning of the video: For 20 years *For 20* *_FOUR 20_*

[@thetegl]

Slovenia is smaller yet has 212 municipalities

[@DrewPicklesTheDark]

New Zealand flag referendum was left up to the internet as well. It went as expected. idk if you did a video on that one yet or not.

[@efectovogel8295]

Fun fact: Spain's flag was decided in a contest a few centuries ago (I think that it was in XVIII century)

[@fedorvonbock1337]

*shows the Kanepi flag* Nerd : it's kanepi. Some random guy : nO iTs SnOobS DoOg FlAg.

[@lizardlegend42]

*In Jacksfilm's voice* Boom! Fixed your flag.

[@FF-ds9xw]

i see what you did there

[@mickle251]

who let Shaggy run a youtube channel

[@selenemiil1406]

im from estoniuu and this is amazeingg

[@mannukaz]

Ayy Ayy! I am an Estonian! How could I not know about this..

[@cornfox3]

Ma olen ka eestlane

[@FreterP]

"Half-baked decision", "set the internet ablaze", "who knows what they were smoking"

[@joniskahavet]

I think the flag seems quite fitting given the long history and importance of hemp in the area... Btw since Estonian always has the emphasis on the first syllable of any word, it's pronounced kAnepi (like you say cAnnabis), not kanEpi (you don't say cannAbis).

[@tomat6362]

KA ne pi, like Canopy, like smokin' beneath a tall canopy of marijuana plants, lol

[@Yesyes-pv3mc]

Some people do say cannAbis

[@Dimitar_Yavorov]

This is the Canada flag but green.

[@alex_roivas333]

that psa at the end was the funniest thing ever XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD

[@lynnk5635]

I love to find these videos about Estonia. The mispronounced words are hilarious sometimes. No offence tho, the language can be a bit hard to pronounce for those with another first language. I actually voted for the flag too :D Some classmates were like, hey, look, they're doing this voting thing and this one with the cannabis plant is funny, let's all vote for that! Glad they actually went through with it, never thought they would.

[@mlgproplayer2915]

>Note the Mane 6 in the bookshelf Ah, I see you're a man of culture as well.

[@averagemex6558]

I’m not sure if the internet won this battle....

[@thenameiskama]

*Clicks on channel expecting it to be a pleasantly funny commentary channel *instead finds a channel dedicated to flags ~subs~

[@blenzus8059]

I've been to Estonia in the summer of 2018 to Võru (Ruusmäe), exactly. And this makes me love the country even more! Now i have to revisit and see Kanepi! Love all the way from Africa

[@internuf5754]

I love the MLP figures on your bookshelf just that means this video is perfect

[@skysthelimitvideos]

Honestly it could have been a lot worse. It’s not like the weed flag wasn’t related to the towns history and name. Besides it could have been a Hitler made of genitalia or something. This turned out great. Probably be good for tourism too.

[@BoredZuzuTV]

They raised their flag on July 13th 2018 ... Not only was that my 13th birthday but that was a *Friday the 13th* as well

[@d.d.7720]

Young Anton Chigurh talking about flags. Subscribed.

[@merci-wheelium]

whens the next flag news?

[@sofia.eris.bauhaus]

probably 6/9

[@pseudomonad]

It's actually quite a nice flag. I mean, ignoring the symbolism it's stylish design compared to a hell of a lot of city flags.

[@frostyflamer5774]

Basically dank Canada.

[@heggy_69]

Man this reminds me of this guy I knew who lived there and loved weed. I hope you're doing well, wherever you are tom

[@arturepler2568]

I am from Estonia 🇪🇪 like if you are too

[@lumberjack2588]

Mina ka

[@arturepler2568]

- Tri108 - kuna ma olengi iga nurga taga

[@laurenruth580]

Omg this is hilarious and wonderful! I live in Oregon and I’ve been working with legal cannabis and hemp for the past 12 years. I’m so happy to see this useful and medicinal plant escape the shadow of prohibition and find its way back to the place of honor where it belong! Good job, Estonia

[@loveseal990]

3:00 As I have seen you have a lot of knowledge about Steven Universe, I hope to be correct that you are referencing Sunstone (visor, accent, talking about risks and dangers, and "dawg").

[@tearlach47]

That, and also Sonic Sez PSAs from the Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog cartoon

[@nickcarlomagno4266]

Care to explain the my little ponies on your shelf?

[@Vexillographer]

Gladly! The purple one is Twilight Sparkle, who is sort of the main character of the series. She started out as a personal protege of Princess Celestia but over the course of the series ascended to her very own throne. She's smart, nerdy, and strong. The orange one is Applejack and she's a hard worker and sort of a country gal. She's always honest and super dependable. The blue one is Rainbow Dash, and she's super athletic and determined to succeed whenever she can. She's known for her loyalty, and will never give up on her friends. The pink one is Pinkie Pie, who works at the local bakery making delicious treats for the local ponies in Ponyville. Her number one goal in life is to bring joy and happiness to everypony she meets, and she does a great job of it. The white one is Rarity, a fashion designer and business mogul with branches of her boutique in three major population centers across Equestria. Her creativity and generosity highlights her exquisite taste in both style and lifestyle. And the yellow one is my personal favorite, Fluttershy. She is a dependable friend to all creatures big and small. Her gentleness and care for animals in need is legendary, although she can be fairly timid among her fellow ponies. But despite her introversion, she will always be there to do what's right, and is one of the strongest and most intelligent characters in the series, even going as far as to befriend and reform one of the greatest villains in pony history. Fluttershy is sweet, kind, and freakin' awesome. Hope that helps!

[@alexandersirigas6678]

Snoop Dogg empire 😂

[@georgeikram9695]

Cool video can't wait to see your next latest video keep up the great work!

[@seanocansey2956]

I actually like it, it's oddly fitting

[@coolguyluca12]

You're actually a really good storyteller. Bravo

[@Gia1911Logous]

Estonia has 200 municipalities? HAH that's nothing

[@MosasaurCatcher]

By comparison the US has 50 states

[@Gia1911Logous]

@@MosasaurCatcher amd Cyprus has 200 municipalities

[@samuelhakk4578]

Mida saa mõlised muna

[@Das_Unterstrich]

I just read the words "Internet" and "Choose" in the title to know that something is going to be messed up

[@HappyDragneels_page]

well considering thee history the flag actually is perfect XD

[@rachelcookie321]

Honestly I feel really bad for the people who live there and voted for a proper flag

[@ognjen4271]

Noone: KZbin recommendations:

[@minandychoi8597]

so glad to see you back!

[@laurarebane2783]

Thank u for talking about my country!🙍🇪🇪

[@Xeper-I-Set]

For a second there I wondered if you were some strange American doppelganger of Tom Scott. Your cadence, syntax and body language is eerily similar, I even wondered if you were going for the monochromatic tshirt look too (except green instead of red)

[@alejandropalenciano2319]

In a big town at the Southern part of Madrid they are also choosing their new flag by internet Edit: However the flags proposed are normal :v

[@krisizcelja]

If you think about it, most flags that have plants in it symbolizes what they're well known for growing, and Kanepis is just a hemp making municipality. So when foreigners (presumably USA) see the flag, they would be "OMG A MARIJUANA PLANT OMG 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 SERIOUSLY ESTONIA YOU HIGH ON DRUGS XD XD XD???? FOUR TWENTY" In Slovenia (we also have 200+ municipalities, but we have twice the population (aka 2 million)), in the municipality of Žalec, they have a hop plant on their coat of arm, because they make a lot of hops! They didn't add it for no reason. I'm pretty sure there are more municipalities with plants in them somewhere in Slovenia. _Žalec doesn't mean anything in slovene_

[@bizziny]

I know what they were smoking, cannabis. I think I was just Wooshed, whatever.

[@pollosasadosalcarbon]

says the guy who literally let the internet pick his flag love u vexillographer

[@danthiel8623]

Capitán Barbasucia. True but he doesn't own a country

[@zguy3239]

Thank you KZbin seeing this video has improved my life in more ways than I can describe

[@HuslWusl]

It's always nice to have your population double when it's about to vote on a flag

[@brianbaeza6862]

Looks canadian but green

[@annika4834]

Awesome news! Turns out I have no idea what's happening in my own country, so thank you for sharing!! 😘😘

[@jlaanesaar]

Like when you are Estonian

[@BigSoupGaming]

In the very beginning he goes "for 20 years" ha 420 yeet

[@bogey]

true democracy

[@khurumniaz3684]

the same thing happened when the royal navy asked the internet to name a boat the internet voted "Boaty mcBoatface"

[@ghostboo8584]

anyone noticing mylittle pony in the bg

[@f_f_f_8142]

The design is actually really good.

[@a.k6120]

do you know difference between marijuana and hemp?

[@ThoughtfulSheep]

Ah yes *M A R I J U A N A T O W N*

[@minecaftletsplaysandsongst5707]

an Estonian bronie explains a town that has a meme flag

[@halfnwhole751]

And thats why you should NEVER let the Internet decide ANYTHING

[@hyperhusky4110]

Wait what? Why havent i heard of this? (I live in Estonia)

[@dimii27]

Shaggy, you looking good

[@rexa2851]

Lmao