Did anyone else notice that there were two flags in some sort of a glass on Locke's bedside table, as he was on the phone with Helen? One was the US flag, and the other was a nautical flag for the alphabetic sign of V. It was white, with diagonal stripes of red. Does anyone have any idea what that's about?

i looked it up online:
http://64.233.179.104/search?q=cache:iaSaEf5Qv5gJ:www.ecophotoexplorers. com/MarineSignalFlags.asp+nautical+flag+v+meaning&hl=en

says it means: I require assistance (not distress)

kajalie

kajalie,
You are terrific! Really! First it took me forever to look it up, and the source that I had made no mention of "in need of assistance, but not in distress" . That makes so much more sense. How about joining me for drinks later since we're both on the tarmac. Everytime I look for the open bar, I get LOST.

That's also the Alabama state flag:

http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/flags/al_flag.htm

There's been a bunch of discussion concerning Locke's flags.

There's a lot of agreement that one of the flags... (white with red) is the Culpeper Minute Men flag.

They were the first non-military, all volunteer group to fight along side the Military during the American Revolution.

When the Revolution was over, they all went home. Those in the Military.... obviously had to stay in the Military.

Forgive me, but I can't find any reference stating that the Culpeper Minute Men flag has anything to do with red or white. From everything I can determine, it's an image of a cobra, with the phrases "Liberty or Death" and "Don't Tread On Me" on it.

Is there some link I'm missing showing a red x on a white background as the Culpeper Minute Men flag? And why is that theory so agreed upon? Also, could you point me to wherever these other discussions on the flags are?

Sorry, Verticle. You're right. I saw that somewhere in the Theories threads.


Looking at it now, it's hard to tell. Kinda looks like two red snakes crossed. And I don't see any writing either.

No worries.

Looks exactly like either that nautical flag or the Alabama flag to me.

there's a total of four little flags in that stein on the nightstand ;)

and of course the big U.S. flag on the wall.................Locke really is a great character study.................the producers/writers have done a great job............much more Locke in Season #2, please...........

rimbounder- The white flag with the red X is the Cross of Burgundy, the flag of Spain from 1520 to 1785. It would have been seen in the US, with Spanish troops at the Battle of Mobile in 1780.

I posted this more than a year ago on the ABC boards, but the flag looks a little bit like the state flag of Alabama.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama

I have no idea what it means, but it probably means nothing.

Maybe that is where he was born?

It probably doesn't mean that because it is the Cross of Burgundy.

screenshot of the flags in the stein on Locke's bedside table from 1x04 Walkabout:
http://www.lost-media.com/modules.php?name=coppermine&file=displayimage&album=22&pos=362

The flag on the left (white with black lettering) appears to be the backside view of the Culpeper Minuteman flag (note the words OR DEATH and the tail of the snake) as seen here:
http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/us-culp.html

The flag on the right (white field with red X shape) appears to be the Puerto Rico "Cross of Burgundy" as seen here:
http://fotw.vexillum.com/flags/pr_crbur.html

Note the statement on that page, "Those of us above a certain age recall that the fort's colors *used* to have the saltire "couped" i.e. not stretching all the way to the corners" which describes what we see on Locke's version.


There is a U.S. flag in the middle and the white stein handle shows below and behind the red and white one. The stein itself has a Statue of Liberty and a U.S. flag.

That's also the Alabama state flag:

http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/flags/al_flag.htm
Yes, that's right. The Alabama state flag. Maybe Locke has some Southern pride in him?

No, Wsprag, it's the flag that Quince mentioned. It's most certainly not the AL flag.