1. Uncle Sam and John Bull: the evolutions of militar icons Vesa Matteo Piludu 2009 University of Helsinki Department of Art Research, Semiotics

2. National symbols as taboo National symbols are taboo In a negative sense (general prohibition: for Italians it is quite uncommon postulate that Dante was a mediocre poet) In a positive sense (they include general rules of behavior: the Bulgarians enjoy if the Bulgarian football national team defeat Germany 2-1) Generally national symbols are part of Doxa (Common sense), are not object of discussion, are accepted and celebrated as a matter of faith The semiotic analysis of national symbols includes a deconstruction and often a critic of the ideological use of the national symbols Semiotics as taboo-breaker

3. Uncle Sam: World War I Army Recruiting poster (1917)

4. John Bull

5. Lord Kitchener "Your country needs you!”

6. Prior to the Civil War: Brother Jonathan

7. Civil War UNCLE SAMUEL and the Copperheads

8. Uncle Sam and Columbia August 23, 1862 edition of Harper's Weekly

9. John Bull and Uncle Sam

10. JOHN BULL SINCE THE SOUTHERN REBELLION

11. Uncle Sam and John Bull January 16, 1864 edition of Harper's Weekly UNCLE SAM (to Young John Bull). "There, JACKY—there's one of Daboll's New Fog-Whistles for you. You're always in a Fog about our affairs, you know. Now go and blow it upon Cape Race, and say it was UNCLE SAM sent you."

12. Uncle Sam and Volunteers August 9, 1862 edition of Harper's Weekly THE ROD IN PICKLE. JOHN BULL. "Insensate and degenerate People!" (Vide London Times.) U. S. VOLUNTEER. "What's that? I'll 'degenerate' you, you Old Snarling Hypocrite!" UNCLE SAM. "Easy, my Son; let the Rods soak a little longer in the Pickle! Easy a little while longer!"

13. March 1, 1862 edition of Harper's Weekly UNCLE SAM giving his Favorite Bull-Terrier "CHARLIE VAN WYCK" a Field-Day with the CONTRACTORS Corruption was so rampant, there was a joke in the Civil War that went like this: Why do our soldiers need no barbers? Because they are regularly shaved by the Government contractors.

14. Uncle Sam playing chess with Rebel President Jefferson Davis Jefferson Davis, the Spirit of Treason, playing with UNCLE SAM for his Life June 3, 1865 edition of Harper's Weekly, it came out soon after the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln

15. Cartoon from the December 21, 1861 edition of Harper's Weekly This cartoon appeared shortly after the start of the Civil War, and is dealing with the issue of Virginia being split into two states

16. Thomas Nast's Uncle Sam's Thanksgiving Dinner November 20, 1869 edition of Harper's Weekly

17. Nast’s Canon Nast's Image of Uncle Sam had evolved into one that we would recognize today. The image to the left is the cover of the November 24, 1876 Harper's Weekly

18. Modern Uncles

19. Buy War Bonds

20. John Bull as Lion

21. John Bull as a Bull

22. Unvoluntary comicity

23. Comical Uncles

24. Uncle Santa

25. Your country needs MOO

26. Uncle Sam and Global Warming

27. Help Uncle Sam

28. Uncle and Iraq

29. Ucle and Cap

30. Uncle resting

31. Uncle Bush, Uncle Castro, Uncle Mouse

32. Uncle and Obama

33. From We Can Do It to Yes, we Can!

34. Crying Sam

35. I want Out

36. For Greater Kowledge …