<Li> A flag featuring this cartoon was prominently displayed in the opening credits of the TV miniseries John Adams and was the title for the first part of the miniseries . </Li> <Li> The Late Late Show former host Craig Ferguson has this cartoon tattooed on the inside of his right forearm reaching his wrist, to commemorate becoming an American Citizen . Ferguson also named his comedy - talk show on the History Channel, Join or Die with Craig Ferguson, after the cartoon . The show began airing in February 2016 . </Li> <Li> An image of the Join, or Die snake was delivered as a threat to a victim in the NCIS episode "Dead Air". It was used as a symbol for a Military At Home terrorist group . </Li> <Li> "Join Or Die" is the name given to the special edition of the video game Assassin's Creed III, it being set during the American Revolutionary War . </Li>

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