[BITList] our dumb world

[realm33 at msn.com]

oustanding, hugh

yes, this most amusing look-around-us is still available...........

"our dumb world - altas of the planet earth" by the onion ... $20.00

included in the audio book (which can be downloaded from the web)..............

In order to understand the news, a context of world geography and history is essential. That is why The Onion is publishing a world atlas: to help us. News that now makes no sense will now make sense. Thus begins a new age of enlightenment. 

OUR DUMB WORLD contains, among other things: 

  a.. News and historic facts from other nations 
  b.. Historic timelines for countries 
  c.. Rejected flag designs 
  d.. The earth broken down and described, from its molten core to the outermost sphere, and the location of heaven 
  e.. Demographic, economic and other -ic data about each country's people, industries, and habits
Every country will be categorized in a number of ways, including: 
  a.. Ethnic cleanliness 
  b.. Level of Bono activity 
  c.. Prop comedians per 1,000 live birds 
  d.. Yearly income in wide-screen televisions 
  e.. The Monkeys they got 
  f.. Where it sees itself in five years 
  g.. Color boxes for average skin color 
  h.. Chart listing benefits of invading said country 
  i.. Most annoying handicrafts 
also recommended is, "when will jesus bring the pork chops", by george carlin

you mentioned, "Incidentally, the sections on the Gulf states make no mention whatever of the Gulf Bs." should that be gulf d's, or is that something else?

rgds

colin t

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