Our Dumb World: The Onion's Atlas of The Planet Earth, 73rd Edition features incorrect statistics on all of the Earth's 168, 182, or 196 independent nations. It also features maps, including a fold-out world map at actual size. Readers will learn about every country from Afghanistan, 'Allah's Cat Box,' to the Ukraine, 'The Bridebasket of Europe.' Today's news-parody consumer cannot possibly understand made-up current events without the context of fake world history and geography. That is why The Onion is publishing a world atlas: to help us. OUR DUMB WORLD is an invaluable tool for any reader interested in overthrowing a weakened government in East Asia, exploiting a developing nation in Africa, or for directions to tonight's party at Erica's. It is a reference guide to 250,000 of the world's most important places, such as North Korea's Trench of Victory, the Great Human Pyramid of Egypt, and Saudi Arabia's superhighway, the Mohammedobahn. - Hachette Book Groups USA This book is amazing. I have only read 60 pages so far and I can assure that you will be laughing constantly. Some references are a little hard to understand, but for the most part this satire is an easy read. And don't get me wrong, the book is outright offensive, stereotypical, sexist, and racist, but you have to take its humor at face value. I will be posting short excerpts from the book each week.
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Our Dumb World
Labels:
comedy,
Glen Maganzini,
literature,
satire
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" the book is outright offensive, stereotypical, sexist, and racist, but you have to take its humor at face value. "
ReplyDeleteSounds like my cup of tea.
Yes, that is why you should go pick it up. It is a bit pricey ($28) but it is well worth it.
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