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Platystemon posted:Most people have never heard of magical realism, and of those that have, not all have a favourable opinion of it. The slogan that actually refers to a country's genuine and widely recognised artistic achievement is dumb. "Colombia - a place to be", now there's a slogan.
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Also 100 Years of Solitude is, like, one of the most famous books of the whole 20th century. Like, what
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Nov 18, 2016 14:54
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Ras Het posted:Also 100 Years of Solitude is, like, one of the most famous books of the whole 20th century. Like, what It's not written by Ayn Rand, Hitler, or George Martin, so goons don't recognize it.
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Nov 18, 2016 14:57
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Y’all sure have a high opinion of the average tourist. In my experience, they aren’t the most well‐read sort. Jerry Cotton posted:It's not written by Ayn Rand, Hitler, or George Martin, so goons don't recognize it. You forgot J. K. Rowling.
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Nov 18, 2016 15:05
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I reckon the average tourist in Colombia is a fellow Spanish speaker and will thus very likely understand the reference. e: oh I didn't realise JC said the same thing already.
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Nov 18, 2016 15:20
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I have to admire Tanzania's straightforwardness. "Look, these are the things that are here. Take them or leave them." e: El Salvador, I'm not quite sure you understand the purpose of this exercise. Paul.Power fucked around with this message at 15:54 on Nov 18, 2016 |
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Nov 18, 2016 15:52
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Erm, I don't think Hungary thought that one through. Also Portugal 
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Nov 18, 2016 16:10
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Nigeria: great country but the inhabitants don't quite meet expectations
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Nov 18, 2016 16:34
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Albino Squirrel posted:I guess "I feel SLOVEnia" is supposed to emphasize "love", but capitalizing the S just makes it look like "I feel slovenly!" Maybe they should go all in on that, advertise Slovenia as the tourist hub where you don't need to dress up. Come to Slovenia, we don't care if you don't bother to change out of your pajamas and stained sweatpants!
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Albino Squirrel posted:I guess "I feel SLOVEnia" is supposed to emphasize "love", but capitalizing the S just makes it look like "I feel slovenly!" Yeah, the 'S' isn't supposed to be capitalized there (I see their ads all the time when I watch ski racing on TV) and on top of that they make the "LOVE" part really stand out more. 
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Nov 18, 2016 18:23
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"Slovenia: I am already eating from this trashcan all the time"
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Peanut President posted:"Slovenia: I am already eating from this trashcan all the time"  ModernMajorGeneral posted:Nigeria: great country but the inhabitants don't quite meet expectations
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Nov 18, 2016 19:51
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Ras Het posted:I reckon the average tourist in Colombia is a fellow Spanish speaker and will thus very likely understand the reference. Colombia is a huge tourist destination for Isrealis, Australians and cheap Europeans going on Stag trips or just saving money on cocaine. Had this Australian lady explain how flying and staying in Colombia for a weekend to drink and coke up was still cheaper than staying home. So magical realism fits.
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Nov 18, 2016 19:54
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Slovakia's was someone mistaking the marginal notes for the proposed slogan.
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Nov 18, 2016 22:44
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Beautiful Burundi Remarkable Rwanda
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Nov 18, 2016 23:48
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Thought Switzerland's said "Get Neutral" for a minute.
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frankenfreak posted:Beautiful Burundi
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Finally a useful map
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Nov 19, 2016 01:50
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Faulty map, fails to acknowledge that Finland was a part of Sweden and supplied most? of the soldiers for some of that.
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Nov 19, 2016 01:51
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Pretty sure the Golden Horde wasn't based in modern-day Mongolia.
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Nov 19, 2016 09:27
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Belarus looks like a good neighbour, but it cheats by being part of other belligerents or Lithuania itself for long periods of history.
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Nov 19, 2016 09:42
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Lithuania looks pretty salty about that whole crusade thing still.
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Nov 19, 2016 10:34
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I'm pretty sure there must have been at least one Irish knight in one of the orders or at least some in the British detachment
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Nov 19, 2016 11:07
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Ras Het posted:Also 100 Years of Solitude is, like, one of the most famous books of the whole 20th century. Like, what I have it lying around here somewhere, I should get around to reading it. My Spanish is middling so I hope it's not too difficult.
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Nov 19, 2016 14:04
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To celebrate the eminent reign of Donald J. Trump, here's the world in its full post-climate change splendor. Yes, a few people will have to move, but Germans will be able to enjoy a nice tropical beach resort without ever leaving Germany. Gonna have to go to Antarctica to go skiing though.
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Nov 19, 2016 19:07
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Florida and South-East England both improved.
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Nov 19, 2016 19:38
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At least the Aral gets restored 
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It'd be the perfect opportunity for the countries of the Mediterranean and North Africa to implement Atlantropa. They could even leave the Med at the height it is.
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A Buttery Pastry posted:To celebrate the eminent reign of Donald J. Trump, here's the world in its full post-climate change splendor. Yes, a few people will have to move, but Germans will be able to enjoy a nice tropical beach resort without ever leaving Germany. Gonna have to go to Antarctica to go skiing though.
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Nov 19, 2016 20:10
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Honestly it looks like a big improvement
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Nov 19, 2016 20:59
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A Buttery Pastry posted:Germans will be able to enjoy a nice tropical beach resort without ever leaving Germany brb, doing donuts with my humvee until I can finally enjoy a nice beach vacation without all those pesky foreigners
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Nov 19, 2016 21:12
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Jungles of Australia and Saudi-Arabia.
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Nov 19, 2016 21:12
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Why is Saudi Arabia a jungle?
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Nov 19, 2016 21:20
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 Xander77 posted:Aurelio Bertiglia's WWI chibis.  Rest of the set: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?noseen=0&threadid=3758235&perpage=40&pagenumber=1183#post466612011
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Nov 19, 2016 21:24
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In the 2004 presidential election, $127 was spent on ad-buys in Texas. That's not a typo.
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A Buttery Pastry posted:To celebrate the eminent reign of Donald J. Trump, here's the world in its full post-climate change splendor. Yes, a few people will have to move, but Germans will be able to enjoy a nice tropical beach resort without ever leaving Germany. Gonna have to go to Antarctica to go skiing though. Literally 
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Fall Sick and Die posted:Honestly it looks like a big improvement HorseRenoir posted:Why is Saudi Arabia a jungle?
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I shudder to think what the flooding of the Amazon River basin will do to biodiversity, though.
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