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* WretchedHive: South Africa is noted primarily for its extremely high crime rate. The description begins by claiming that one crime happening to South Africans every 17 seconds is "impossible to verify, as everyone in the country has his or her watch stolen every 12 seconds."
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* FlyoverCountry: The American Midwest is described this way.
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* DamnedByFaintPraise:
** The Republic of the Congo constantly remarks that at least it's doing much better than the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with only half as much civil war and a slightly less rampant AIDS problem.
** Tunisia supposedly treats women more fairly than in other Muslim countries... which means they are abused and tortured ''slightly'' less often.
** The Republic of the Congo constantly remarks that at least it's doing much better than the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with only half as much civil war and a slightly less rampant AIDS problem.
** Tunisia supposedly treats women more fairly than in other Muslim countries... which means they are abused and tortured ''slightly'' less often.
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* LightBulbJoke: Poland's section has many of these, among other jokes bashing Polish people.
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* SkewedPriorities: India cares far more about helping Americans set up computers over the phone than fixing their own problems like pollution and malaria.
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* FarSideIsland: The Pacific island nation of Kiribati is said to be one of these.
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* HypocriticalHumor: The section on Italy claims the country rudely stereotypes other cultures by loose generalizations, then derides all Italians as "greasy, filthy womanizers".
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* TheTeamWannabe: Categorized under the Middle East, Turkey's page is titled "Totally Out Of This Atlas Section As Soon As The EU Accepts Them". The country denies its Muslim majority and genocidal history solely because it wants to be considered part of Europe.
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* SecondPlaceIsForLosers: South Korea's section, titled "#1 at Being #2", describes the country as tragically not being the best at anything, beaten in every aspect by a different Asian country.
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* BaitAndSwitchIntroduction: The entry for Idaho seems like it's going to talk about the state's potatoes, but instead it talks about the "famous Idaho iron ore":
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* BaitAndSwitchIntroduction: BaitAndSwitchComparison: The entry for Idaho seems like it's going to talk about the state's potatoes, but instead it talks about the "famous Idaho iron ore":
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* BlackComedyBaitAndSwitchIntroduction: The entry for Idaho seems like it's going to talk about the state's potatoes, but instead it talks about the "famous Idaho iron ore":
--> When it's suppertime and Americans sit down to enjoy a hearty meal, all look to the state of Idaho for one key ingredient: the steel girders and metal studs that help to hold together their dining room table and chairs.
* BlackComedy: The entire book.
--> When it's suppertime and Americans sit down to enjoy a hearty meal, all look to the state of Idaho for one key ingredient: the steel girders and metal studs that help to hold together their dining room table and chairs.
* BlackComedy: The entire book.
* EgyptIsStillAncient: Parodied. Instead of a country that people live in, Egypt is described as a bunch of exhibits scattered in museums throughout the world.
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* TakeThat: The part on Minnesota is titled "Land of 10,000 Retards" and consists of over-the-top bashing of the state. It should be noted that ''The Onion'' was founded in Madison, Wisconsin.
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* TakeThat: The part on Minnesota is titled "Land of 10,000 Retards" and consists of over-the-top bashing of the state. Additionally, unlike the rest of the Midwest, Minnesota is classified under "The Bullshit States" along with Alaska and Hawaii. It should be noted that ''The Onion'' was founded in Madison, Wisconsin.
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* EverytownAmerica: The entire state of Ohio is described as this.
-->The blonde-haired, blue-eyed, baseball cap-wearing patriots of Ohio live in America's most all-American state.
-->The blonde-haired, blue-eyed, baseball cap-wearing patriots of Ohio live in America's most all-American state.
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* BrandX: Central African Republic is presented as a generic store brand version of an African country, with pictueres of people wearing black-and-white African garb and selling generically-labeled products.
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* BrandX: Central African Republic is presented as a generic store brand version of an African country, with pictueres pictures of people wearing black-and-white African garb and selling generically-labeled products.
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* {{Uberwald}}: Romania is portrayed this way, with the page's subtitle reading ''[[Film/BramStokersDracula Bram Stoker's Romania]]''.
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* TragicAIDSStory: The page on Botswana makes note of its sky-high rate of HIV infection, and describes it as a country that, after finding out it had AIDS, got its house in order and became a legitimate Third World success story. (Swaziland, on the other hand, wasn't so lucky.)
* {{Uberwald}}: Romania is portrayed this way, with the page's subtitle reading ''[[Film/BramStokersDracula Bram Stoker'sRomania]]''.Romania]]''.
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* {{Uberwald}}: Romania is portrayed this way, with the page's subtitle reading ''[[Film/BramStokersDracula Bram Stoker's
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* FourOneNineScam: The first page of Nigeria.
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* HornyVikings: How Norway is depicted.
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* ArgentinaIsNaziLand: Argentina's entry describes it as this.
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* TechnologyMarchesOn: In the entry for {{UsefulNotes/Japan}}, the "palmtop computer" seems less hilarious just a few years later with the advent of smart phones.
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* {{Joisey}}: Portrayed as as a place full of rude people telling others to mind their own business.
--> "Demanding people shove it up their asses since 1832" Located in you know where the fuck we are, and bordered by a bunch of places that can suck it—especially you, Pennsylvania—New Jersey is one of the nation's oldest and most historic states. So fuck you.
--> "Demanding people shove it up their asses since 1832" Located in you know where the fuck we are, and bordered by a bunch of places that can suck it—especially you, Pennsylvania—New Jersey is one of the nation's oldest and most historic states. So fuck you.
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* MailOrderBride: This is portrayed as Ukraine's sole export and a booming industry.
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* PornNames: Hungary, portrayed as solely devoted to making porn, goes by "Gary Hung" in the business.
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* HollywoodAtlas: Oh yeah.Exploiting (or making up) national stereotypes for humor is the whole point of the book.
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* CrapsackWorld: Essentially how every country is presented, especially in the sections for Africa and the Middle East.
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''Our Dumb World'' is a mock world atlas written by ''TheOnion''.''Website/TheOnion''. It contains a section on every country on Earth, plus some places that aren't countries. It's a SpiritualSuccessor to ''Literature/OurDumbCentury''.
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* GirlfriendInCanada: On the map of Canada, there's a spot marked as "Location of supposed girlfriend from camp".
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* HollywoodTeenager: The rebellious 15-year-old country of Eritrea.
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* RunningGag: Many Countries in Africa have a person named Mtumbe Ngoube.
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* {{Uberwald}}: Romania is portrayed this way, with the page's subtitle reading ''[[BramStokersDracula Bram Stoker's Romania]]''.
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* {{Uberwald}}: Romania is portrayed this way, with the page's subtitle reading ''[[BramStokersDracula ''[[Film/BramStokersDracula Bram Stoker's Romania]]''.
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!!This book provides examples of:
* BlackComedy
* FarSideIsland: The Pacific island nation of Kiribati is said to be one of these.
* FourOneNineScam: The first page of Nigeria.
* HollywoodAtlas: Oh yeah.
* RetroactiveLegacy: The cover of the book lists it as its 73rd edition.
* TakeThat: The part on Minnesota is titled "Land of 10,000 Retards" and consists of over-the-top bashing of the state. It should be noted that ''The Onion'' was founded in Madison, Wisconsin.
* TakeThatAudience: The introduction contains "A Note to ''Barnes & Noble'' Browsers" bashing people who read the book in the store without buying it.
* TechnologyMarchesOn: In the entry for {{UsefulNotes/Japan}}, the "palmtop computer" seems less hilarious just a few years later with the advent of smart phones.
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!!This book provides examples of:
* BlackComedy
* FarSideIsland: The Pacific island nation of Kiribati is said to be one of these.
* FourOneNineScam: The first page of Nigeria.
* HollywoodAtlas: Oh yeah.
* RetroactiveLegacy: The cover of the book lists it as its 73rd edition.
* TakeThat: The part on Minnesota is titled "Land of 10,000 Retards" and consists of over-the-top bashing of the state. It should be noted that ''The Onion'' was founded in Madison, Wisconsin.
* TakeThatAudience: The introduction contains "A Note to ''Barnes & Noble'' Browsers" bashing people who read the book in the store without buying it.
* TechnologyMarchesOn: In the entry for {{UsefulNotes/Japan}}, the "palmtop computer" seems less hilarious just a few years later with the advent of smart phones.
