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Tuesday, February 22, 2011

geography

"War is God's way of teaching Americans geography."
- Ambrose Bierce
True of me, sad to say.

This morning, studying the Wall Street Journal's map of the Middle East, I noticed for the first time that Sudan is directly south of Egypt.

Also, Libya is next door.

Pathetic.
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5 comments:

  1. Independent GeorgeFebruary 22, 2011 at 1:09 PM

    Hey, I do know my history, which is why I was wondering when the unrest will spread to Carthage...

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 22, 2011 at 1:12 PM

    "I noticed for the first time that Sudan is directly south of Egypt."

    And we are getting a brand new country from the south of Sudan as of July 9, 2011 if everything goes according to plan.

    And then, Africa being Africa, I expect that some other African country will change its name.

    -Mark Roulo

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 22, 2011 at 1:13 PM

    "...I was wondering when the unrest will spread to Carthage..."

    I expect that they will deploy their ferocious elephant division to keep the unrest at bay...

    -Mark Roulo

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  4. Catherine JohnsonFebruary 22, 2011 at 1:26 PM

    omg --- you crack me up!

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  5. palisadeskFebruary 22, 2011 at 4:36 PM

    Carthago delenda est.....
    except for the heroic actions of Hamilcar and his brother, Trollicar.....

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