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humor

European Maps Accoring to Stereotype

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I love maps. I have a map of NYC that was made for runners (it lists all of the bathroom available in Manhattan based on availability and cleanliness). I have maps of the NYC and London underground systems. And so on, and so forth…
Today I was sent a link to some maps that Yanko Tsvetkov, a Bulgarian living in Great Britain, created. the first was done in 2009 in the midst of the energy dispute between Russia and the Ukraine. Russia was labeled “Paranoid Oil Empire”, the Ukraine “Gas Stealers”, and the E.U. as “Union of Subsidized Farmers”. Switzerland was simply “Bank”.
Click on the thumbnails below to check them out and if you like, check out Yanko’s site. Enjoy!

Via Ann

ramblings

News Europa

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Two weeks ago I flew across the pond and was in jolly old London. I went to visit my sister, who blogged about our visit on her great site. She’ll be heading to Ireland this weekend, stopping in Dublin and parts unknown. I am very jealous. Here blog can be found in the left nav and is quite good, especially if you’re an Anglophile.
In football related news, the US has climbed to 5 in the FIFA world rankings, the first time it has ever cracked the top five. It’s group though at the World Cup consists of the Czcheck Republic (#2), Italy (#12 – i think) and Ghana (#50) so I have my fingers crossed that they’ll play up to their ranking. Many have claimed that their group is this year’s “Group of Death” and I don’t disagree. If you thought I was talking about American football, check the title of this post.