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wheelinround
14th August 2007, 11:09 AM
The Daily Mail is one of the UK’s more euroskeptic newspapers, so it must have been with much delight that they were able to present this map to their readers on September 4th, 2006. For it falls straight into the category of the “what the heck are those loony Eurocrats in Brussels cooking up now” category of stories. The Daily Mail wastes no efforts to underline this angle:
It is a large page but loads quick on broadband
Our American freinds should get a laugh or two, make sure you check out Australia down 2/3rds
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joe greiner
14th August 2007, 02:46 PM
Bizarre. Thanks for the link.
Joe
pawnhead
14th August 2007, 03:51 PM
From the article:
Yes, you’ve noticed that word jumping out of the text: not European, but German mapmakers. No wonder cartography rhymes with Kartoffelbraten. Sneaky Gerry bastards! That's not the only thing that they're being sneaky (http://www.ahajokes.com/eng011.html) about. :wink:
Our American freinds should get a laugh or two, make sure you check out Australia down 2/3rdsWell the seppos have got their own idea (http://www.ilmatar.net/~np/hate/america.gif) of a world map.
Everyone knows that Australia being 'down under' is just a myth (http://www.odt.org/Pictures/6_wus_world_panel.jpg), especially after that time we got drunk (http://www.satirewire.com/news/jan02/australia.shtml). :q
Sebastiaan56
14th August 2007, 04:09 PM
From the article:
That's not the only thing that they're being sneaky (http://www.ahajokes.com/eng011.html) about. :wink: Well the seppos have got their own idea (http://www.ilmatar.net/%7Enp/hate/america.gif) of a world map.
Everyone knows that Australia being 'down under' is just a myth (http://www.odt.org/Pictures/6_wus_world_panel.jpg), especially after that time we got drunk (http://www.satirewire.com/news/jan02/australia.shtml). :q
Absolute classics John,
Sebastiaan
Wongo
14th August 2007, 04:27 PM
I like the China’s 1418 World Map. See we discovered the whole world. :cool2: