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Most of us have been there: you post something online that you’re 100% sure is the absolute truth, flexing those big cognitive muscles of yours… only to realize that you made a mistake. You blush. You start sweating. You realize that you’ve made an utter fool of yourself. On the internet of all places! And now, your blunder will forever live in the Internet Hall of Infamy, also known as the r/facepalm subreddit.

The online community is full to the brim with people making epic mistakes. But few of them are as painful to see as when someone boasts about their [cough] ‘deep’ knowledge of geography [cough]. For anyone even with a rudimentary knowledge of geography, the posts you’re about to see might make you lose a bit of hope in humanity. Put on your safari hats, scroll down, upvote the worst geo fails you’ve seen, and don’t forget to share your unfiltered opinions in the comments, dear Pandas! Just remember not to feed the F-grade students…

Once you’ve completed the trek through this list and if you feel like you’d love to go on another humorous adventure, then you’ll probably love Bored Panda’s previous article about facepalm-worthy geography fails. Check it out right over here.

#1

You Can Only Pity Such People

You Can Only Pity Such People

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Anonymous
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Is this satire? Or are they serious? Like real serious

Da Dragon Queen
Community Member
3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sadly they are in fact serious, Humans are suuuper stupid.

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Emmydearest
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm going to post a photo of the sky and write: I see no God here, can we agree on that?

Rosie Red
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I once read a comment that said, if the earth were flat, cats would have knocked everything off the edge.

BWC
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There are flat earthers located in every corner of the globe.

rodger coghlan
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have a pic of a flat-earther flyer that says "we are gaining people around the globe" FlatEarthe...f0de7f.png FlatEarthers-6371759f0de7f.png

Ryyde Cade
Community Member
3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think this started out as a joke by some drunk,high guys and now it's just attention seeking ppl who like the heated responses from those who explain why it's it not flat

Luna Crow
Community Member
3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I really, really want to believe that. It has to be a troll, right? There are always stupid people who believe the trolls, but it has to be mostly trolls 🤞

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Solidhog
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have a saying. "Just when you think you have met the most stupid person on the planet, someone comes along to prove you wrong."

ormondotvos
Community Member
3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If the earth were flat, cats would push everything over the edge!

Cammy Cat
Community Member
3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No matter what stupid thing I do or say, I will never b as stupid as a flat earther

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    #2

    When You Dont Know What You’re Talking About

    When You Dont Know What You’re Talking About

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    Julia Mckinney
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "And Ted, the Moderna Vaccine was partially funded by Dolly Parton!"

    karl briggs
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Other than looking down at her own feet, is there anything this woman can't do?

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    James016
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Does Ted Cruz actually do anything for the people of Texas?

    Marie Dahme
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nope… when it gets bad in Texas, he just flys to Mexico.

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    Marc Lauzon
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No country actually developed a vaccine. It was scientists in private pharmaceutical companies who may or may not have received money from the govt of the country they are located in. Stupid nationalism trying to get pride in what isn't their achievements.

    Mal Bowker
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well actually ......... Australian Scientists (along with Scientists in the UK, USA, France Germany and China) have been working on a vaccine for SARS-COVID since the first outbreak in 2002-2004. The Aussie Scientists work for the Government organisation which was Commonwealth Serum Laboratories under another Govt Agency. They all collaborated their work after the 2019 outbreak and assisted in bringing about a vaccine which is why it happened so soon. I have no doubt the others were also government funded.

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    L hill
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Have another beer...can, ted!

    Telepathetic
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ted cruz trying to take credit for something he had no part of

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    Penny Fan
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Closely followed by the UK. Not sure where Murica was in the race...

    Mim“the Swede”Sorensson
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Were they in the race at all? I’m not sure they were, actually. If we pretend that it actually was a contest, like Ted implies.

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    Hoodoo
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Poor Turd. He never misses an opportunity to shut up.

    Riley Quinn
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why didn't he just stay in Cancun? No one, absolutely no one, needs this idiot in any political office.

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    #3

    Blindly Playing Yourself

    Blindly Playing Yourself

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    Jeremy Bayer
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Detroit has a lot of abandoned homes. I took my Spanish friend to tigers baseball game and as we drove through Detroit he asked me why it looked like Europe after WWIi

    RafCo (he/him)
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can't tell if Amanda is joking. The poorest states are all republican states. The wealthiest, except Texas (which benefits from oil and gas production) are all democratic states. Just look at the 10 wealthiest vs 10 poorest states.

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    Tamara Horyza
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also socialism and communism are not the same for the millionth time

    Sar ska
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wonder if this OP knows the US military is fundamentally a socialist organization. I doubt it. (For those who don’t realize it: the military has their own legal, medical, and pay scale structure. All members are entitled to essential benefits for food, housing, medical, legal and other needs, and can earn further benefits due to their rank or life situations such as being married or having kids. All payed for or subsidized by the government = socialist ideology. )

    BluEyedSeoulite
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would say most US citizens definitely DON'T realize that. And one of the big lures of joining the military are the benefits you laid out

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    Penny Fan
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There was a programme shown in the UK about Detroit recently. It's terrifying...

    keighterz
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a native Michigander I feel like the only people who get to talk about Detroit are people actually from Detroit.

    Mistiekim
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why? It’s a study in how one industry more or less drove the economy and once it left, so did the people. And it has happened countless times across the country. We need to talk about it and try to figure out how it all went wrong.

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    Riley Quinn
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bad mouthing Socialism by pointing out countries with overtly corrupt political leaders isn't proving anything. But this is simply blatant ignorance.

    Syringa Wessels
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    also the USSR was Communist not Socialist, there’s just so much wrong with this photo

    Literal Pigeon
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No the USSR wasn't communist, communism is a stateless classless moneyless society. The USSR was a state, had classes, and had money.

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    Callie Ge
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The USA suffers a lot of Urban Blight, towns & suburbs that are run down, dilapidated. No businesses, no work. People move away to cities for employment. The lack of basic infrastructure & zero maintenance on what is there. No investment No decent schools. It’s really sad to see the places taken over by drug dealers & gangs.

    Jane Cortez
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The United States is a military country, most of the Government resources go towards National Defence, Space Exploration. There is not much difference between The United States and Russia in that regard. That’s why it is the only industrialized country without universal healthcare. About 10% of Americans cannot afford Healthcare.

    Cross Oni
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is satire. Libertarian-Blade, the original poster, came out as a staunch leftist.

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    Look, Pandas, we all had our favorite and least favorite subjects back in school. For instance, yours truly always enjoyed history, literature, and biology. Math, on the other hand, was a pure nightmare. For me, personally, geography fell squarely in the middle of the pack.

    The subject itself was incredibly interesting. After all, who doesn’t enjoy learning about volcanoes and global cultures, and drawing maps in class? However, a lot of this enjoyment rose and fell depending on the teacher. Some were very strict and gave you awful grades for failing to memorize all of the important geographical locations around the world. Others, however, made the subject fun, relatable, and, well, not a chore.

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    #4

    Virtue Signalling

    Virtue Signalling

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    Mar Nadal
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This whole cultural appropriation thing is a very recent woke stupidity. If you study even a little bit of history, you will see that cultural appropriation is what has made humanity what it is. There is nothing more fruitful than cultural contact. Protesting about this is at the same level as flat earthers.

    Natalie Bohrteller
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thank you so much for finally mentioning it! I was afraid everybody would just follow all of this nonsense blindfolded...

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    TotallyNOTaFox
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "White Knights" at their finest - being more offended than the people that are actually affected by something

    Robert B
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, I wanna place a bet on the pc person being white. 10 to 1. On top of that I wanna see this goddess costume. It’s difficult to figure out whose right with out seeing the reason for the argument in the first place.

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    Raven Sheridan
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's a sad day, when Chinese people get cancelled for wearing traditional Chinese clothing. 😔

    Whitehart
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There is a difference between appropriation and appreciation. It all depends on the respect that is shown to the culture. I'm all for respectful displays to educate or enhance people's enjoyment of other cultures. But using cultural trappings to denigrate the cultures they depict, like all forms of disrespect, should be stopped.

    Marc Lauzon
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Kim Kardashian and the Kimono is a good example of bad cultural appreciation.

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    Mistiekim
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There is cultural appropriation and then there is gate keeping. Sometimes someone might wear their hair or wear a shirt common to another culture and they aren’t even aware of it. They just liked it and meant no disrespect, yet are admonished by a member of that culture saying it’s “theirs”. You can usually tell when someone is flat out being disrespectful or trying to be hurtful. That is the time to be using the term cultural appropriation.

    Auntriarch
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you aren't taking the p**s and you aren't pretending it was your invention and making money out of it, I wouldn't worry

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    idrow1
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can't stand SJW's. They have a constant need to be offended by something.

    Bibmibap
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cultural sharing and appreciation is important, but I think what you might be missing when you denigrate cultural appropriation is some of the motivation behind the frustration of minority groups when they, historically, have been treated as lesser for their culture, and then they see the dominant culture not just borrow or 'appreciate' something, but take whatever they want from that culture and profit enormously from it. White rappers and pop artists, for instance. Influencers and fashion designers. The not mocking thing is important, of course, and making sure you're not s******g all over something sacred, but so is the structure of our world that rewards people extremely unequally for similar attributes.

    JE Cummings
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cultural appropriation is like cancel culture: It only exists in the minds of people wanting to interfere in other people's lives.

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    #5

    They Don't Teach Flags In High School Geography?

    They Don't Teach Flags In High School Geography?

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    Shyla Bouche
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's one wide border for Italians to be hopping over!

    Kathi S
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's why Italians have the best food. They need all the carbs for that looooong jump over to the US!

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    Anna Stephenson
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's the "are you OK Sir!?" That does it for me! Lol

    T5n
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If the USA shares a border with Italy, I’m about to walk over the border l, get a cappuccino, Negroni, Fernet Branca, and a Margherita pizza and then finish off with wine and a cannoli. Edit: after reading seeing the posts in this article, I definitely need one of the drinks.

    Alex Mosby
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But Italy is far from paradise and is rapidly slipping into back into fascism and has been teetering on the edge since the 90's with great support from its citizens. It bothers me that so many people from these countries can mute the voices of the people who are stuffing the most under their countries xenophobic policies.

    Riley Quinn
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Giorgia Meloni will impose a the first far-right government since WWII, which is causing alarm throughout the EU. What would make the Italians want Mussolini back in power?

    Cara G
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They drive over in their Fiats.

    MARCOS FERNANDEZ ESPIN
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love the way they have covered the profile photo. Smooth!

    Bored_NorWeirdian
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    'Those damn Italians' /s Wonder if Americans learn anything about the world in school? Seams like they only know about the US, not anything outside the boarder. Not only is the healthcare system fckd up, school to apparently:

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    #6

    More Liberian Flag Confusion

    More Liberian Flag Confusion

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    zububonsai
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hm, I somehow expected the dumbest /most non-educated blogs in the top 5, but here the posts deteriorate even the more I scroll down... 🫣🙄 (PS: I posted this comment when this post was around #18... 😬)

    Jay Son
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These people vote 😭

    Lp Johnson
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Breaks my heart daily to remember that. Sigh.

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    Lynda Birch
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's like watching a conversation between Cheech and Chong

    Tamra
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or Bill and Ted. Or Beavis and Butthead.

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    Milano1015385
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is why education is free: LEARN SOMETHING!!!!

    idrow1
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's republicans for you.

    Wonderful Places
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And this persons vote is worth the same as yours, don't skip out on any sort of elections

    Patrick Linnen
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    there is a 'infinite facepalm' gif image for this.

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    It’s not surprising that some people are completely awful at geography. After all, the world is full of folks who fail at math, science, history, and all the other subjects that some of us know and love. You’ll never find a subject where everyone’s a pro.

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    #7

    Yahoo Answers Might Be Gone, But We Still Have Quora

    Yahoo Answers Might Be Gone, But We Still Have Quora

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    Michael Vickery
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, those Spaniards need to stop speaking Mexican, too.

    Horst
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And those Portugals need to stop speaking Brazilian

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    Anonymous
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So who's gonna tell them?

    LilliVB
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I didn't realize it was that big of a leap to understand that England=English, like I don't know Spain=Spanish or Sweden=Swedish. A quite simple mind association, even without any geography or history knowledge.

    SCamp
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Better say nothing and be thought a fool …

    Edgar
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ah, American education system...

    A B C the Third
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Uhm, boss? I can't come to work tomorrow. I've just developed a headache that's gonna last for at least three days. 🤦‍♀️

    JE Cummings
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I face-palmed so hard on this that I bruised my nose.

    Alexandria Tyme
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh dear God this bollocks again! The English language (that a lot of Americans speak please note ENGLISH not American) consist of a lot of European words. There is no American language, you just spell and pronounce words differently

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    #8

    Ah, Yeah. I Swear It's Always Us Americans Who Don't Realize There's A Country Called Georgia

    Ah, Yeah. I Swear It's Always Us Americans Who Don't Realize There's A Country Called Georgia

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    Mason Kronol
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's hard to have sympathy for people bad with geography and maps when they post dumb comments on the internet that has Google earth, maps and all kinds of reference material. I used to have to walk to the library to find out information. Now even Wiki has disambiguation pages to help sort out all the Georgias.

    Jen Hart
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Was a kid in the early 80s, and was so jealous of one of my friends having a full set of encyclopedias!

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    LonelyLola
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    this person is standing firm on his stupidity lol

    Erica Ventura
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There's a new restaurant opening in my area that specializes in Georgian cuisine and wine. I will admit that my husband and I had a couple of minutes of me saying no it's Georgian cuisine not Georgian cuisine you know what I'm saying? We're both extremely aware of the difference but it still took us a second to communicate it properly... (The menu looks amazing and I'm super excited to try it all)

    harpling
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, try it all! Georgian food and wine is absolutely amazing. Especially the tkhemali (sour plum sauce), khatchapuri (cheese bread), and lobiani (bean pastry). Make sure you go hungry, because you'll definitely leave full.

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    Renegade
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Everyone should be playing Worldle as well as Wordle.

    Mason Kronol
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thank you! I had never heard of Woldle. I just tried it and I love it!

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    RafCo (he/him)
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All nonsense aside, that is fascinating. Now reading about Georgia's role through the migration of early hominids into Europe. Very cool.

    Robert Trebor
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Georgia (Georgian: საქართველო, romanized: Sakartvelo;

    harpling
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've gotten so many odd looks when I list Georgian among the languages I speak. So many comments along the lines of "That's an accent, not a separate language." Now I tend to list as Kartuli, the language spoken in the Republic of Georgia.

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    Alex Martin
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's been 31 years since independence. You'd think this person would have looked at a map, cracked a book, read a website or something.

    Lena Flising
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Google is your friend! I grew up way before Google was invented (I was about 30 when it started), and I had to use the encyclopedias in the book cases at home or at the library.

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    #9

    Ah Yes, "Time-Zones"

    Ah Yes, "Time-Zones"

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    Russell Romick
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not sure you get the issue here, its not the guy complaining about hearing fireworks a day after July 4, it's the guy who can't understand that the guy who complained is not in a diff time zone than the person firing them.

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    Dizavid
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's far too late to be asking for them to think really hard.

    UnknownKid
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Time zones exist". So do next door neighbors

    Olivia Cucinella
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    why does everybody hate dream? just wondering

    Mayrene Chester
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Need to do something about the leftovers.

    j miller
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That was hella loud fireworks display!

    Marc Lauzon
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ... what happens to people on timezone lines? Are lines precisely defined that no one has to consciously think about which timezone they are in?

    Potato
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No one celebrates Independence Day at a specific time, anyway, just whenever it gets dark. In your area.

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    However, this doesn’t excuse someone from being ignorant about basic things. You know, common sense stuff like how time zones work, what language is spoken in the United Kingdom, what the map of your country looks like, and knowing that there are currencies besides the dollar used around the globe. We all make mistakes. But it’s a bit embarrassing when you don’t have a working knowledge of the basics of geography.

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    #10

    Imagine Being This Uneducated

    Imagine Being This Uneducated

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    Mason Kronol
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would like to see them redo the General Lee with that flag. Also The Hazard County Bobsled Team would make an interesting sequel.

    Tactical Taco
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OMG, MY FAMILY ARE CONFEDERATES!?!?!?

    zububonsai
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    😂🥰👍🏼 thank you, you made me snort out loud 😂.

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    Ka Se
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is the Flag of Jamaica, if anyone is wondering. (Maybe because of some kind of Achromatopsia and bad eyesight - the confederate flag has stars in its stripes.)

    Andrea Stone
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My brother in law is British and a few years ago he got a new car and gave me his old Jeep Cherokee. It had a small British flag sticker on the back window. A black couple who is never seen in my life called me vulgar names and said I was a white supremacist for having the “confederate flag” on my car. Ummmm, there’s this country called ENGLAND, see. Although the flag looks similar, the British flag has no stars on it. I politely tried to explain that I am not a racist bigot but simply have a generous British brother in law. I even tried to google the flags to show them. I was mortified someone would think I’d be so rude and tacky, especially since I’m Jewish and bigots pretty much hate us too. Finally I wished them a pleasant day and left. Idiots.

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    Zoecat
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Its not even the same colors 😭

    FakeOptimist
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I understand he puts his hand over his mouth : no use replying to something thát stupid..

    Ed Gomaz
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would love to see every confederate flag replaced with that flag. Welcome to Jamaica, mon. Except with a southern accent.

    Mariele Scherzinger
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So according to this logic, the people of Scotland, for example, are confederates?

    Shyla Bouche
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's a most interesting Confederate flag.

    SCP 4666
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    bruh..how can you mix that up?

    Salena Moffat
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Would color blindness make it confusing?

    der sebbl
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most likely not. The vastly most widespread form of colour blindness is a weakness to see the difference between red and green iirc.

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    #11

    America Is The Whole Globe

    America Is The Whole Globe

    kayserfaust Report

    meow point1
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is that why Americans call foreigners "illegal aliens"?

    Robert B
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well to be fair, rod stewart does kinda look like he’s been cast for a remake of “my favorite Martian”.

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    Dan Bexell
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Einstein said: "Only two things are infinite. The universe, and human stupidity".

    Cuppa tea?
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "and I'm not 100% sure about the first one"

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    Kathi S
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    GLOBAL as in globe 🌎

    Cuppa tea?
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So for flat earthers is it what? Plate warming? Pancake warming?

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    Julia Mckinney
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Rod Stewart is right to be concerned and the other comment is why catastrophic climate change is here to stay.

    Wenwood Jenkins
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Jesus Christ , It's like trying to explain to a racist that Jesus was Jewish so being antisemitic and a Christian is an oxymoron.

    Cara G
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love that you began your sentiment with "Jesus Christ".

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    Edgar
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's why nobody takes Americans seriously lately.

    Tamra
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I highly doubt the single idiot in this post has that much influence on global opinions.

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    Jane Martin
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    1. Global warming affects entire GLOBE 2. 'affected' not 'effected' 3. He is British but lives in USA

    Frank Ropen
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Aah, global means US american, and I guess US american means global. That explains a lot.

    Cindy Brick
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yup, and none of Stewart's lavish lifestyle decisions have affected 'global warming.'

    Sue Denham
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This person is like the opposite of a flat Earther; they believe their country is a globe of its own.

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    #12

    Canada Is A Country In Eastern Europe! Read A Book, Bro

    Canada Is A Country In Eastern Europe! Read A Book, Bro

    jombrowski Report

    Grudge-holding Treefrog
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    “Read a book, bro” Maybe re-evaluate who needs that book

    Shyla Bouche
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How did they get Canada over to Europe?

    FakeOptimist
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe it's your job to teach YOURSELF geography.

    Auntie Bear
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    *Opens book titled "How to communicate with morons"*

    TotallyNOTaFox
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Chapter one: Don't argue with morons, they'll drag you down to their level and beat you with experience

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    Steve Robert
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thank goodness he's only fairly certain.

    S Mi
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pretty sure this one was satire

    Megan Curl
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Anyone else loving this laid back approach to “you’re an idiot?” Personally, it’s working for me.

    Lazy PANda (she/they)
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    BAHAHAHAHA Idk why the term “Celsius users” is so funny to me

    Lupita Nyong'heaux
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i really REALLY would like to see the rest of that convo. Lol

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    Nobody’s saying that you should be at the level of a PhD candidate (and even they make silly mistakes!), but you have to at least be aware of your place in society and the world at large. It’s perfectly possible to spend your entire life not knowing what’s beyond the borders of your tiny little town, but it’s debatable how much fulfillment you’d find living this way.

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    #13

    I Posted A Picture On Another Subreddit About A River In The Country Georgia And This Person Had A Lot To Say

    I Posted A Picture On Another Subreddit About A River In The Country Georgia And This Person Had A Lot To Say

    whitebathingsuit Report

    David Martin
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And then they don't even use the American flag emoji as they declare how American they are -_-

    A B C the Third
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had to look it up as I didn't know this one - it's Malaysia's flag.

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    HangryHangryHippo
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Double self burn. That person isn't even realizing that is Malaysia's flag 🤦‍♂️

    An Unpopular Opinion.
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who knows... might have been the person who posted it. ( if that's possible, idk I'm not on reddit

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    Zoecat
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I feel I must apologize for the people of my country 😞

    Lawrencium
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I also like how they confused county with country

    Julia Mckinney
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just remember, on Jan. 6, one of the inssurectionists was waving a Georgia (country) flag, not a Georgia (state) flag. The whole day was infuriating and sad but that? That was funny!!

    LiuLiu
    Community Member
    Premium
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    wrong flag on top of it

    Say What
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's always a Republican claiming the left is stupid while saying something stupid

    tmw
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    wait. This is the second entry that has someone confused that there is a country Georgia and a state Georgia. Does that mean these people think that putin has invaded the usa? (i know it is the ukraine that has been invaded)

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    #14

    Someone Didn’t Pay Attention In Geography Class

    Someone Didn’t Pay Attention In Geography Class

    AScoopOfNeo Report

    ThatBiBookLover
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same energy as “Indians and Asians”

    Anonymous
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I know this is so annoying. My friend was like we are Indian not asian. Let's just say we had a long talk about what asian countries are.

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    Eline
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "And Asia is in Japan, that's why I can say that China is not in Asia. I'm smart ,you know"

    Umi chan
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was taking a photo with my neighbours kids and I was talking to my 2 friends about it on messages (the kids are from Malaysia) and I texted them the photo , for they wanted to see what they looked like. And one of my friends say where are they from in Asia ? And I am like Malaysia and than one of my friends said “but they look Asian, Malaysia is in Canada” I was shocked and my other friend agreed with her and they kept on asking where are they from and I told them the same thing Malaysia, so I eventually had to get a picture of google saying where Malaysia was , and than they were like no one cares where they are from we didn’t ask. Like bruh

    Marc Lauzon
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well... he's not completely wrong. "It's from Asia" is darn vague. If the other person was referring to China as Asia, this person correctly corrected them

    Steve Robert
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Which, according to the alphabet, is fairly close to Canada

    𝖊𝖆
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They’re like, from America, not the US like /s

    AutumnSong2009
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It’s like me telling people I’m Asian then they automatically assume I’m fully Chinese and forget about Malaysia ._.

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    #15

    Where Is Ukraine?

    Where Is Ukraine?

    https://old.reddit.com/r/facepalm/comments/wlwp11/where_is_ukraine/ Report

    Izzy Jeanette
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I now live in ukraine apparently

    Mason Kronol
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Congrats! Instead of worrying about being attacked by a crocodile now you might be attacked by a Russian on krokodil!

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    SCamp
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh heck, were we renamed while I wasn’t looking??

    UnknownKid
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    While you weren't looking??? All of us weren't paying attention apparently

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    Alex Martin
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They never show the people who got it right in these videos. Instead they show this dude who looks like he spent most of his high school career debating if he got a better high from sniffing glue or smoking weed.

    Hugo Farr
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It depends on the type of glue. I did a comparative study research project when I was in high school, but I can't remember the results of it.

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    Anna Stephenson
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Welp! So apparently I'm officially a Ukrainian now!? Bugger!

    Hippopotamuses
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This can’t be for real! No one could possibly be that stupid.

    Auntriarch
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think he's going by colour. Ukraine is blue, so he picked the nearest red one for Russia

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    Hugo Farr
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Why, did you lose it?"

    j miller
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, Russia is commonly referred to as 'the little island'!

    E
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So, I live in Ukraine? HUH?

    D. Pitbull
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Okay... please... some of these have to be jokes because ... it's starting to hurt...

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    Almost all of the r/facepalm geography fails are related either to ignorance or arrogance. Sometimes, both! People either don’t know basic facts. Or they think they know something, only to be proven very, very wrong.

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    In cases of extreme embarrassment, your instinct is probably to shy away and defend yourself. However, that’s really not the best approach because it may lead to deep-seated feelings of shame further down the line.

    #16

    Dunno What To Say

    Dunno What To Say

    oawwa Report

    Julia Mckinney
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow! I'd never noticed the eagle before.

    A B C the Third
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also it's "upside down". The German empire's flag was black-white-red from top to bottom.

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    TotallyNOTaFox
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also, the flag of the German Empire is black, white and red (top to bottom)

    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As someone who studied geography for a long time, being only half way through this list hurts...

    Ed Gomaz
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am not a flag connoisseur but those two flags are not even close.

    Gabriela
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I thought so too, but he said the German Empire (3 solid stripes black-white-red from top to bottom ), not Germany (3 solid stripes black-red-gold from top to bottom). I had to look it up.

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    Cathelijne Van
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For a moment I thought he was Dutch though, and the Netherlands is next to Germany? I... I don't know mate...

    General Anaesthesia
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Netherlands is next to Germany, no question about it.

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    Mim“the Swede”Sorensson
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, at least he got the flag right. The tiresome nonsense he’s spouting about “leftists”; not so much. I have no clue where he even got that.

    Bonnie Edwards
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It looks very similar to the flag of the Prussian Empire.

    Franklin Jacoby
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dude, all you have to do is look f****n at it and you can tell... THEY ARE NOT THE SAME DAMN FLAG!

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    #17

    Geography

    Geography

    SpoderManDylan Report

    Shyla Bouche
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    California fell off into the Pacific ocean, swam to Panama, crossed the canal, swam up to Europe, and attached itself to Italy.

    Anna Stephenson
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I mean at least they're willing to learn!?

    Lazy PANda (she/they)
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well at least they decided to google it and actually get their facts right

    Herringbone
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    California is a village in Scotland, which is definitely in Europe. What3words ///tiger.purely.cubs

    Claudia Espindola
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This conversation went south pretty quickly...or more like West, maybe?.

    Piper
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We can give Europe Ca in trade for….Italy?

    Scp_049
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At least they decided to google it instead of stay stupid.

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    #18

    A Girl At Work Drew What She Thinks The Map Of The USA Looks Like. She's Almost 30 With 2 Kids. The Nc Public School System Has Really Failed Her

    A Girl At Work Drew What She Thinks The Map Of The USA Looks Like. She's Almost 30 With 2 Kids. The Nc Public School System Has Really Failed Her

    Katewalsh83 Report

    Tabby_Sohee
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why is… why is the pacific…

    Cthulette
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It gets worse the longer you look at it ...

    DC
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ... impressively worse!

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    Marie Dahme
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh my God… what fresh hell is this?! Please don’t tell me she homeschools her children.

    Beck
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why is rhode island floating away??? Come back!

    Amaryllis
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Would you say "a boy at work who is almost 30..." ?

    Jan Eivroc
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow, never knew Alaska and Hawaii were neighbors nor is Hawaii near a state called Flordia. And Canada looks so small lol.

    Dan Flo
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Canada being small - and a state in the USA apparently. 😆

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    A B C the Third
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nice of them to show us where the beach is, though. Maine doesn't get one.

    Anna roberts
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maine's beach probably got carried off by the mosquitoes, the state bird

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    Tai Dallen
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was going to say at least she got Florida... but no, just Flordia.

    Madster
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm guessing she's from Florida (for at least two reasons).

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    No, the mature way to react is to lean into your embarrassment. Embrace those uncomfortable feelings. Show everyone that you do feel embarrassed. Acknowledge that you’ve made a mistake. That might actually work out in your favor and improve your reputation—through humility, you become more likable.

    #19

    Someone's Geography Needs Some Upgrading

    Someone's Geography Needs Some Upgrading

    Innocent_Killer Report

    Oais Wright
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He's also a trump supporter. No wonder he got here

    Zodiac
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who just puts Trump supporter up to tehir name...

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    DC
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It works because people actually want it to work. Usually, the town or some other regional entity decides and pays everything about public transport, and often, it's a major factor in regional elections. As our system isn't as divided and in a warlike state like yours, on regional level, the elected governments often are pretty similarly acting, regardless of party, about more general things, but take a different approach on public transport and generally traffic and infrastructure, and therefore, this is often what makes one win or lose the election - other words: We care about that stuff, we vote according to that stuff, we know how useful it is, and therefore, we treat ourselves with some underground trains in almost every major city, and at least some kind of Tram'n'Bus, we have everywhere.

    Ralph Watkins
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Europe was completely destroyed in WW-II. When they rebuilt, they decided to do it right. It took over 50 years of everybody working towards the goals set forth. From industry to people to politicians. In the Netherlands a woman gets a year of paid maternity leave, 2 years if she or the baby have issues. Here in the US, a woman would make sure to get pregnant every 9 months just to stay out of work. So many things in the US are about agendas, appearances, racism, or special interest groups. Even a single party cannot make important decisions on what they want to do anymore. We just can't have nice things here.

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    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The numbers relevant to the issue are not size, but population density and distribution.

    tw 72
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    and those decimals are just pesky - am I right?

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    TotallyNOTaFox
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    3 years ago

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    Mostly because we have dense train networks, a result from all the wars in the 19th and 20th century.

    XenoMurph
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or, the desire to install rail networks. Most are not due to wars.

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    AwesomeLeoWife
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Uhhh… I kinda see their point in that the area of Europe, an entire continent, is still very close to the area of one country. Although one could argue that if each state made it a priority we could probably get it done art that level

    Madster
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I cam assure you public transport is NOT reliable in my country (UK). The trains and buses are either late/cancelled/non existent due to strikes.

    2WheelTravlr
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Okay, they're absolutely, completely and totally wrong, however, the US has a few things which make country-wide public transportation networks difficult: First, our population density is awkwardly situated with many miles/kilometers of open land between most large cities. Secondarily, our relative youth means most large cities gained their greatest population and industrialization after automobiles became an inexpensive and accessible form of transportation, making it easier to justify relatively low-cost road building instead of major funding for public transportation networks. Another minor aside, the way the US government is set up means States rights usually take precedence over Federal initiatives, this was especially true prior to the World Wars, during a time when other countries were actively developing large transportation networks. Example, our cross-country rail network was privately funded.

    Michael Turnbeaugh
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Good comments on this. One also has to take into consideration that 40% of that 10 million KM 2 is European Russia which is heavily populated only in a couple of cities. Now you have cut it down to 6 million KM 2 and then factor in the above and it explains much of the reason for our public transportation or lack thereof.

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    Riley Quinn
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I always assumed Europe had more advanced mass transport due to it being densely built centuries before automobiles. Whereas, the US is still living with a Wild West attitude of independence and a skewed attitude of toxic masculinity (real men don't use public transportation, blah, blah, blah).

    Tiny Dancer
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Was the Trump Supporter label done on purpose? That would save a lot of time in real life.

    Mayrene Chester
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well to be fair Europe's 10million km2 is made up of many smaller countries who can have their own transport system which then links up to the bigger system. US is similar of many states but they don't seem to want to work with each other at all.

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    #20

    Nordic Countries Misunderstood

    Nordic Countries Misunderstood

    Leebelle3 Report

    Corrsfan
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Look, they're asking the question, not confidently stating the wrong thing. This is a great way to learn

    ί𝔫CίŦᵃт𝐔𝐬
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Duh. Sweden is the capital of Ukraine, which is that big island in the ocean next to that little island, Russia. Stockholm is the country next to California in Europe. Smh.

    Auntie Bear
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thank you for clearing that all up for us /s

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    meow point1
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have Swedish relatives, so I can answer the questions -- no, no, no, and yes.

    Luna Crow
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The last one being correct threw me off, for a second I was doubting my own knowledge.. maybe it's time to stop reading this list, I can almost feel the brain cells dying

    Marc Lauzon
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Stockholm is the syndrome felt by people living in Sweden "by choice". j/k, they don't exists since cheese invaded them from Switzerland. it made huge holes in their economy. Dunno where to plug Norway in this non-sense.

    Waddling Land Fish
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Norway is the demons that watched this happen from the sky

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    Ru Bee
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At least they're asking... No stoopid questions

    Zoecat
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This reminds me of that video where people were asked what the capital of Europe is 🤦‍♀️

    somed ay
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well at least they’re seeking knowledge

    LiuLiu
    Community Member
    Premium
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    my head hurts from this one

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    #21

    Getting Offended Over The Name Of A Country

    Getting Offended Over The Name Of A Country

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    Tabby_Sohee
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bored Panda I’m gonna need to have a serious talk with whoever decided to censor the country N***r. The COUNTRY WITH THE CAPITAL OF NIAMEY, to be clear, since it’s not letting me say it

    Mat Hall
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's kind of ironic that on a post mocking being offended by the name of a country you're having trouble mentioning the name of a country because BP doesn't want to offend people. 😜

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    cj(she/her)
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    dude would spasm learning about n***r................................................................ edit: it literally censored it ITS A LITERAL NATION BP AN ACTUAL COUNTRY IM NOT SWEARING

    meow point1
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Reminds me of when Homer Simpson misread Uruguay as "U R Gay".

    Tactical Taco
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hate when people make such a big deal over the word negro or the country n***r

    Axelcat
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hate it when I'm speaking Spanish and some non-spanish speaker starts accusing me of being racist just for saying the color black in a sentence.

    Kioh81
    Community Member
    Premium
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh boy.... So in korean "ne-gah" gets us in trouble ALL THE TIME with Americans. Facepalm me to stupidity, bc it means i/i am, there's 3 variation is this and you /you are is one of them too. American slang has "n----a" as a curse word, and when we use proper korean we get slammed for being racist.... Wtf.

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    Kathi S
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It just means "Black Mountain"

    wiggly blueberry
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wait till they learn about the country N***r.. EDIT: BP really censored the name of a country 😑

    wiggly blueberry
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ps: you can undo censors by editing the comment and retyping it

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    Manjula Sridhar
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Negro literally means black. Here uit is mt black. The US media simply corrupts everything and makes it difficult to use it in normal context.

    pebs
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Totally agree. The US media is ruining the world.

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    Sarah Stalder
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Literally means the color black en Español

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    Previously, during an interview with Bored Panda, geography and cartography expert and land surveyor Patrick McGranaghan shared his thoughts about the state of the subject. He pointed out that some students see geography in a pretty negative light. Meanwhile, geography isn’t a priority in some schools.

    "I think that a lot of geography ignorance comes from the lack of geographic instruction in schools. Schools have an increasingly long list of subjects that must be taught and geography is losing its share," he shared with us.

    #22

    I Guess He’s Half Right

    I Guess He’s Half Right

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    Gustav Gallifrey
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nick Adams was born in Australia. In 2010, Adams served as the PR consultant for The Halloween Institute, a march to make Halloween a public holiday in Australia. It was later revealed those who 'protested' were paid actors. Nick Adams is a top-shelf, class-A, bona-fide, full-blown idiot, and Australia does not want him back, thank you.

    M Kawai
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So two idiots arguing with each other then?

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    Frank Ropen
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Writes "don't try and cover for it" and tries to cover for it

    JL
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What does he think the water is called on the other side of Florida, the Gulf Of Europe?

    SCP 4666
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It was being stupid. Is that even a sentence?

    David L.
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the interest of being as charitable as possible, while technically the Gulf of Mexico is a marginal sea of the Atlantic, it commonly is distinguished from the Atlantic, and people in Florida will refer to the west coast of Florida (the Gulf coast) as opposed to the east coast of Florida (the Atlantic coast). My guess is by “wrong coast”, he’s not confusing the Atlantic and Pacific or anything like that, but he’s clarifying (albeit sloppily) that the hurricane hit the Gulf coast of Florida (e.g. where Tampa and Fort Myers are) as opposed to the Atlantic coast (e.g. where Palm Beach and Daytona Beach are). Perhaps I’m being more generous than I should, but that’s how I interpreted the conversation.

    Stephanie Barr
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's not just the stupid and the ignorance. It's the doubling and tripling down on it.

    AR
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    “I mean, there’s clearly a border between the bodies of water, duh!” - that guy

    Riley Quinn
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just know that Nick is a MAGA through and through because he's doubling down.

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    #23

    I Thought The USA Was The One Bad At Geography, I Swear To God, (UK Politics Subreddit)

    I Thought The USA Was The One Bad At Geography, I Swear To God, (UK Politics Subreddit)

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    TheDemonicCat
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How do you mistake Australia for being a part of Asia?!

    Gilang Pratama
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Probably that person follows soccer. Australia national soccer organization is part of Asia soccer federation.

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    jimmy pop
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There are actually different ideas on what to consider a continent and what not. In some categorizations, North and South America are considered a single continent, America, because they share a land connection, likewise Europe and Asia may be considered a single continent, Eurasia, for the same reason. So there's no consensus over whether we have 5, 6 or 7 continents.

    Taibhse Sealgair
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You beat me to this. https://history.howstuffworks.com/world-history/continents.htm

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    General Anaesthesia
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not only Syria but also the North Pole. Hi Santa! And I'm willing to bet the South Pole too.

    Saturn Rings
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Anyone can be bad at geography, it tends to be Americans more though because of the education system.

    CrunChewy McSandybutt
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Funny thing my Spanish teacher taught me... South America and Central America consider North, central and south America as one continent.

    BenMaharaj
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What makes a continent is definitely debatable. Not everyone agrees. Some places teach that there’s six or seven. I think it even makes sense to lump them into just four. Afroeurasia, the Americas, Australia, and Antarctica.

    Ralph Watkins
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Syria is in Asia technology. SW Asia. What's funny is I know someone who came here from Libya. He is Arab. When he went to register his kids for school he was told that his kids were not white. He only had 5 races to choose from. So he picked the most obvious. African-American. Now he was told his kids were Asian-American by the school since Libya is in Asia.

    Sam Lin
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most part of Russia is in Asia, but Russia is considered as a European country.

    Lena Flising
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Moscow is in Europe. Most of Russia is in Asia. Syria is in Asia.

    Frostfirefox919
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So, according to people in this BP, Ukraine is in Asia, and is bigger than Russia, and full of venomous creatures.

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    #24

    Ah Yes, Germany Flag Fridge Magnet

    Ah Yes, Germany Flag Fridge Magnet

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    Joe Reaves
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thank you. I know what Germany's flag looks like and I knew that wasn't it. but I wasn't sure which country it was.

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    CJT MSG
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sheldon Cooper would have known which flag since he had his show, "Fun with Flags."

    Feșăn
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sheldon would have a heart attack if he saw this

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    SCP 4666
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    like the one time when they made a tshirt with the african continent printed on it and the word 'asia' underneath

    Oais Wright
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ok that's not Germany, but what county is it? I'm not good with flags

    Mason Kronol
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's Bulgaria's flag. I used to be really good at flags because my dad always got me World Almanacs and I read them cover to cover. Now I rely on Google.

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    ASHTON MCKNIGHT
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    im preety sure that aint the germany flag mate

    jimmy pop
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, I knew they were our allies in both world wars but I had no idea how deep our relation was.

    Pizzagirl 91
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, maybe some extreme expansionist designed a whole Europe's worth of "German" flags: 🇫🇷 - Germany, 🇵🇱 - Germany, 🇷🇺 -... nope.

    Ashley Spurlock
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I knew it was wrong but couldn't figure out the real flag- I really need to pay attention to geography-

    Lena Flising
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The bottom color is correct, but it ought to be in the middle. Black at the top and yellow at the bottom. Again, Google is your friend.

    shar kahl
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Works for me. I never liked the (from top to bottom) combo of black, red & gold. So I decided I prefer the prettier colors.

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    "Geography has this reputation of rote memorization of things like countries and capital cities. This is not exciting to most students," the land surveyor and geography enthusiast told Bored Panda earlier. "The way to encourage geographic learning is to make it exciting.”

    #25

    Geography Is Hard

    Geography Is Hard

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    Tabby_Sohee
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    😐… at least she died in Caledonia and not Britannia

    Kathi S
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now I've got "Caledonia" stuck in my head and I also really miss Scotland 😭

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    meow point1
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not only is the geography wrong, but they're using a round emoji as an "I".

    TotallyNOTaFox
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Milan or Madrid - who cares, it's all Italy!"

    Mim“the Swede”Sorensson
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ah, yes. The Italian city of Madrid, so typically Italian, full of Italians doing Italian things. In Italy.

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    Glynn Reid
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nah, there's a racist undertone to this that only a Scot would notice. Many nationalists here believe they belong to a separate country called Scotland. They like to demonstrate this by calling England "Britain". The post is effectively saying "At least she died in a decent place and not a S*@thole". This isn't accidental and not uncommon. It's not a mistake.

    Higgleton
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You don't think the puking emoji gave it away? I think all nationalities can work that one out..

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    Jordi Sharpe
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I like this one because if I were Scottish, I too would seek to stick it to the Monarchy in the most obtuse way possible.

    Lucas
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Queen mother was descended from the Royal House of Scotland and always regarded herself as a Scot. I am Scottish but I truly don't care. Hate is nothing admirable.

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    Riley Quinn
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have a confession to make. I find this confusing. Britain, Great Britain, England, the United Kingdom. So yeah, Scotland is part of the UK, but it's also part of Britain because that's just another term for... It gets confusing. Should've just said she died on Scottish soil. So much easier.

    Sarah
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    British Isles = UK, Ireland, Channel Islands, Isle of Man...then United Kingdom = Britain/Great Britain (England, Scotland, Wales) + Northern Ireland. It can be a bit much though.

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    Zedrapazia
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Scots don't like the Brits at all, so it might be intentional to say they're "not the same country" just as a mild form of protest.

    Marion
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ? Scotland is a part of britain. You probably meant.. dont like the english. Which also isnt a sweeping statement as i, as a scot, like england. Ha.

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    ThatRandomGuy
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    3 years ago

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    #26

    Asian/Chinese Currency

    Asian/Chinese Currency

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    Gini Sarver
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i strongly recommend that you & your wife stay home, where, we all hope, that you’re safe & able to function on your own dude

    FakeOptimist
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I totally disagree : at least they are curious about other places, hopefully going there will teach them something.

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    Tabby_Sohee
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So I’m not allowed to use my asian dollars when I visit europe?? God dammit

    Yeah, okay.
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe they were asking if the tour people could give them the tour price in USD instead of CNY (yen)? I wanted to visit Japan and it was the first thing I asked, although I did put it into a currency converter to double check the exchange, but just getting a general idea first off the mark isn't crazy m IMO.

    Higgleton
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's the "Asian/chinese" comment that's being mocked, not them asking for the price in dollars.

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    Kioh81
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    Premium
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sigh.... Orient is outdated and oriental is a description of a f*****g rug. Asia is what it is called now. Calling someone oriental that is Asian is insulting. If you want to visit other countries and cultures PLEASE doing some reading of the places you want to visit PRIOR to going there. The amount of offense you could potentially create is immense and completely unnecessary and avoidable if you would just try to learn about the country a little before going.

    SlightlyTarnished
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As much as some people like to be the cultural police and look for the nonstarters to be offended by, or feel it their duty to correct others, doubt many Asians would be offended by "Oriental", though you may be offended for them.

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    KS
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If they're searching for plane tickets, I get it. When I search for flights, the cost shows up in Afghani, even though I haven't lived in Afghanistan for over three years and have tried to change it many times.

    shar kahl
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    People like that are why I fib & I tell people I’m from Canada instead of the US …. It’s just too embarrassing. Plus it gets tiring having to apologize for the intellect of some Americans.

    tHeBoRdEsTpAnDa
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't understand lol. They can't convert currency in their head is all I'm getting from this

    xolitaire
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Visit Asia via Google Street View then, it's cheaper

    Mayrene Chester
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Gonna be one of those tourists who shout at the locals doing "DO YOU SPEAK AMERICAN?"

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    #27

    Amsterdam = Country

    Amsterdam = Country

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    Jay Son
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I mean, more than once I've had a convo go like "where are you originally from?" -"the Netherlands" "huh? -"Holland" "umm" -"Amsterdam?" "Oh yeah! Coffeeshops!" 😑

    RafCo (he/him)
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Really? To my non Dutch self, when i think of Netherlands, I think of tulips and dams. I have never been there though.

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    Oais Wright
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If I remember correctly, it was happening in USA, Mexico, Netherlands, Iran (not sure).

    Anh Aline Vuo
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well... tbh, many people from Amsterdam see themselves as extremely special from the rest of the country, their city might as well be considered a country... But then, the same can be said of Frieslannd, Limburg, etc etc etc.

    JP Purves
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At least it's not the country of Washington D.C. or the country of Ottawa.

    Darkiriscat
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh the times I've been told 'so you go to coffeeshops' when I said I was Dutch... I'm not even 16...

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    "This may be by including geography lessons in learning about different cultures around the world. Geography is a component of current events and there needs to be an emphasis on how these events are occurring in a geographic context. Geography should not be taught in isolation, it should be tied to some context such as history, the physical Earth, culture, or travel.”

    #28

    Peace And Harmony

    Peace And Harmony

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    Artsy Bookworm
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah well, as an Indian I don't think so. Sometimes, I believe we are at the brink of civil war or something.

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    LilliVB
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't get why this is on this post. I agree that islamophobic comments are awful, but why someone that identifies himself as Indian, and apparently is islamophobic, or maybe sarcastic (and by some aspects it's understandable given their history with Pakistan and Bangladesh, not excusable but understandable), is considered geographically ignorant?

    Mikawa
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

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    Mali Holdaway
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Here's the thing, if u don't adjust the numbers to show posts per capita it's going to be misleading, since China is very restrictive on what they allow their people to access we will not count them. So then India and then the USA have the highest populations in the world after China, so u could probably pull those same kind of curves on most subjects. Remember that numbers can lie depending on how they are presented!!

    Alex Chan
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So I guess UK has pretty high per capita posts? Factoring their population, it is higher than the US and India.

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    Zedrapazia
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe that one's just anti Islam himself and therefore happy

    Queen fhk
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Look being islamphobic doesn't makes u happy.. just like being racist, xenophobic, homophobic... yes it's not happiness

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    Rahul Pawa
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Using raw numbers like this seems misleading. The three countries at the top of the list likely also have the highest number of tweets overall. Calculating the percentage of tweets from each country during that period would add some needed context.

    10C Niranjan Karthik
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pak is actually 7th in the list according to the post.but i thought it was a islamic country.pls correct me if i am wrong

    cogadh
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Honestly, I'm surprised that India was higher than the US, and not by a little, by 3x as much. That's an almost unfathomable level of hate. EDIT - I do understand there is history there and am aware of the conflict with Pakistan, my comment was more about the amount of Islamaphobic hate in the US is already unbearably high, and that hate also does have some history behind it, but to see a country that actually hates more... objectively, A LOT more... is both unbelievable and really, really sad.

    Timmy Pillinger
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Read a little Indian history and it becomes much less surprising.

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    dar Rah
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't see the geography fail, tbh...

    Mayrene Chester
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Interestingly Pakistan and UAE made the list.

    Elizabeth Elliot
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sadly, all those dark-blue countries have had first-hand experience of islamist terrorism.

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    #29

    Definitely The Shape And Flag Of Colorado

    Definitely The Shape And Flag Of Colorado

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    DrBronxx
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If I had stumbled across this video on YouTube, I would have had no idea that there was anything wrong with this. Other than people need a video that REVEALS how to get a mini fridge, and that the guy looks like he's being stalked by his fridge.

    Peeka_Mimi
    Community Member
    Premium
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yep Colorado Native here that is us. 😅Also we legalized shrooms last week.

    Waddling Land Fish
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Coloradoan here, I love the jagged edge of our state

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    Shyla Bouche
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Colorado has changed a bit lately.

    LinkTheHylian
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who wants a Pepsi anything if you're not CM Punk?

    Wednesday
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Montana or Washington State - definitely not Colorado as we're a bit square. Yep Montana! Thanks observant human!

    Cindy Brick
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Idiot. (Not that a lot of new Colorado people would know for sure this wasn't the flag...)

    Bubblegum
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It actually works in Spanadia too

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    #30

    Countries On Map Of Africa Labelled Incorrectly On Gcse Geography Paper

    Countries On Map Of Africa Labelled Incorrectly On Gcse Geography Paper

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    Adney Goncalves
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The country marked as Congo is actually Gabon. That's the mistake

    I am an Alien
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm proud of myself because I actually realized this! I am lucky, because I was taught geography last year by a great teacher. I am thankful that I don't make these mistakes, and that the school I go to taught me.

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    Jack
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At least Nigeria didn’t get censored! I bet my post does though.

    Horst
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bro why was this downvoted. PEOPLE! DOWNVOTES ARE NOT DISLIKES. They are REPORTS! I literally got suspended for a week because two comments got a combined total of 24 downvotes! Downvote when someone is insulting a fellow panda!

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    Riley Quinn
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If the GCSE can't be bothered to proofread/edit their exams, it doesn't bode well. Presently, British students are ahead of US students by a year or two, but not if errors like these continue.

    Naesil 🇫🇮
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    On paper I understand that you shouldnt make these mistakes, but personally I would have not realised it was a mistake without other comments, I dont know/remember every country in africa, like I cant put every state in US on a map.. Im sure there are countries in europe I might get mixed up if I did some quiz.

    My True Form, Apparently
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I mean, Gabon borders the Republic of the Congo…fun fact, the capital of Gabon is Libreville

    Glenn Slingsby
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All I know is there are a lot of rich princes trying to get their money out of some of those countries. 😀

    Joan Plumb
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have a friend that thinks Africa is a country. When you ask her what country her daughter in law is from, she says Africa. And you ask again , no I mean what country in Africa, she still answers Africa.

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