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HomeBooksChildren's BooksOur Dumb World: The Onion's Atlas of the Planet Earth, 73rd Edition |
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Brutal and intelligent global satire Aug 20, 2010
Merciless, funny and brutal, fans of the Onion will love this satirical atlas of the world. Rather than celebrate the richness of countries cultural legacies, or industrial and economic strengths, the Onion chooses to focus on what life is 'really' like -i.e. Arrogance in France, incest in the American South, mass murder in Africa, a whole host of obscure nations struggling to find any sort of identity. Rich in humour, with a mass of jokes on each page. This is a great addition to your humour collection.
The effort of keeping up such intensive satire is clearly wearing, and the atlas is stronger in territories the authors are familiar with (i.e. North America), than in some other parts of the world (Africa). But it certainly contains enough brutal satire to keep even the most cynical reader happy.
 WONDERFUL! Aug 05, 2010
If you are a fan of the previous ONION books, this one is a no brainer. Tons of material and all of it is solid gold. It reads like a real Atlas, except in that ONION style. Keep this one away from the kids so they don't base their school reports on false information!!! Very gut-laugh inducing!
Warning: Contents of this Atlas Audiobook are hazerdous to your health. Jul 21, 2010
Disc should include warning label:
WARNING - Contents of this disc may cause repeated diaphragm spasms coupled with tightening of muscles into the fetal position, teary eyes (which in turn may cause temporary inability to see), shortness of breath, flushed skin, and loud gasping sounds. This condition is known by its medical name of 'laughter'. Do not use this disc while operating heavy machinery or while driving on the highway at 85 miles per hour while in a position between two semis.
Additional warning: Do not listen to the entry about the country of Suriname. You don't want to know.
One of the best books ever Jun 21, 2010
This book is so clever. It's laugh out loud funny. I can't stop reading it - over and over. The level of detail is incredible.
Hilarious book! May 15, 2010
This book is very sarcastic and makes fun of just about everything. So if you get offended easily, don't read this book. It also has quite a bit of foul language (swearing and such) which is the one downside to it.
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