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Copy/paste the text below into your blog. <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1805607.Our_Dumb_World_The_Onion_s_Atlas_of_the_Planet_Earth_73rd_Edition?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=blog_review" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img alt="Our Dumb World: The Onion's Atlas of the Planet Earth, 73rd Edition" border="0" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1188593711m/1805607.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1805607.Our_Dumb_World_The_Onion_s_Atlas_of_the_Planet_Earth_73rd_Edition?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review">Our Dumb World: The Onion's Atlas of the Planet Earth, 73rd Edition</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3003.Editors_of_The_Onion">Editors of The Onion</a><br/><br/> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8643843?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review"><h3>My review</h3></a> rating: 5 of 5 stars<br/>My ... God. Quite simply one of the funniest, smartest, and most irreverent books I have read in some time! Though, the term "read" would be a misnomer. You don't "read" Our Dumb World. Rather, you browse it in small doses and enjoy just how much work and care went into the creation of this masterpiece of mirth. <br/> <br/>From the helpful Bono Awareness Guide to a nifty little map of the North Pole explaining to children how many ways Santa Claus would die if he indeed "lived" there - it's all within the pages contained herein. Was that correct grammar? Hmm. <br/> <br/>A couple of favorite passages: <br/> <br/>ICELAND: So "Cold" From All The "Ice." -- "In what must be the greatest geological hoax in history, millions of middle-school students are fed lies day after day by Iceland's highly coordinated campaign of misinformation, insinuation, and not changing the name of their country to something more descriptive." <br/> <br/>SOUTH AFRICA: A Bad Neighborhood. -- "The citizens of South Africa fall victim to a serious crime every 17 seconds -- a statistic that is nearly impossible to verify, as everyone in the country has his or her watch stolen every 12 seconds." <br/> <br/>JORDAN: Home Of The Lovely Queen Rania. -- "Not only is Queen Rania a stunningly beautiful woman, she's also the very definition of a 'classy lady.' Whenever Jordan is going through a hard time, all Queen Rania has to do is smile and everybody feels good again." <br/> <br/>Wonderful time browsing this wonderful work. It can border on the offensive for people without a sense of humor, but hey -- it's the Onion, man! <br/><br/><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/371938?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review">View all my reviews.</a>