Tuesday, May 4, 2010
The economist redraws Europe.  My favourite bit from the article is the footnote:  * A welcome side-effect of these changes will be to make space for previously fictional creations such as Anthony Hope’s Ruritania, Hergé’s Syldavia and Borduria, and Vulgaria, the backdrop for “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang”. They forgot Freedonia, but that would naturally be part of New Europe.

The economist redraws Europe.  My favourite bit from the article is the footnote: 

* A welcome side-effect of these changes will be to make space for previously fictional creations such as Anthony Hope’s Ruritania, Hergé’s Syldavia and Borduria, and Vulgaria, the backdrop for “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang”.

They forgot Freedonia, but that would naturally be part of New Europe.


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  1. markauskas reblogged this from sitarteli and added:
    Vulgaria sounds like a nice country.
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