Altered Maps XIV: Cartographical Consistency

[Kyriakos]

I would have tied Sweden with Nils Holgersson

 

[warpus]

Oh my god, Fix und Foxi...

Holy crap, I completely forgot that this exists. Brings me back..

 

[Lohrenswald]

Frankly I think that map just contains "cartoon" characters the guy who made it could find.

Here's something much more iconic from Norway

Spoiler :

 

[warpus]

Yeah, what was the Norwegian one, on that map? Looks like Thomas the Tank Engine who had a sex change and is now a boat, or something.

 

[Lohrenswald]

I think the series is called "Elias", the name of the main character, who is like a rescue ship. It's rather new, but I haven't heard about it for quite some time.

 

[Hakim]

I see Professor Balthazar is still going strong. Go Balthazar!

Spoiler :

Link to video.

 

[cybrxkhan]

And now for something a bit different.

Spoiler :

 

[Arakhor]

I love it.

 

[JohannaK]

Impossible not to.

 

[gay_Aleks]

Hmm. I think I live somewhere between Mount Death and the lake of putrid and terrifying monsters.

You gotta admit, the view is scenic.

 

[Kyriakos]

Clichea sounds just right for all those lands

 

[Civ'ed]

The land is too perfect!

 

[Lohrenswald]

Is it supposed to be a mix of Tolkien's middle-earth and Scandinavia?

 

[Arakhor]

There's echoes of Narnia as well. It's basically a whole bunch of fantasy clichés, all on the same map, but yes, the east/west thing (amongst others) is a definite Tolkien thing.

 

[Borachio]

Also Game of Thrones.

 

[cybrxkhan]

 

[madviking]

would've been so awk if mccain won

 

[Lohrenswald]

would've been so awk if mccain won

Where's he from?

 

[JohannaK]

Panama, apparently. Back when it was still under American control.

 

[cybrxkhan]

Specifically an American military base in Panama, not Panama per se. If he had won I'm sure a few people would've raised a ruckus about whether he would've qualified to be President because of this (though *probably* not as much as the Obama birther movement) but I think most legal and academic experts agreed that McCain qualified for the Presidency.