Altered Maps XVI: Gerardus Mercator Must Die

[Yeekim]

A proposal to fix the US

Sorry for being dense - is there a joke somewhere?

 

[Lexicus]

Sorry for being dense - is there a joke somewhere?

No need to apologize. I suppose the joke is that lots of people consider New Jersey (my home state, full disclosure) to be something like the "armpit of the US", so proposing to fix the US by making it all one state, New Jersey, is kind of funny. Other than that it's just sort of generally absurdist/surrealist humor. There are a lot of memes like that where the real joke is laughing at people who try to 'get it.'

 

[Mouthwash]

lots of people consider New Jersey (my home state, full disclosure) to be something like the "armpit of the US",

Really? I thought that was Florida (lived there three years, can confirm). But going by the shape, perhaps a diseased genital is the better analogy.

 

[Kyriakos]

Pretty interesting/impressive that over 1/20 of the population of Romania are gypsy.

 

[Lexicus]

Really? I thought that was Florida (lived there three years, can confirm). But, going by the map, perhaps a diseased genital is the better analogy.

I dunno, I see Florida getting some heat, but people seem to talk the most smack about NJ.

 

[Takhisis]

Pretty interesting/impressive that over 1/20 of the population of Romania are gypsy.

About 3% a few years ago. But roughly half the Romanian prison population is gypsy.

 

[Kyriakos]

About 3% a few years ago. But roughly half the Romanian prison population is gypsy.

Then this is indeed an altered map (thanks Bbc )
(Bbc says 'over 1 million', and the population of Romania is a little below 20 million)

 

[Yeekim]

Never heard anyone diss NJ...

 

[Takhisis]

Of course not, they've got themselves a giant robot.

 

[AdrienIer]

Never heard anyone diss NJ...

From what I've heard it's mostly the New Yorkers who diss NJ

 

[Kyriakos]

NJ is just not that known internationally. Florida is a bit more, due to a number of reasons (populous state, source of many weird news, tourist destination, many tv series set there etc)

 

[Lexicus]

Of course not, they've got themselves a giant robot.

Omg I loved this show for like a brief time

From what I've heard it's mostly the New Yorkers who diss NJ

I've been all around the US and NJ gets smack from everywhere. In fairness I guess the Deep South probably gets more.

 

[warpus]

NJ is known as a place where orange-skinned morons live and talk in an annoying accent. Most of my friends would say this, and most of them have never been there.

 

[Arakhor]

That sounds like the stereotypes of Essex youths.

 

[Lexicus]

Those Jersey Shore cast people are from Staten Island, not Jersey! I WILL NOT ALLOW JERSEY TO BE MALIGNED

 

[warpus]

I guess the NJ stereotype has been pushed around the world by reality TV shows and other American shows repeating the stereotype. Whereas the only thing I know about Essex is that.. it's probably a county or something similar (I live in Middlesex county)

 

[Arakhor]

Essex girls.

 

[sophie]

Don't forget also that Chris Christie was governor of NJ, and Boardwalk Empire and the Sopranos are set in NJ. That's mostly the reference I thought you were making. New Jerseyans know how to 'fix' things.

 

[Broken_Erika]

The world is a cat playing with Australia

 

[warpus]