Stupid map July 1, 2010 2:55 PM Subscribe
Just one of those stupid "I can't find it!" questions - does anyone remember a Youtube video of a map being drawn whilst narrated by a guy from a country in northern Europe who explained what other countries seemed like to people from his country? It seemed sort of dumb, I know - like "this is X country, they only eat salad... this is Y country, they are very dirty and like parrots..." - and the map was a silly badly-drawn MS Paint type thing. I know I saw it on Metafilter somewhere, but I'm also certain I didn't see it in an FPP... and search is turning up nothing.
Estonian here! That accent is truly terrible. Anyone who knows a thing about comedy knows that rotten accents have never been associated with funniness.
posted by Skot at 3:14 PM on July 1, 2010
posted by Skot at 3:14 PM on July 1, 2010
bah, late AND wrong!
posted by L'Estrange Fruit at 3:15 PM on July 1, 2010
posted by L'Estrange Fruit at 3:15 PM on July 1, 2010
Tell that to Andy Kaufman, Skot. This ranks right up there with Paul Rudd's Computer.
United Idiot Emirates FTW!
posted by Meatbomb at 4:58 PM on July 1, 2010 [1 favorite]
United Idiot Emirates FTW!
posted by Meatbomb at 4:58 PM on July 1, 2010 [1 favorite]
He sounds estoned.
posted by qvantamon at 5:13 PM on July 1, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by qvantamon at 5:13 PM on July 1, 2010 [1 favorite]
(and yes, I'm aware I'm the first person to make that joke, EVER)
posted by qvantamon at 5:18 PM on July 1, 2010
posted by qvantamon at 5:18 PM on July 1, 2010
He sounds beached as.
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 5:22 PM on July 1, 2010
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 5:22 PM on July 1, 2010
Heh, that was me who posted that in a MeTa far, far away, lost in the mists of last winter.
What made you think of it, koeselitz?
posted by Kattullus at 9:07 PM on July 1, 2010
What made you think of it, koeselitz?
posted by Kattullus at 9:07 PM on July 1, 2010
Heh. A friend of mine at work randomly sent me this clip of footage from the Formula Offroad World Cup in Finland today. I said "oh, Finland - that's the country with all the moss." He was confused. I said, "you know, like... er... that video, where the guy's... um..."
I actually figured I was remembering it wrong, and that the moss thing wasn't in there at all. Glad to see that I was right.
posted by koeselitz at 10:18 PM on July 1, 2010
I actually figured I was remembering it wrong, and that the moss thing wasn't in there at all. Glad to see that I was right.
posted by koeselitz at 10:18 PM on July 1, 2010
koeselitz: I said, "you know, like... er... that video, where the guy's... um..."
I have had so many conversation threads in real life that have ended with me explaining stuff in exactly that way, receiving blank stares, and the topic getting changed really quickly.
(It would be much easier for my offline life if more people I know read MetaFilter.)
posted by MCMikeNamara at 9:30 AM on July 2, 2010 [2 favorites]
I have had so many conversation threads in real life that have ended with me explaining stuff in exactly that way, receiving blank stares, and the topic getting changed really quickly.
(It would be much easier for my offline life if more people I know read MetaFilter.)
posted by MCMikeNamara at 9:30 AM on July 2, 2010 [2 favorites]
Not the answer, but Norway? More like Snoreway, AMIRITE?!
posted by djgh at 1:31 PM on July 2, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by djgh at 1:31 PM on July 2, 2010 [1 favorite]
I have had so many conversation threads in real life that have ended with me explaining stuff in exactly that way, receiving blank stares, and the topic getting changed really quickly.
Yeah, now try explaining to your friends why that brown cartoon bear is funny.
posted by qvantamon at 3:13 PM on July 2, 2010 [1 favorite]
Yeah, now try explaining to your friends why that brown cartoon bear is funny.
posted by qvantamon at 3:13 PM on July 2, 2010 [1 favorite]
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posted by jedicus at 3:09 PM on July 1, 2010 [2 favorites]