Our Dumb World

The Onion's Atlas of The Planet Earth, 73rd Edition

By The Onion (Audiobook, 2007)

In order to understand the news, a context of world geography and history is essential. That is why The Onion is publishing a world atlas: to help us. News that now makes no sense will now make sense. Thus begins a new age of enlightenment.

OUR DUMB WORLD contains, among other things:

News and historic facts from other nations
Historic timelines for countries
Rejected flag designs
The earth broken down and described, from its molten core to the outermost sphere, and the location of heaven
Demographic, economic and other -ic data about each country's people, industries, and habits

Every country will be categorized in a number of ways, including:

Ethnic cleanliness
Level of Bono activity
Prop comedians per 1,000 live birds
Yearly income in wide-screen televisions
The Monkeys they got
Where it sees itself in five years
Color boxes for average skin color
Chart listing benefits of invading said country
Most annoying handicrafts

OUR DUMB WORLD is the first original Onion audiobook in eight years--a gut-busting send-up in which no nation escapes unscathed.

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- Format: Audiobook
- Price: $24.98 US/$28.98 CAN
- ISBN-13: 9781600240447
- On Sale Date: 10/30/2007
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
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News and historic facts from other nations
Historic timelines for countries
Rejected flag designs
The earth broken down and described, from its molten core to the outermost sphere, and the location of heaven
Demographic, economic and other -ic data about each country's people, industries, and habits

Every country will be categorized in a number of ways, including:

Ethnic cleanliness
Level of Bono activity
Prop comedians per 1,000 live birds
Yearly income in wide-screen televisions
The Monkeys they got
Where it sees itself in five years
Color boxes for average skin color
Chart listing benefits of invading said country
Most annoying handicrafts

OUR DUMB WORLD is the first original Onion audiobook in eight years--a gut-busting send-up in which no nation escapes unscathed.

Every week, three million readers turn to the world's most popular news organization for a much-needed dose of Onion news and entertainment coverage. In a history spanning fifteen years, six popular books, and ten Webby Awards, The Onion has attracted legions of loyal fans drawn to its fearless reporting and scathing commentary on world events, human behavior, and journalistic convention.