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Is the 'Dark Continent' the only continent with a nickname?
Posted on 5/23/17 at 8:45 pm
Posted on 5/23/17 at 8:45 pm
'Dark Continent' was used by Europeans in the 19th century referring to Africa as unknown and mysterious. Some say it's still used because of satellite imagery shows a dearth of electricity throughout the nights. Or even in geological terms with the canopy blocking out th light, although jungle only makes up only 20% of the continent.
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Posted on 5/23/17 at 8:50 pm to SuperSaint
High or drunk?
Posted on 5/23/17 at 8:50 pm to SuperSaint
This post was edited on 5/23/17 at 8:52 pm
Posted on 5/23/17 at 8:51 pm to SuperSaint
Wouldn't being dark and mysterious explain why Europeans would have no idea the country isn't a jungle? It's not like they had many relatives in Africa or text books to read about the place
Posted on 5/23/17 at 8:55 pm to Ed Osteen
I don't know Son
I just remember the dude from
NPR getting his shite pushed in for referring to Africa as the dark continent because eveeyein thought he was being racist but instead they were just being ignorant.... as the world spins huh
I just remember the dude from
NPR getting his shite pushed in for referring to Africa as the dark continent because eveeyein thought he was being racist but instead they were just being ignorant.... as the world spins huh
Posted on 5/23/17 at 8:56 pm to SuperSaint
And here I thought it was because everyone that lives there was dark at one time
Posted on 5/23/17 at 8:59 pm to SuperSaint
Sounds like the country is being black balled.
Posted on 5/23/17 at 9:02 pm to Amazing Moves
Well Alabama does have the Black Belt.
Posted on 5/23/17 at 9:02 pm to SuperSaint
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Posted on 5/23/17 at 9:03 pm to SuperSaint
Australia is called down under
Posted on 5/23/17 at 9:04 pm to golfntiger32
i thought that's cause they're all good at karate?
Posted on 5/23/17 at 9:04 pm to SuperSaint
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geological terms with the canopy blocking out th light
WTF?
This post was edited on 5/23/17 at 9:06 pm
Posted on 5/23/17 at 9:06 pm to SuperSaint
We wuz Kangs and qweenz
Posted on 5/23/17 at 9:06 pm to SuperSaint
Antarctica: The frozen continent
Posted on 5/23/17 at 9:07 pm to Brosef Stalin
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Australia is called down under
The Antipodes
Posted on 5/23/17 at 9:09 pm to SuperSaint
"the Orient" is used to describe parts of Europe and even Spain.
Posted on 5/23/17 at 9:15 pm to LZ83
Or gay?
Posted on 5/23/17 at 9:47 pm to Brosef Stalin
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Australia is called down under
I've also heard it referred to as the Island Continent
Posted on 5/23/17 at 11:14 pm to SuperSaint
Antartica - The frick That Continent
Asia - Uncle Benistan
australia - The Everything Here Will Kill You But We Still Shouldn't Really Be a Continent Continent
Europe - The Member When We Were Men Continent
North America - The We're Fat And Slutty But We'll Still Kick Your arse Continent
South America - The Goddamit I'm Not Mexican Continent
Asia - Uncle Benistan
australia - The Everything Here Will Kill You But We Still Shouldn't Really Be a Continent Continent
Europe - The Member When We Were Men Continent
North America - The We're Fat And Slutty But We'll Still Kick Your arse Continent
South America - The Goddamit I'm Not Mexican Continent
Posted on 5/24/17 at 12:12 am to SuperSaint
The end of our flat Earth is nicknamed "Antarctica"
This post was edited on 5/24/17 at 2:08 am
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