Geography Bloopers
This page contains a selection of bloopers relating to geography, gathered from 4 best-selling compilations by Viking Press published under the pseudonym of Alexander Abingdon in the 1930s. The selected extracts, edited and rearranged, are reproduced for readers in countries where the books are in the public domain, which, to the best of our knowledge, includes Australia (because more than 70 years have passed since the books' publication and because the so-called anonymous rule applies). For other countries, please check your local copyright laws.
At the bottom of Lake Michigan is Chicago.
The Eskimos hardly have any wives at all.
Certain areas of Egypt are cultivated by irritation.
Climate is caused by the emotion of the earth around the sun.
The people of Japan ride about in jigsaws.
Some of the West Indian Islands are subject to torpedoes.
In Pittsburgh they manufacture iron, and steal.
In Athens, there is a temple called the Pancreas.
The writing in Ancient Egypt was called Hydraulics
Rome had a fine defensive position, being seven miles from the mouth of the Tiger.
The Greeks wore scandals on their feet.
Q. Where is Cincinnati? A. Fourth place in the league.
Floods from the Mississippi may be prevented by putting big dames in the river.
Q. In what hemisphere do you live? A. I don’t live in a hemisphere. I live in an apartment house.
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