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    Woman in a bonnet riding a pig

    According to Mr k2p2, this is what he was taught Great Britain looks like. Google returns nothing. Anyone else come across this?

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    Originally posted by k2p2 View Post
    According to Mr k2p2, this is what he was taught Great Britain looks like. Google returns nothing. Anyone else come across this?
    Didn't come across that one but I do remember a driving school logo or ad or something that had GB sitting behind the wheel of a car.
    Me, me, me...

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      #3
      Originally posted by k2p2 View Post
      According to Mr k2p2, this is what he was taught Great Britain looks like. Google returns nothing. Anyone else come across this?
      Could be based on one of the famous satirical maps of the late 1800s/early 1920's. There was a number of representations of countries using political or comedic characters.

      This is a famous one.



      What happens in General, stays in General.
      You know what they say about assumptions!

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        or



        or



        Let us know if you find it.
        What happens in General, stays in General.
        You know what they say about assumptions!

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          #5
          Or more recent (1980s) versions

          To see the detail, you need the full URL http://strangemaps.files.wordpress.c...ftheworld2.jpg



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            #6
            Originally posted by k2p2 View Post
            According to Mr k2p2, this is what he was taught Great Britain looks like. Google returns nothing. Anyone else come across this?
            Reminded me of this...

            "A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims, but accomplices," George Orwell

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              #7
              There really was a Bongo Bongo Land?
              Me, me, me...

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                #8
                Originally posted by Cliphead View Post
                There really was a Bongo Bongo Land?
                Only if there was really a Ghillie Jocko Land.

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                  #9
                  Women in a bonnet riding a fish do you????

                  What happens in General, stays in General.
                  You know what they say about assumptions!

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                    #10
                    Witch?

                    What happens in General, stays in General.
                    You know what they say about assumptions!

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