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"National Humility"
So you think your country's great do ya?
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Quiz show featuring nationalistic contestants who are asked questions specially designed to undermine their over-patriotic sentiments.

"Kevin from the UK - for five hundred Euros, what nationality was the first explorer to reach the South Pole, a full month before Scott managed it?"
"Er, British?"
"No, you dunce, Norwegian."

Special editions of the show could feature xenophobic public figures from all over the world going head-to-head in displays of ignorance about how great the rest of the world is.


-alx, Sep 20 2001

King Offa http://answering-is...rg/Hoaxes/offa.html
I'd never heard of him, maybe you've not either. [-alx, Sep 20 2001, last modified Oct 17 2004]

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       Interesting example you chose. Captain Scott visited the shipyard that built his Antarctic research vessel, the Discovery, in Dundee. He famously remarked that it was the finest ship ever built in England.

lewisgirl, Sep 20 2001
  

       I thought it was mandatory that 20% of 1/2B content be given over to this sort of claptrap?

UnaBubba, Sep 20 2001
  

       I can see that this show isn't going to reach american syndication.

[ sctld ], Sep 20 2001
  

       Well, America *IS* great. Don't think a measly little game show could undermine THAT. :)

arghblah, Oct 01 2001
  

       Well, America *IS* great. Don't think a measly little game show could undermine THAT. :)

arghblah, Oct 01 2001
  
      
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