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Elbonia- Is It Real?  
User currently offlineJetBlast From United States of America, joined Nov 2004, 1007 posts, RR: 10
Posted (7 years 4 days 9 hours ago) and read 13059 times:

Hey guys,
I thought it was time to ask- is Elbonia real? I've heard all this talk about it but I don't know what it is. Any help is appreciated.

Regards
JetBlast @ BWI  Smile/happy/getting dizzy


Speedbird Concorde One
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1 LHMARK: It's kinda southwest of Kreplachistan, near Zamunda.
2 Dtwclipper: Yes, it is located between Franistan & Freedonia.
3 JetBlast: Ok I'm looking at the map and I don't see it. Regards
4 707CMF: Try a search for Xyrdavia. Elbonia is located just North of Xyrdavia. On the north border, you shall (...) find the High Elbonia, previously known as
User currently offlineBAPILOT2B From United Kingdom, joined Mar 2001, 925 posts, RR: 29
Reply 5, posted (7 years 4 days 9 hours ago) and read 12936 times:

Come on use your common sense, its in the middle of bullsheetland just south of Nounsense. Roughly in the middle of your world map, and just to the north east.


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User currently offlineWrenchBender From Canada, joined Feb 2004, 1677 posts, RR: 11
Reply 6, posted (7 years 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 12923 times:
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JetBlast, I hate to burst your bubble try this site
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilbert#Elbonians

WrenchBender



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User currently offlineShamrock_747 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 7, posted (7 years 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 12921 times:

This thread highlights the failings of the US education system when it comes to world geography.

To think there are some supposedly educated people who can't even locate Elbonia on a map!

User currently offlineAerobalance From United States of America, joined Sep 2000, 4600 posts, RR: 53
Reply 8, posted (7 years 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 12914 times:

How is the tourism industry in Elbonia? Any better than Vegas?


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User currently offline707CMF From France, joined Mar 2002, 4885 posts, RR: 40
Reply 9, posted (7 years 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 12914 times:

Impressive indeed.

I am trying to locate an older thread asking the exact same question, but search is not quite fast enough.

Cheers,

707

User currently offlineDL021 From United States of America, joined May 2004, 11346 posts, RR: 89
Reply 10, posted (7 years 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 12912 times:
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The problem is that they changed their name from Lower Slobbovia, and it made it hard on us.

Do the Schmoos still live there?


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User currently offline707CMF From France, joined Mar 2002, 4885 posts, RR: 40
Reply 11, posted (7 years 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 12911 times:

How is the tourism industry in Elbonia? Any better than Vegas?

Quite good, actually. A lot of people are coming over to Elbonia to have those mountain sightseeing flights aboard Kilofoxes... Ah, how much I miss those...

Cheers,

707

User currently offlineNWADC9 From United States of America, joined May 2004, 4807 posts, RR: 12
Reply 12, posted (7 years 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 12908 times:

"The Republic of Elbonia is a fictional country from the comic strips Dilbert and Plop. It is an extremely poor, fourth-world Eastern-European country that has recently abandoned Communism. Most of the nation is covered with waist-deep mud, which the residents use to build houses. Much of the economy is mud-based.

Most of the Elbonians have beards, even the females, and wear tall grey hats and black mittens. Their technology is very outdated, and includes tin can telephones, and giant slingshots (instead of airplanes). Elbonians are commonly portrayed as idiotic and backward. For many years the country has been mired in a civil war between the left and right-handed Elbonians, although the war was mostly bloodless, as the Elbonians didn't realize they were allowed to use weapons.

Elbonia's government is a dictatorship, run by a right-handed Fidel Castro-esque military strongman who strives to crush the lefties. Dogbert briefly deposed the President and made himself dictator, turning Elbonia into a tourist hotspot by making prostitution and gambling not only legal, but mandatory.

The national bird of Elbonia is the frisbee. In order to attract tourists Elbonia openly lies in its promotional videos, and claims to host five of the seven wonders of the world."

I thought it was a real country! Laugh out loud


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User currently offlineDesertJets From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 7526 posts, RR: 22
Reply 13, posted (7 years 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 12907 times:

If I remember my world geography correctly isn't Elbonia's primary industry mud farming and IT support?


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User currently offline707CMF From France, joined Mar 2002, 4885 posts, RR: 40
Reply 14, posted (7 years 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 12905 times:

Rhaa. Elbonia *is* a real country. The Fascist pig known as Scott Addams is merely trying to make you thing the opposite.

Cheers,

707

User currently offlineAerobalance From United States of America, joined Sep 2000, 4600 posts, RR: 53
Reply 15, posted (7 years 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 12894 times:

"Quite good, actually. A lot of people are coming over to Elbonia to have those mountain sightseeing flights aboard Kilofoxes... Ah, how much I miss those..."

I have read in National Geogrpahic that the remnants of the 'unfortunate' Kilofox flights, that have become 'one with the mountain', are used as bases for radio towers. Is there any thruth to this?




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User currently offlineUTA_flyinghigh From Tunisia, joined Oct 2001, 6495 posts, RR: 55
Reply 16, posted (7 years 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 12874 times:

Their technology is very outdated, and includes tin can telephones

That is actually true ! Such phones are indeed produced in Elbonia :
http://www.purplelabs.com/en/about_us/index.html

UTA


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User currently offlineJetBlast From United States of America, joined Nov 2004, 1007 posts, RR: 10
Reply 17, posted (7 years 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 12844 times:

Never mind, I found Elbonia but this map is old so it is called Slobbovia.

Regards
JetBlast @ BWI  Smile/happy/getting dizzy


Speedbird Concorde One
User currently offlineUSAFHummer From United States of America, joined May 2000, 10685 posts, RR: 58
Reply 18, posted (7 years 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 12839 times:

"How is the tourism industry in Elbonia? Any better than Vegas?"

I hear the mud wrestling there is excellent!

Greg


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User currently offlineN801NW From United States of America, joined Jul 2004, 731 posts, RR: 1
Reply 19, posted (7 years 4 days 3 hours ago) and read 12784 times:

I paid US Airways $1200 for my summer vacation there. If they survive chapter 11, can I get a refund on my non-refundable ticket? I am sooooo pissed right now.  Big grin

User currently offlineJpetekYXMD80 From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 3942 posts, RR: 35
Reply 20, posted (7 years 4 days 3 hours ago) and read 12779 times:

It shares its eastern border with Fuckustan.


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User currently offlineLindy Field From United States of America, joined Mar 2001, 3039 posts, RR: 17
Reply 21, posted (7 years 4 days 2 hours ago) and read 12763 times:
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For the purposes of tourism, Molvania is a much better value than nearby Elbonia.

http://www.molvania.com.au/molvania/

User currently offlineBananaboy From Australia, joined Oct 2004, 1482 posts, RR: 34
Reply 22, posted (7 years 2 days 2 hours ago) and read 12667 times:

Impressive indeed.

I am trying to locate an older thread asking the exact same question, but search is not quite fast enough.

Cheers,

707


It was me....
(blush)

http://www.airliners.net/discussions/non_aviation/read.main/688577

Mark


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User currently offline707CMF From France, joined Mar 2002, 4885 posts, RR: 40
Reply 23, posted (7 years 2 days 2 hours ago) and read 12662 times:

Lol Mark.

Actually, there was, months before, a very similar thread, named 'What, where is Elbonia' or something like that...

Still cannot locate it, rhaa !

Oh well, at least, I can locate Elbonia on a map !

Cheers,

707

User currently offlineCURLYHEADBOY From Italy, joined Feb 2005, 915 posts, RR: 2
Reply 24, posted (7 years 2 days ago) and read 12641 times:

JetBlast - Thank you for asking. I was as puzzled as you but too ashamed to ask...  Smile


If God had wanted men to fly he would have given them more money...
User currently offlineSpringbok747 From Australia, joined Nov 2004, 4387 posts, RR: 15
Reply 25, posted (7 years 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 12633 times:

Damn Elbonians, they denied my visitors visa last year, the reason given was "The Great Peoples' Republic of Elbonia does not recognize Australia, New Zealand and Canada. Please apply again with any other passport."

So..what's up with that? What did we do to you guys? Rhaa!  Big grin


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User currently offlineN766UA From United States of America, joined Jul 1999, 7352 posts, RR: 36
Reply 26, posted (7 years 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 12617 times:
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If God meant man to fly, He'd have given us bigger wallets.
User currently offlineRunway23 From US Minor Outlying Islands, joined Jan 2005, 1923 posts, RR: 47
Reply 27, posted (7 years 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 12582 times:

Their technology is very outdated, and includes tin can telephones

That is actually true ! Such phones are indeed produced in Elbonia :
http://www.purplelabs.com/en/about_us/index.html


Unfortunately those phones are not a rare occurrence in Elbonia. They are home made and ultimately lead to people not being able to communicate rightly. This is why elbonternet has developed so quickly.

The Rhaat

User currently offlineUTA_flyinghigh From Tunisia, joined Oct 2001, 6495 posts, RR: 55
Reply 28, posted (7 years 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 12571 times:

I heard that Telefonica Movistar markets these foolish devices.

UTA


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User currently offlineRunway23 From US Minor Outlying Islands, joined Jan 2005, 1923 posts, RR: 47
Reply 29, posted (7 years 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 12569 times:

So the elbonian power is now exporting itself to Spain. No wonder nobody wants to touch mobile phones over there. I hear you need to dial the 999 on those phones to get taxis and putes (the programmer decided so).

the rhaat

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