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Duer 157099 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-22-11 10:26 PM
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Karl Pilkington: "The Alright Wall of China"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Idiot_Abroad

In honor of tonight's debut of An Idiot Abroad I thought we could de-hyperbolate some more things, now that we've done book and movie titles.

Karl submits the first with his "the Alright Wall of China."

Let's go for it.

The Seven Mildly Interesting Tourist Attractions of the World
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struggle4progress Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-22-11 11:49 PM
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1. The Mediocre Pyramid of Giza
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Mojambo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-23-11 12:00 AM
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2. Alexander the Not Too Shabby For a Guy Who Died at 33. n/t
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Kaleva Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-23-11 04:07 AM
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3. Average Ben
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jobycom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-23-11 05:05 AM
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4. St. Peter's Basilica and Grill.
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meow2u3 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-23-11 09:10 AM
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5. I thought it was the Halfway Decent Wall of China
Edited on Sun Jan-23-11 09:16 AM by meow2u3
followed by the ...

... Barely Acceptable Pyramids of Giza

the Statue of Probation and Parole


OOPS! I forgot to mention ...

... the Circus Mediocrus (or is it Medius?)

the Sick Sea (either in a coma or on life support)


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rug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-23-11 09:15 AM
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6. The Statue of Well-Behaved Liberty
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old mark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-23-11 02:46 PM
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7. Go out west and see the OK Canyon! Or go North and see the Neat Lakes!...nt
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Kaleva Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-23-11 07:09 PM
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8. How about "If you've seen one big ditch, you've seen them all Canyon"?
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WinkyDink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-23-11 09:59 PM
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9. The Taj Meh-hal. Victoria Stumbles But Remains Upright. The Doesn'tMatterhorn. Angkor Whatever.
Edited on Sun Jan-23-11 10:05 PM by WinkyDink
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begin_within Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-23-11 10:26 PM
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10. The Brass Gate
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begin_within Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-23-11 10:28 PM
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11. Old Fickle
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begin_within Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-23-11 10:30 PM
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12. The Statue of Written Permission
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begin_within Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-23-11 10:31 PM
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13. The Tropic of Cyst
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begin_within Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-23-11 10:32 PM
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14. Medium Ben
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begin_within Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-23-11 10:33 PM
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15. The Eiffel Ladder
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begin_within Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-23-11 10:35 PM
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16. Plasterhenge
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begin_within Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-23-11 10:37 PM
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17. The Jefferson Reminder
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begin_within Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-23-11 10:39 PM
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18. Niagara Slips but Recovers Nicely
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begin_within Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-23-11 10:39 PM
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19. 3/8ths Dome
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begin_within Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-23-11 10:40 PM
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20. The So-So Lakes
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Duer 157099 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-23-11 10:47 PM
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21. The Eh Mazon n/t
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Duer 157099 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-23-11 10:50 PM
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22. The Misisipi River
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begin_within Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-23-11 10:59 PM
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23. Cubic Zirconia Head
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begin_within Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-23-11 11:00 PM
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24. The Panama Ditch
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begin_within Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-23-11 11:00 PM
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25. The Mustard Clinic
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Duer 157099 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-23-11 11:42 PM
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26. LOL or The Miracle Whip Clinic
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begin_within Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-11 10:02 AM
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27. Injury Valley
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HappyMe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-11 10:48 AM
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28. Mount Slothmore, the Dinky Salt Lake, Lake Inferior nt
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nolabear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-11 03:07 PM
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29. TheOkayest Show on Earth!
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