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* In the ''[[Stargate SG 1]]'' episode "Chimera", Carter remarks to her [[Cop Boyfriend]] Pete Shanahan that there's no zoo in Colorado Springs, apparently completely unaware of the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. [[Word of God|Writer Joseph Mallozi]] said that this was done on purpose to indicate that she spends so much time working she's completely unfamiliar with the city she lives in. |
* In the ''[[Stargate SG 1]]'' episode "Chimera", Carter remarks to her [[Cop Boyfriend]] Pete Shanahan that there's no zoo in Colorado Springs, apparently completely unaware of the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. [[Word of God|Writer Joseph Mallozi]] said that this was done on purpose to indicate that she spends so much time working she's completely unfamiliar with the city she lives in. |
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* "Moldavian wedding massacre" was a major plotline of the soap series ''[[Dynasty]]'' Apparently, the show's producers and writers were unaware that Moldavia was a real region and a historical country (although, at that time, a Soviet Republic and not an independent country). |
* "Moldavian wedding massacre" was a major plotline of the soap series ''[[Dynasty]]'' Apparently, the show's producers and writers were unaware that Moldavia was a real region and a historical country (although, at that time, a Soviet Republic and not an independent country). |
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* There was a somewhat infamous episode of ''[[Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader]]'' where ''[[American Idol]]'' contestant Kellie Pickler showed up. "I thought Europe ''was'' a country..." |
* There was a somewhat infamous episode of ''[[Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?]]'' where ''[[American Idol]]'' contestant Kellie Pickler showed up. "I thought Europe ''was'' a country..." |
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== [[Newspaper Comics]] == |
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* This trope is standard fodder for the Capitol Steps parody/political satire group. Their caricatures of [[Sarah Palin]] have had her, among other things, refer to West Korea, say that Delaware was in the Middle East, and think that [[Les Yay|lesbians]] are Lebanese, along with [[Beam Me Up Scotty|seeing Russia from her house next door]]. |
* This trope is standard fodder for the Capitol Steps parody/political satire group. Their caricatures of [[Sarah Palin]] have had her, among other things, refer to West Korea, say that Delaware was in the Middle East, and think that [[Les Yay|lesbians]] are Lebanese, along with [[Beam Me Up, Scotty|seeing Russia from her house next door]]. |
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** [[Incredibly Lame Pun|Lesbians]] [[Completely Missing the Point|are]] [[Exact Words|Greek]]. Everyone knows that. |
** [[Incredibly Lame Pun|Lesbians]] [[Completely Missing the Point|are]] [[Exact Words|Greek]]. Everyone knows that. |
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** Although in fairness, while you can't genuinely see Russia from Alaska, its not exactly a huge stretch to say 'You can practically see Russia across the Bering Straight'. It's only about 50 miles from western Alaska to eastern Russia. Sarah Palin may not be the sharpest knife in the draw, but she's not actually psychotic. |
** Although in fairness, while you can't genuinely see Russia from Alaska, its not exactly a huge stretch to say 'You can practically see Russia across the Bering Straight'. It's only about 50 miles from western Alaska to eastern Russia. Sarah Palin may not be the sharpest knife in the draw, but she's not actually psychotic. |
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