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Obscene geography

Discover why Louisiana seems to flip off the Caribbean, alongside Florida's phallic geographical humor.

Written byRazib Khan
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Chris has a post up where he asserts that it looks like Louisiana is trying to flip off the Caribbean. I hold that Florida and the Tarim Basin both look pretty phallic.

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