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The Beautiful Islands of San Serriffe (2016)


Some printers at a newspaper in the UK made a funny joke about fake islands

The front page of the paper gave the news of the day including the collapse of negotiations between the Soviet Union and the United States as well as the fact that “Pubs ‘charge too much’” if you order soft drinks instead of a lager. Facts & figures about San SerriffeThe President, General M. J. PicaThree point key to prosperity and Landmarks in History Many of the articles and advertisements were based upon “inside jokes” that only printers and aficionados of typography would have understood. Texaco advertisement for a fake trivia competition for Grand Prix fans “You and your guest will be flown first-class to San Serriffe by chartered aircraft, and driven to your hotel overlooking the famous Cocobanana Beach …”

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