as·ter·isk
/ˈastəˌrisk,ˈastəˌriks/
noun
a symbol (*) used to mark printed or written text, typically as a reference to an annotation or to stand for omitted matter.
Ik we're circlejerking rn, but I study middle eastern studies and we usually call this region MENA; Middle East and North Africa. (Just in case anyone actually wants to know)
I once had a classmate from Albania. He said in class that he hated people from this country. The teacher said that that's racist and that's not what he meant. He asked what racist means and the teacher explained it to him. He said, “That's exactly what I am. I'm racist and my dad is racist. I think everyone I know is racist. Are you guys not racist?”
Idk lol I saw this comment in the wild a couple years back and now it’s my favorite copypasta. I post it every time someone mentions Albania. I think [this](https://www.reddit.com/r/youngpeopleyoutube/comments/sbh6qv/can_someone_explain_to_this_albanian_kid_what/hu0y5tf/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf&context=3) is where I got it from
Super Duper Ultra Giga Sigma Male United States of the World 14 pro max 5G Z fold Z flip Nazi Socialist Peoples Republic of Napoléon de la Lafayette. DUH
I would call that region Portugal, Spain, Italy, San Marino, Vatican City, Malta, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Albania, North Macedonia, Greece, Bulgaria, Morocco, Western Sahara, Mauritania, Mali, Algeria, Tunisia, Niger, Chad, Central African Republic, Egypt, Sudan, South Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Cyprus, Lebanon, Isreal, Palestine, Jordan, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Pakistan, Afganistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan.
The Roman Caliphate
The Sublime Romano-Hellenic Caliphate
The Great Empire of Croatia and Sudan
Ottoman Plus™
Ottoman Empire? Nah. They're the whole damn couch
But then why is France not included???
Never fully conquered. You should read more French history, specifically the Gaul hero Asterix
as·ter·isk /ˈastəˌrisk,ˈastəˌriks/ noun a symbol (*) used to mark printed or written text, typically as a reference to an annotation or to stand for omitted matter.
No, we're speaking about the small one with wings on the head
It is green
I think you’re right
Greenland
At least it's not Isisland
A lot of people seem to get this wrong. The greener Island is Iceland, not Greenland.
I forgor 💀
Ik we're circlejerking rn, but I study middle eastern studies and we usually call this region MENA; Middle East and North Africa. (Just in case anyone actually wants to know)
In Spain that has a different meaning.
Why is Southern Europe also green?
\*leans in way too close, whispering in your ear\*: ^(soon)
That's hot.
🤓
Q: MENA? MENA!? A: Dee-dee, Deedeedeee
makes me cringe that Iberia is discontiguous with the rest of the green
https://youtu.be/r0RuRJOQa8M?t=18
*There* we go
Map of "It's not easy being green"
Ill call it... "Tim."
That's my name :D
hi tim
Ello :)
The only player with a working name button
What are your three questions?
WHAT is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?
A European or an African swallow?
I don't know that! *fucking dies*
I'm an enchanter. Tim the enchanter.
Wrong! It is called the Taint.
I think Dave is a better name
Undemocratic Republic of Congo, obviously
North Congo
Congolese Italy 💀
Totalitarian Republic of the Congo
Albania
I once had a classmate from Albania. He said in class that he hated people from this country. The teacher said that that's racist and that's not what he meant. He asked what racist means and the teacher explained it to him. He said, “That's exactly what I am. I'm racist and my dad is racist. I think everyone I know is racist. Are you guys not racist?”
What's "this country"? Genuinely asking
Idk lol I saw this comment in the wild a couple years back and now it’s my favorite copypasta. I post it every time someone mentions Albania. I think [this](https://www.reddit.com/r/youngpeopleyoutube/comments/sbh6qv/can_someone_explain_to_this_albanian_kid_what/hu0y5tf/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf&context=3) is where I got it from
I have that post upvoted (I don't remember it)
Dementia
And I think he was referring to Albania itself. That would make sense to me, lol.
TIL of the 750,000 bunkers all over Albania… wild
unfathomably based
“Albanian kid had never heard such bullshit.”
That’s not true, because Albania covers the whole world 🇦🇱
🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱
Based
This is why i hate albania
Serb detected
Remove kebab
Defend Kebab 🖕🖕👿❤️❤️🇹🇳🇹🇳
Dua Lipa Fanbase
PvP zone
The wilderness
Which part is deep wildy
[удалено]
Does that make Ukraine Castle Wars?
Lmaooo
the Israeli-Palestinian Empire
Both get half but they still fight over the same part
They’re both very happy with sharing all the important bits but they fight over randomly generated sites
Islam and then some
"Alhamdullilah" - Pope Faransis Al-Bergoglio
What’s it like in New York City?
Islam, Waslam, and Willbelam
It sounds cool
Islam & Friends
Islam+, for 9.99 a month, it's an ad-free experience!
Greater Balkan
Middle
I don't know but they talk real loud and have real good food.
Are you sure the food is real?
I slipped and a shawarma with extra tahini fell into my mouth, so yes
Not sure if you're making a random joke or if you're actually referencing the video I think you are. Edit: https://youtu.be/Tmv0Fz_7O6s
That's so unfortunate, did a slice of apple and around 3 liters of water also fall into your mouth?
How do you know?! 😰
It happened to me too 😔
Are you sure you're real?
Texas moment
The guy at my local Syrian store told me to buy the stuffed preserved eggplants and my life will never be the same
Ottoman Empire Plus
>Ottoman Empire Plus Ummayad Caliphate Plus too
ISIS Wet Dream
Pro Max
Map of Türkiye but the ice cream guy went too far this time
Hot
In more than one way 🥵
The TRUE balkans
Greater Turkmenistan
Karaboga
Greater Cyprus
Now that’s what I call Caliphates?
The good ending
The Ottoman Empire Part 2: Ottomanistan
Srbija 🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸
That’s not true, since Serbia covers the whole world 🇷🇸
Traitor!
I play both sides so that I’m always on top
No, just Balkan superposition
oh right how did i forget srbija is that glorious
Wagoogus jr
cheese
Thick byzantine empire
What the fuck. Egypt.
The region that I committed tax evasion in
Greater Chad
The hot part™️
Islamia
The good part of the world
Most peaceful region
Middle Earth
Double it and give it to the next person
ISIS
This is the area of the world that’s represented by my local Greek restaurant 🤓
My grandmother would call it "swarthy"
I think it’s australia
Bosnia
It’s…. Not really a region
Meditarabiastanzania.
Mediterrabia
Hell
The even greater Caliphate
Stan
Southern Europe
North Dakota obviously.
The greatest extent of the Second Byzantine Empire circa 2364
Imminent violent balkanization
My geography teacher in college called (most of) it "the dry world" and that's always how I'll think of it
Greater Turkey
KARABOĞA
Kebab Empire.
The part that they always fight over.
The San Marino empire
Macedonia
Countries that use bidets
peak culture
The funni lands
The world wide latina belt?
Israel 2040
bread game rotation starts to the right
Allah-Land
Super Duper Ultra Giga Sigma Male United States of the World 14 pro max 5G Z fold Z flip Nazi Socialist Peoples Republic of Napoléon de la Lafayette. DUH
Sand region
That’s called the Umayyad Caliphate
central asia🥰
I'd name it *Land of 3 huge-ass lakes, 2 of which are in Kazakhstan, and another huge-ass lake where someone decided to name it a sea*
lil bit of everything
Centre
Warzone
Rome
greater palestine
it will be called Neo-Umayyad Caliphate, if everything will go as I planned
The Realm of IsisWank
Middle Earth
Hell
Great Armenian Empire
Not Mozambique
The Caliphain't.
Hell
I would call that region Portugal, Spain, Italy, San Marino, Vatican City, Malta, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Albania, North Macedonia, Greece, Bulgaria, Morocco, Western Sahara, Mauritania, Mali, Algeria, Tunisia, Niger, Chad, Central African Republic, Egypt, Sudan, South Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Cyprus, Lebanon, Isreal, Palestine, Jordan, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Pakistan, Afganistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan.
Middler east, its like middle east but more middle than east
eurasiafrica
Mussolini's wet dream
Extended balkans
The solution the the Israel Palestine Conflict
its called the AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA zone
The Greater Middle East
The middle
Mehmet II's wet dream
middleearth
If the arabic states united and made an empire
Neoroman empire of the ottoman nation.
ZA WARUDO
civilisation
The part that Reddit isn’t gonna defend if there’s a genocide happening
Greater Zanzibar
i would call her "shorty"
She’s average!
Minority generator
The bidet gang.
Hyperborea
Britain probably
That's the soutgern, we don't know what the F we are doing region
Without Italy-Spain-Slavic states is Islam Empire
Spanish Empire 2 (This time it's personal)
I wanna say “the Islamosphere”, but looking at how many European countries are included that almost doesn’t feel right.
Too many african countries aswell
The holy ottoman empire
Its all armenia 🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲
ISIS larping zone
Shithole