Waleslax Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Hockey Night In LiberiaI know this topic comes up a lot after playoffs end. There are a few things in this article I found to be amazing though. The number of jerseys I have would evidently make me a king (or at least a war loard) over in Liberia! The lack of air conditioning would suck though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianVlietDesign Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 It's astounding. There's some jerseys those kids are wearing that I wish I had. lol NYCFC - MLS CUP CHAMPIONS - 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninersdd Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 I guess that's where the Mike Vick jerseys also end up(One of them was in the picture) BEAR DOWN ARIZONA!2013/14 Tanks Picks Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Great article.I like the way the Liberian men wear these jerseys in the summer as a 3/4-cut baseball shirt. Here is a site by famous statistician Hans Rosling about poverty: he gives great TED lectures about the comparisons between the overall wealth of a nation and the national health. Look him up on youtube: (New insights on poverty and life around the world)http://www.gapminder.org/(Click "Gapminder World at the top of the home page for interactive data)The flag of Liberia is very similar to America's, its citizens have vaguely English/American sounding names, and the name of the capital city is Monrovia. I remember hearing that Haiti was the only country created by freed slaves, but I think Liberia was created by freed slaves who lived in present-day America. In one of Hans Rosling's speeches, and the information is available on gapminder.org, he mentions that the placement of America in 1800 on the cross-hairs of the graph which represents the connection between GDP and average life expectancy, America of 1800 and Swaziland of 2007 are almost in identical positions...So, the best real-life representation of America during the time of the founding fathers is actually in present-day Sub-Saharan Africa. Glen Beck should move there (I just can't help myself. Do not graveyard this article for that!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelayedPenalty Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Liberia = the ultimate thrift store gem! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAD! Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 ... well I guess Liberia is now known for something other than Charles Taylor I saw, I came, I left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 What about the fact that these efforts to find cheap clothing for the citizens who live on under $1/day ruins the textiles industry in these nations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee. Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Liberia is the US's lone foray into African Imperialism, and it failed miserably.This documentary pretty much explains it all. NSFW. Welcome to DrunjFlix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 What about the fact that these efforts to find cheap clothing for the citizens who live on under $1/day ruins the textiles industry in these nations?Are these industries run by oppressive multi-national corporations in sweatshop conditions? If so, um...Bully for this program(?) On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarsofthumper Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Liberia is the US's lone foray into African Imperialism, and it failed miserably.This documentary pretty much explains it all. NSFW.Shane's documentaries are astounding. The North Korea one got me hooked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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