Dudes and dudettes! The joke is about COUNTRY names. I.E. WORLD awareness. Not prefectures or departments or states. Kinda like the notion of New Zealand being joined to Australia with a bridge. I couldn't believe it when I met the SECOND American who wanted to drive from NZ to Aussie! But hey, who's poifikt anyways? Not me!

#17: The joke is that Americans' knowledge of world geography leaves something to be desired. It's called dry wit.

What a lot of rightoeus and indignant people out there, Boingers! Who CARES if someone pays someone else for sex. How about dealing with child or slave labour and stop buying sweatshop products from large department stores. Do something positive instead of shaking your walking sticks.