# Geography game **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 4, 2005, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geography-game/334038 "2005-12-04T16:19:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![beckwall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b487fb/32.png) [@beckwall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beckwall)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2005, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geography-game/334038/1 "2005-12-04T16:19:03Z")
Mr. beckwall is very good at naming all the countries of the world, including present and past names and capital cities. Last night, we were talking about changes in Asia and he asked me to name all the -stan countries. I said tentatively “Pakistan and Afghanistan and Ubekistan”, and he said keep going. Anyway, I was in a goofy mood, so I came up with some new countries. Here they are: Titicacastan - known for its large lake and earthquakes Sharapovastan - she’s rich, she can buy her own country Macinacastan - land of many bridges Ipecacastan - proud yet overly queasy population Crackastan - all the men wear low rider jeans and tool belts (you didn’t think I was talking about drugs now, did you?) Talkingsmackastan - all sentences begin with a put-down of some sort Anyone want to play? I swear, if I get 200 views and no replies, I’m moving to the country of Sadness (I got nothing else). ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2005, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geography-game/334038/2 "2005-12-04T16:30:28Z")
Oliverstan - they agree to reverse billings when it was first names ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2005, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geography-game/334038/3 "2005-12-04T16:33:30Z")
Stanmusial - crazy about baseball. ---
**Author:** ![Julius\_Henry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8797f3/32.png) [@Julius\_Henry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Julius_Henry)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2005, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geography-game/334038/4 "2005-12-04T16:38:32Z")
Musakistan — the land of boring music ---
**Author:** ![ImaginalDisc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a88e57/32.png) [@ImaginalDisc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ImaginalDisc)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2005, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geography-game/334038/5 "2005-12-04T16:38:48Z")
Hippopotomonstrosesquipidelianstan - A country renowned for having the world’s largest words. ---
**Author:** ![dbygawdcapn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dbygawdcapn/32/3995_2.png) [@dbygawdcapn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dbygawdcapn)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geography-game/334038/6 "2005-12-05T03:18:10Z")
Custerslaststan - Sioux me. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geography-game/334038/7 "2005-12-05T03:28:14Z")
Hanstan – home of Chinese acrobats. ---
**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geography-game/334038/8 "2005-12-05T04:54:19Z")
Stanistan - The land of land. Lossistan - The land of the lost. ---
**Author:** ![Encinitas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Encinitas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Encinitas)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geography-game/334038/9 "2005-12-05T06:06:21Z")
Cantstanditstan - land of intolerant people ---
**Author:** ![Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/regallag_the_axe/32/445_2.png) [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regallag_The_Axe)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geography-game/334038/10 "2005-12-05T06:40:50Z")
Catlaunchistan: Land of unconventional projectiles. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geography-game/334038/11 "2005-12-05T08:16:30Z")
Coldduckistan - The entire population is drunk on cheap champagne Upchuckistan - And nauseous Backpackistan - Good place for hiking And I expect the Russians to invade across the Bering Strait so they can take over Muklukistan and Canuckistan. ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geography-game/334038/12 "2005-12-05T09:04:44Z")
I always thought “the Czech Republic” was too unwieldy a name, so I just call it Czechistan. ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geography-game/334038/13 "2005-12-05T09:40:36Z")
Neverlandstan – Michael Jackson’s new ranch ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geography-game/334038/14 "2005-12-05T15:13:41Z")
Bazuchistan – Noted for its chicle output. Outbakistan – Has marsupials. Turkwomenistan – Where the Turkmen wish the were. Downcomforteristan – When an Afghan isn’t warm enough. ---
**Author:** ![Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a8b319/32.png) [@Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spatial_Rift_47)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geography-game/334038/15 "2005-12-05T15:33:38Z")
-[Nopantsistan](http://spamusement.com/index.php/comics/view/222) – obligatory spamusement reference -Kickthecanistan – Has an entertaining, if unusual, metal receptacle-based judicial system. -Hardtackistan – The entire population has gone crackers. -MoleWhackistan – Plagued by the dreaded Popping Moles. Everyone carries a mallet. -Nomanslandistan – No one lives here.