# Montenegro: Is it, or isn't it...

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 23, 2008, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montenegro-is-it-or-isnt-it/474065 "2008-11-23T02:58:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2008, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montenegro-is-it-or-isnt-it/474065/1 "2008-11-23T02:58:24Z")

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… based on a true story?

That is, is it based on true events, or is it truly based on a story someone wrote?

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**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2008, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montenegro-is-it-or-isnt-it/474065/2 "2008-11-23T04:20:36Z")

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Yes, the country of Montenegro is a real place. I’d like to go there, it looks fantastic in pictures.

OR

What the hell are you talking about?

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**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2008, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montenegro-is-it-or-isnt-it/474065/3 "2008-11-23T04:25:25Z")

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The only evidence that I can find is the claim made at the end of the film itself; Wiki’s silent on the subject. I’d heard it was based on the same true story that Shel Silverstein’s “The Ballad of Lucy Jordan” was based on, but again, no cite.