The World According to Frank Zappa

THE WORLD ACCORDING TO FRANK ZAPPA YOU CAN'T BE A REAL COUNTRY UNLESS YOU HAVE A BEER AND AN AIRLINE. IT HELPS IF YOU HAVE SOME KIND OF A FOOTBALL TEAM OR SOME NUCLEAR WEAPONS, BUT AT THE VERY LEAST YOU NEED A BEER. — FRANK ZAPPA Sources: Beer: TheOwnsMyBeer.com Airlines: wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_airlines Football: wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Federation_of_American_Football (Frank Zappa is American, so “football” is assumed to be American football.) Nuclear Weapons: wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_states_with_nuclear_weapons

A colorful world map classifies countries according to whether they have beer, an airline, an American football team, or nuclear weapons. The joke humorously reduces national identity to Frank Zappa’s absurd checklist, implying that beer is the minimum requirement for being a “real country.”

• @rzeczyzabawne / 14436 2024-01-06