The Republic of Elbonia is a fictional country in Dilbert.

The national bird of Elbonia is the Frisbee.

The country is supposedly capitalist, shares a border with a totalitarian regime, North Elbonia " a parody of North Korea and Iran ," and is also shown to share a border with a country called " Kneebonia " with which relations are bad.

In October 2008 Donald Knuth established the Bank of San Serriffe ( in Thirty Point, Caissa Inferiore, San Serriffe ), which is an offshore institution that has branches in Blefuscu and Elbonia on the planet Pincus.

The fictional Elbonia has some visual and thematic similarities to the fictional country of Lower Slobbovia in Al Capp's long-running strip Li ' l Abner, where the impoverished citizens, who suffered under corrupt government, were perpetually seen in waist-deep snow.

Dogbert has been the ruler of Elbonia both in the strip and on the short-lived TV show.

In both the strip and TV show he ended up the ruler of Elbonia, although he quickly relinquished the title.

His depiction of Elbonia has also drawn criticism from a variety of corners.

Following a protracted series about Elbonia, the boss reappeared on October 21, 1991, without the jowls and with the pointed hair.

But there is, nevertheless, always a subtle difference in the way in which supposedly similar opinions are held.

If this etymology is combined with the tradition reported by Geoffrey of Monmouth stating that Ambrosius Aurelianus ordered the building of Stonehenge – which is located within the parish of Amesbury ( and where Ambrosius was supposedly buried ) – and with the presence of an Iron Age hill fort also in that parish, then it may be tempting to connect Ambrosius with Amesbury.

There is also the strange myth of the brothers Aegyptus and Danaus, sons of Belus, with the latter supposedly coming from Egypt, that Marianne Luban has suggested may date to this time.

* Uncle Sam ( initials U. S .) is a common national personification of the American government that according to legend came into use during the War of 1812 and was supposedly named for Samuel Wilson a meat packer in New York, who supplied rations for the soldiers.

It is said by some that Bayonne is the birthplace of mayonnaise, supposedly a corruption of Bayonnaise, the French adjective describing the city's people and produce.

The supposedly treacherous behavior of Treboniannus Gallus who, according to Zosimus, signalled the final Gothic assault is not accepted today.

Here, in a supposedly smooth step from one room to another, the Tramp loses his hat in one room, but it is instantly back on his head as he enters the next room.

It is supposedly a heavy creature, the size of a small bear, with a row of spines reaching from the neck to the base of the tail.

The ethical standing of wider forms of supposedly “ altruistic ” specific coercion – like political and thought coercion – is however much more controversial, along lines relating to the assumed relationship between coercion and freedom, which is often regarded as an ethical value in itself.

According to tradition, Constantine arranged for the rockface to be removed from around the tomb, without harming it, in order to isolate the tomb ; in the centre of the rotunda is a small building called the Kouvouklion ( Kουβούκλιον ; Modern Greek for small compartment ) or Aedicule ( from Latin: aediculum, small building ), which supposedly encloses this tomb, although it is not currently possible to verify the claim, as the remains are completely enveloped by a marble sheath.

Duesberg claims that the supposedly innocuous nature of all retroviruses is supported by what he considers to be their normal mode of proliferation: infection from mother to child in utero.

The " Heshang Gong Version " is named after the legendary Heshang Gong ( " Riverside Sage ") who supposedly lived during the reign ( 202-157 BC ) of Emperor Wen of Han.

The shade of blue used for Lions uniforms and logos is officially known as " Honolulu blue ," which is supposedly inspired by the color of the waves off the coast of Hawaii.

A script is supposedly being developed, tentatively called The Beginning Was the End, though the production hasn't been confirmed yet.

The title is also the name of a country, supposedly discovered by the protagonist.

The earliest reported example of this musical form is the song " Kalenda Maya ", supposedly written by the troubadour Raimbaut de Vaqueiras ( 1180-1207 ) to the melody of an estampida played by French jongleurs.

Cross-cutting was also used to get new effects of contrast, such as the cross-cut sequence in Cecil B. DeMille's The Whispering Chorus, in which a supposedly dead husband is having a liaison with a Chinese prostitute in an opium den, while simultaneously his unknowing wife is being remarried in church.

Experience is not seen, as it is in classical rationalism, as presenting us initially with clear and distinct objects simply located in space and registering their character, movements, and changes on the tabula rasa of an uninvolved intellect.

The speed is controlled by pressing on the two brake buttons located where the index finger and thumb are placed when holding the motor.

The school is located at 9-1/2 Mile Road, Woodward Heights.

When suitable equipment is located by the SBA representative, the small business concern is contacted and advised on when, where, and how to bid on such property.

Eighteen voted for assessment by the town in which it is located and eleven preferred assessment by the town in which the owner resides.

This temporary Peace Corps is being established under existing authority in the Mutual Security Act and will be located in the Department of State.

That's because the good professor teaches only Weider methods at his famous Montreal Health Studio which is located at 1821 Mt. Royal East in Montreal.

As an engineer approaches the plant the position of the home signal is seen in advance when he passes the `` distant '' signal located beyond the limits of the interlocking plant.

Placement of these holes is not critical, but they should be located so that the centers are about 1/8'' '' from any edge.

In California is located one of the most popular of the national parks -- Yosemite.

If your pool is located on or near sloping ground, it may have natural drainage which is certainly more desirable than to be faced with the annual expense and labor of first pumping out the water and then scooping out all the debris.

The cooling coil is located in the furnace's outlet.

For example, the officials of Poughkeepsie town ( township ) where the project is located think highly of it because it simplifies their snow clearing problem.

In most states, trade and industrial training is provided in a minority of the high schools, usually located in the larger cities.

After being located for some years in the Village at the Equinox Pharmacy under the supervision of Mrs. Harry Mercier, it is presently located in the Hill and Dale Shop, Manchester Center.

It is hard to believe that this mass of intertwined concrete constitutes what the law calls `` the highest and best use '' of centrally located urban land.

One fin is located every 120-degrees around the inside diameter of the wheel.

and only rarely is he acutely concerned with the meaning of what he has located.

Ideally these schools should be so located that one or more should be in the area where demand for practical courses is at the highest.

Action located where the evil is concentrated will prove most decisive and is most clearly legitimate.