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The result was: promoted by — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:17, 30 March 2015 (UTC)
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Nada, Hainan
edit- ... that 220,000 people live in Nada?
- Reviewed: Elvy Kalep
- Comment: for April Fool's Day
Created by Zanhe (talk). Self nominated at 09:14, 23 February 2015 (UTC).
How is this a joke? I am guessing that "Nada" (a Spanish-language word for nothing) is the punchline? However, I am certain that not everyone in the world knows Spanish. Maybe adding the English translation to Nada would be beneficial for this hook in parenthesis? jona(talk) 00:46, 25 February 2015 (UTC)
- No way. Explaining a joke would totally ruin it. And I've yet to meet any English speaker who doesn't know what nada means. Sure the word is Spanish in origin, but it has long entered the English lexicon. It's listed in the American Heritage and Collins dictionaries, and Merriam Webster says its first known use in English was 1867. -Zanhe (talk) 05:26, 25 February 2015 (UTC)
I hope no one minds if I steal this review. It's new enough, long enough, and meets core content policies. Hook directly cited to what looks like census data. I admit I didn't get the joke at first (I'm sometimes slow to get jokes), but now that I see it, it's pretty clever. Definitely good for April Fools Day if there's a spot; if not then a quirky hook slot on any other day will do. --Jakob (talk) 19:13, 2 March 2015 (UTC)
