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Naming your contest after a failed policy of imperial conquest and subjugation that saw up to 20 million people die is really unfortunate. Would we accept "Greater Pinboard Cloud Reich" or a "Reichskommissariat Pinboard"? If not, what's the difference?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_East_Asia_Co-Prosperity...

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It's different primarily because "co-prosperity sphere" sounds really funny as a phrase. He's also using it in a self-deprecating fashion, because he's inviting you to apply to join something that historically you would never want to be part of.

So it's funny. As I wrote this I realized once again how hard it is to explain humor.

But basically, funny makes taboo or bad things ok to talk about.

I believe the difference is with the words involved?

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