Geography and Americans

[oloenneker]

If this does not make you cringe, then you need to go brush up on alot of subjects you slept through in high school...


Watch this video...
http://www.digitalfog.com/gallery/invasion.html

[James 3528]

Didn't look that much like Americans to me. Just transplants, illegals and democrats.

[MikeJ]

You should watch Jay Leno, he does a better job of showing us ourselves.

[James 3528]

Originally posted by MikeJ
You should watch Jay Leno, he does a better job of showing us ourselves.

Which is my point, he and his staff walks out onto the streets of a town that isn't typical America and looks for the least common denominator. Notice that he doesn't walk around he studio audience or the cafeteria at NBC and ask those questions? They usually have ringers that find these people, determine that they don't have a knife or gun, fit their agenda and are idiot's, then they direct them to Jay.

[Carnak]

I think you guys could brush up on your own geography and maybe learn some other places too.

[RoBoTeq]

Originally posted by Carnak
I think you guys could brush up on your own geography and maybe learn some other places too.

Hey; I found that spot of sand in the middle of nowhere that you call home :D

[oloenneker]

Originally posted by James 3528

Originally posted by MikeJ
You should watch Jay Leno, he does a better job of showing us ourselves.

Which is my point, he and his staff walks out onto the streets of a town that isn't typical America and looks for the least common denominator. Notice that he doesn't walk around he studio audience or the cafeteria at NBC and ask those questions? They usually have ringers that find these people, determine that they don't have a knife or gun, fit their agenda and are idiot's, then they direct them to Jay.

So, James, what country where most of the people putting the pins on? Especially the guy that thought that north Korea was so much bigger than south Korea? That was the joke, you know?

[James 3528]

What's your point?

[Carnak]

Originally posted by RoBoTeq

Originally posted by Carnak
I think you guys could brush up on your own geography and maybe learn some other places too.

Hey; I found that spot of sand in the middle of nowhere that you call home :D

I guess so, you are the biggest map junkie in HVAC :)

[oloenneker]

Originally posted by James 3528
What's your point?


What country is it James? Or do you not know either?

[bootlen]

From the looks of the map, teh guy was himself guessing where France, Korea are and never did get it right. Apparently, he, too, is totally unfamiliar with Europe, Asia, and Australia. But he's a Brit and likely works for BBC. Those guys are unconscious.

[James 3528]

Originally posted by oloenneker

Originally posted by James 3528
What's your point?


What country is it James? Or do you not know either?

Try Continent.

So again, what is your point?

[bootlen]

Originally posted by James 3528

Originally posted by oloenneker

Originally posted by James 3528
What's your point?


What country is it James? Or do you not know either?

Try Continent.

So again, what is your point?

Point? Ole can make a point? Since when? His brain is oxygen starved from high altitudes.

[acmanko]

Originally posted by James 3528
What's your point? that is plagerism quit trying to be me

[oloenneker]

His brain is oxygen starved from high altitudes.


Alas, I must admit, above 10,000' I do get a littly hypoxic, but I rarely suffer from AMS. But I do bring along some diamox for that, just in case.

[wolfstrike]

yeah , we should start a new program in our schools ,
The History Of Insignificant Countries 101

[oloenneker]

Originally posted by wolfstrike
yeah , we should start a new program in our schools ,
The History Of Insignificant Countries 101

Right, as if the knowledge of any country, significant or not, is a waste of time, right? The USA is the only country that matters after all, right?



Thats the problem....

[bootlen]

Well, our kids would know a lot more about geography and all other subjects if the NAACP and ACLU would stay the hell out of the classrooms. Parents also need to understand that if they want their kids to be legitimately educated, they need to make them tow the mark in school. But school has become a mere baby-sitting service while mom goes out and makes more babies to draw more welfare. Then mom's kids, who severely lack discipline keep classrooms disrupted making it extremely difficult for everyone to learn.

But everybody wants to blame the Republican Party.

[Carnak]

Its not the kids boots its the parents and grandparents. Same mentality that makes a tourist think if they speak english real, real slow, a mexican will magically understand them

[James 3528]

Yes, it's the parents and grand parents. The ones that think you can move to downtown Jacksonville Florida or any other major city after crossing the border illegally last month and have 20 chickens around your house and 15 people living in it and expect the new country to understand and accommodate you .

[Carnak]

What/where is the source of the Mississippi?

Could you name and locate all 5 great lakes?

What/where was the Battle of Brandywine?

Find Nebraska on a map, bonus points if you can name the capital.

What is the capital of Missouri?

Hats off to you if you do not have to google.

[James 3528]

That should be on a Immigration test.


I had to know Algebra, Biology and the capital of Brazil to get out of high school which I did where we spoke all English.

I probably don't know 1/2 those things now, but this is my country and I don't plan to go to Australia or Europe and hold up a world map and ask questions. I have a job.

[Carnak]

Well I think the typical member of the WASP John Q Public would have trouble with those questions, they are all American Geography and or history. Even if they were asked the questions wery wery slowly Elmer.

So typically people are challenged knowing things about their own country and they know even less of the world around them. Would not hurt to know what it is like in the rest of the world before garnishing opinions on the rest of the world.

Brandywine would be a little tough unless you were from Pennsylvania. I only knew that it was a Battle of the Revolutionary War, because I had an ancestor who fought in it. Makes my mother a Daughter of the American Revolution.

So my ancestors were 'off the boat' before many others in the USA, does that make me more American then someone whose great great great grandfather came over after the potato famine?

[Carnak]

Bonus question, name that tune.

Category "I'll take 'original song remixes' for 1000 Alex".

This is the music that "My Country 'Tis of Thee" is sang to.

[bootlen]

Originally posted by Carnak
Its not the kids boots its the parents and grandparents. Same mentality that makes a tourist think if they speak english real, real slow, a mexican will magically understand them

I wasn't trying to imply kids are the cause so much as their attitudes are the effect of the special interest groups and lousy parenting.

When I was in school, if I got paddled at school (it was legal then), I also got spanked at home for having gotten the paddling. I learned early on to have respect for authority. And I got paddled only twice throughout school, both due to stupid decisions on my part. (I made many stupid decisions but got caught only twice. :D)

Point being, if kids are taught respect for authority, it will enhance their ability to learn and help keep them out of trouble with the law. (Before you go "there", there are exceptions to every rule.)

[Carnak]

Spare the rod and spoil the child, I agree boot. I never got paddled but I did get 'strapped'. It's all Benjamin Spock's fault

[acmanko]

Originally posted by bootlen

Originally posted by Carnak
Its not the kids boots its the parents and grandparents. Same mentality that makes a tourist think if they speak english real, real slow, a mexican will magically understand them

I wasn't trying to imply kids are the cause so much as their attitudes are the effect of the special interest groups and lousy parenting.

When I was in school, if I got paddled at school (it was legal then), I also got spanked at home for having gotten the paddling. I learned early on to have respect for authority. And I got paddled only twice throughout school, both due to stupid decisions on my part. (I made many stupid decisions but got caught only twice. :D)

Point being, if kids are taught respect for authority, it will enhance their ability to learn and help keep them out of trouble with the law. (Before you go "there", there are exceptions to every rule.) You would need about 8316 paddles here :)