Religions > Atheism > OT: Satirical Show Asks Americans What They Know About The World
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"Clayton Aguilera the Dirty Pierced Nipple Slut" |
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OT: Satirical Show Asks Americans What They Know About The World |
I've mentioned the Australian satirical news show CNNNN a few times, where
they ask Americans on the street simple questions and show some of the
astounding answers they give. Well last week they decided to ask some
people on the street what they know about the world they now basically
control. Now these aren't actors, just normal people on the street, totally
serious, not trying to make jokes or anything. Here are some of the
questions asked and the sincere answers some of them gave.
Name a country that begins with "U"?
"Yugoslavia"
"Utah"
"Utopia"
Who is in the "Coalition of the Willing"?
"No freakin idea!"
"Afghanistan and Kuwait"
"Iran and Pakistan"
What is the national religion of Israel?
"Israeli"
"Muslim"
"Islamic"
"Catholic probably"
What religion are Buddhist monks?
"Um.....Islamic? I don't know."
"hmmmm....Buddhist monks...Buddhist monks? Don't know, sorry."
Who won the Vietnam War?
"We did! (talks to older man in the background) You were in the Vietnam war
weren't you? We won didn't we? Yeah...good."
Who's Fidelle Castro?
"A singer"
How many sides does a triangle have?
"Damn...four?"
"No sides...a triangle doesn't have any sides does it?"
What is the currency used in the United Kingdom?
"I don't know...what's the United Kingdom?"
"Queen Elizabeth money?"
"Possibly American money"
Well at least they are wiser and more worldly than Dubya!
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15 Sep 2003 07:57:19 AM |
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"Clayton Aguilera the Dirty Pierced Nipple *****"
<cjfat@SPAMBLOCKoptusnet.com.au> wrote in message
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I've mentioned the Australian satirical news show CNNNN a few times,
where
they ask Americans on the street simple questions and show some of the
astounding answers they give. Well last week they decided to ask some
people on the street what they know about the world they now basically
control. Now these aren't actors, just normal people on the street,
totally
serious, not trying to make jokes or anything. Here are some of the
questions asked and the sincere answers some of them gave.
Name a country that begins with "U"?
"Yugoslavia"
"Utah"
"Utopia"
Who is in the "Coalition of the Willing"?
"No freakin idea!"
"Afghanistan and Kuwait"
"Iran and Pakistan"
What is the national religion of Israel?
"Israeli"
"Muslim"
"Islamic"
"Catholic probably"
What religion are Buddhist monks?
"Um.....Islamic? I don't know."
"hmmmm....Buddhist monks...Buddhist monks? Don't know, sorry."
Who won the Vietnam War?
"We did! (talks to older man in the background) You were in the
Vietnam war
weren't you? We won didn't we? Yeah...good."
Who's Fidelle Castro?
"A singer"
How many sides does a triangle have?
"Damn...four?"
"No sides...a triangle doesn't have any sides does it?"
What is the currency used in the United Kingdom?
"I don't know...what's the United Kingdom?"
"Queen Elizabeth money?"
"Possibly American money"
Well at least they are wiser and more worldly than Dubya!
Jay Leno does something similar on his show here in the US now and then.
I don't know whether it's a regular feature, as I'm normally asleep by
the time it comes on. I'd like to believe they cut most of the people
they interview and include only the few who don't know the answers.
Someone please tell me that is the case!
Marvin
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| User: "Guest Pest" |
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15 Sep 2003 06:56:42 PM |
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"Marvin" <marvin2@starband.net> wrote in
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"Clayton Aguilera the Dirty Pierced Nipple *****"
<cjfat@SPAMBLOCKoptusnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:3f6567f8$0$6527$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
I've mentioned the Australian satirical news show CNNNN a few times,
where
they ask Americans on the street simple questions and show some of the
astounding answers they give. Well last week they decided to ask some
people on the street what they know about the world they now basically
control. Now these aren't actors, just normal people on the street,
totally
serious, not trying to make jokes or anything. Here are some of the
questions asked and the sincere answers some of them gave.
Name a country that begins with "U"?
"Yugoslavia"
"Utah"
"Utopia"
Who is in the "Coalition of the Willing"?
"No freakin idea!"
"Afghanistan and Kuwait"
"Iran and Pakistan"
What is the national religion of Israel?
"Israeli"
"Muslim"
"Islamic"
"Catholic probably"
What religion are Buddhist monks?
"Um.....Islamic? I don't know."
"hmmmm....Buddhist monks...Buddhist monks? Don't know, sorry."
Who won the Vietnam War?
"We did! (talks to older man in the background) You were in the
Vietnam war
weren't you? We won didn't we? Yeah...good."
Who's Fidelle Castro?
"A singer"
How many sides does a triangle have?
"Damn...four?"
"No sides...a triangle doesn't have any sides does it?"
What is the currency used in the United Kingdom?
"I don't know...what's the United Kingdom?"
"Queen Elizabeth money?"
"Possibly American money"
Well at least they are wiser and more worldly than Dubya!
Jay Leno does something similar on his show here in the US now and then.
I don't know whether it's a regular feature, as I'm normally asleep by
the time it comes on. I'd like to believe they cut most of the people
they interview and include only the few who don't know the answers.
Someone please tell me that is the case!
Marvin
BTW, the feature is Jay Walking:
http://www.nbc.com/nbc/The_Tonight_Show_with_Jay_Leno/jaywalking/index.shtm
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| User: "August Pamplona" |
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15 Sep 2003 12:41:30 PM |
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"Marvin" <marvin2@starband.net> wrote in message
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"Clayton Aguilera the Dirty Pierced Nipple *****"
<cjfat@SPAMBLOCKoptusnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:3f6567f8$0$6527$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
I've mentioned the Australian satirical news show CNNNN a few times,
where
they ask Americans on the street simple questions and show some of
the
astounding answers they give. Well last week they decided to ask
some
people on the street what they know about the world they now
basically
control. Now these aren't actors, just normal people on the street,
[snip]
Well at least they are wiser and more worldly than Dubya!
Jay Leno does something similar on his show here in the US now and
then.
I don't know whether it's a regular feature, as I'm normally asleep by
the time it comes on. I'd like to believe they cut most of the people
they interview and include only the few who don't know the answers.
Someone please tell me that is the case!
Marvin
Rick Mercer (IIRC the name) on the CBC's _This Hour has 22 Minutes_
used to have a regular feature called "Talking to Americans" (he
probably still does, but I don't get the CBC any more) which was based
on the same concept.. He even talked to folk on the Harvard campus one
time regarding some goofy, obviously made up Canadian isssue and got
someone claiming to be a professor to offer a serious opinion on the
subject.
Along the same line, Rick Mercer also managed a bit of a gotcha on
George Bush at one point (from memory, asking George W.Bush something
about Canada's prime minister Poutan --or some such thing).
August Pamplona
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"No, jew. Your jew opinion doesn't matter no matter what, jew. Your
writings deserve no comprehension, merely scorn, jew. You are jew."
-Lysis on m.f.w.
a.a. # 1811 apatriot #20 Eater of smut
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| User: "Laura" |
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16 Sep 2003 04:07:38 PM |
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"August Pamplona" <necatoramericanusancylostomaduodenale@mail.com> wrote in message news:<eRm9b.4791$BS5.1233@newsread4.news.pas.earthlink.net>...
Along the same line, Rick Mercer also managed a bit of a gotcha on
George Bush at one point (from memory, asking George W.Bush something
about Canada's prime minister Poutan --or some such thing).
Prime Minister Poutine. And Bush bought it hook line and sinker. That
was the first time I got a queasy
"oh-*****-that's-their-next-president-Canada's-screwed" feeling. I
mean, you would think that if you were running for president, you'd
know the difference between the leader of your largest trading partner
and fries covered in cheese curd and gravy (although with Chretien
I'll admit the difference isn't as big as it might be...)
Laura
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| User: "August Pamplona" |
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16 Sep 2003 07:06:50 PM |
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"Laura" <ljbright@shadowplay.net> wrote in message
news:9388784b.0309161307.5aee3a84@posting.google.com...
"August Pamplona" <necatoramericanusancylostomaduodenale@mail.com>
wrote in message
news:<eRm9b.4791$BS5.1233@newsread4.news.pas.earthlink.net>...
Along the same line, Rick Mercer also managed a bit of a gotcha
on
George Bush at one point (from memory, asking George W.Bush
something
about Canada's prime minister Poutan --or some such thing).
Prime Minister Poutine.
Mercer didn't spell it out (though I should have guessed) and you're
talking to an american. :-)
And Bush bought it hook line and sinker. That
was the first time I got a queasy
"oh-*****-that's-their-next-president-Canada's-screwed" feeling. I
mean, you would think that if you were running for president, you'd
know the difference between the leader of your largest trading partner
and fries covered in cheese curd and gravy (although with Chretien
I'll admit the difference isn't as big as it might be...)
My expectations of Bush are so low that they should have been
instantly exceeded by some tiny semblancy of competence on his part. I'm
still waiting for this to happen. Furthermore, I'm constantly surprised
at the overwhelming incompetence of the supposedly intelligent people he
is surrounded with such as the much adored Donald Rumsfeld (as the
theory went, Bush might be an idiot but it doesn't matter because he
knows enough to surround himself with very intelligent and capable
people --so much for theory).
Laura
August Pamplona
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The waterfall in Java is not wet.
- omegazero2003 on m.f.w.
a.a. # 1811 apatriot #20 Eater of smut
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| User: "Lord Calvert" |
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16 Sep 2003 07:20:13 PM |
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My expectations of Bush are so low that they should have been
instantly exceeded by some tiny semblancy of competence on his part. I'm
still waiting for this to happen. Furthermore, I'm constantly surprised
at the overwhelming incompetence of the supposedly intelligent people he
is surrounded with such as the much adored Donald Rumsfeld (as the
theory went, Bush might be an idiot but it doesn't matter because he
knows enough to surround himself with very intelligent and capable
people --so much for theory).
On the contrary...Rumsfeld's skills have to be exceptional. He managed to be on
the board of a company which sold nuclear technology to North Korea and he has
still managed to keep his job after North Korea was considered an "Axis of
Evil" country. I admire the mentality which can pull off that sort of blatant
arrogance and deceit. Bush does too. It worked for his grandfather. ;-/
Rich Goranson, Amherst, NY, USA (aa#MCMXCIX, a-vet#1)
EAC Ill-Legal Dept. "Abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter Here"
"My country, right or wrong; to be defended when right and righted when wrong."
- Thomas Jefferson
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| User: "Lord Calvert" |
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15 Sep 2003 01:10:29 PM |
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Rick Mercer (IIRC the name) on the CBC's _This Hour has 22 Minutes_
used to have a regular feature called "Talking to Americans" (he
probably still does, but I don't get the CBC any more) which was based
on the same concept..
Mercer does not do the show anymore. He left "22 Minutes" to star in the
satirical comedy "Made in Canada", which is seen in the US under the name "The
Industry." Mercer was replaced on "22 Minutes" by Colin Mochrie of "Who's Line
is it Anyway?" When Mercer left the show, "Talking to Americans" left with
him.
Rich Goranson, Amherst, NY, USA (aa#MCMXCIX, a-vet#1)
EAC Ill-Legal Dept. "Abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter Here"
"My country, right or wrong; to be defended when right and righted when wrong."
- Thomas Jefferson
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| User: "August Pamplona" |
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15 Sep 2003 10:15:18 PM |
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"Lord Calvert" <forlornh@aol.commode> wrote in message
news:20030915141029.18281.00001344@mb-m06.aol.com...
Rick Mercer (IIRC the name) on the CBC's _This Hour has 22
Minutes_
used to have a regular feature called "Talking to Americans" (he
probably still does, but I don't get the CBC any more) which was
based
on the same concept..
Mercer does not do the show anymore. He left "22 Minutes" to star in
the
satirical comedy "Made in Canada", which is seen in the US under the
name "The
Industry." Mercer was replaced on "22 Minutes" by Colin Mochrie of
"Who's Line
is it Anyway?" When Mercer left the show, "Talking to Americans" left
with
him.
Thanks for the update. It's been several years since being able to
tune into the CBC. We have a UHF retransmitting tower which rebroadcasts
signals from stations in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area and they also
throw in two or three channels from some staellite feed. CBC North used
to be one such channel until they chjanged that transmission in some way
and at that point it got replaced with something else. This satellite
feed is also how I can get to see the religious nutcases on T.B.N. when
zapping between one channel and another.
August Pamplona
--
"No, jew. Your jew opinion doesn't matter no matter what, jew. Your
writings deserve no comprehension, merely scorn, jew. You are jew."
-Lysis on m.f.w.
a.a. # 1811 apatriot #20 Eater of smut
To email replace 'necatoramericanusancylostomaduodenale' with
'cosmicaug'
Rich Goranson, Amherst, NY, USA (aa#MCMXCIX, a-vet#1)
EAC Ill-Legal Dept. "Abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter Here"
"My country, right or wrong; to be defended when right and righted
when wrong."
- Thomas Jefferson
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| User: "Lord Calvert" |
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16 Sep 2003 08:20:41 AM |
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Rick Mercer (IIRC the name) on the CBC's _This Hour has 22
Minutes_
used to have a regular feature called "Talking to Americans" (he
probably still does, but I don't get the CBC any more) which was
based
on the same concept..
Mercer does not do the show anymore. He left "22 Minutes" to star in
the
satirical comedy "Made in Canada", which is seen in the US under the
name "The
Industry." Mercer was replaced on "22 Minutes" by Colin Mochrie of
"Who's Line
is it Anyway?" When Mercer left the show, "Talking to Americans" left
with
him.
Thanks for the update. It's been several years since being able to
tune into the CBC. We have a UHF retransmitting tower which rebroadcasts
signals from stations in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area and they also
throw in two or three channels from some staellite feed. CBC North used
to be one such channel until they chjanged that transmission in some way
and at that point it got replaced with something else. This satellite
feed is also how I can get to see the religious nutcases on T.B.N. when
zapping between one channel and another.
The benefits in living in a US city which has CBC and CTV considered to be
"local broadcast" stations by the cable carriers. :}
Rich Goranson, Amherst, NY, USA (aa#MCMXCIX, a-vet#1)
EAC Ill-Legal Dept. "Abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter Here"
"My country, right or wrong; to be defended when right and righted when wrong."
- Thomas Jefferson
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| User: "Clayton Aguilera the Dirty Pierced Nipple Slut" |
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15 Sep 2003 07:05:01 PM |
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"Marvin" <marvin2@starband.net> wrote in message
news:9Hi9b.3023$GE1.655480997@twister1.starband.net...
"Clayton Aguilera the Dirty Pierced Nipple *****"
<cjfat@SPAMBLOCKoptusnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:3f6567f8$0$6527$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
I've mentioned the Australian satirical news show CNNNN a few times,
where
they ask Americans on the street simple questions and show some of the
astounding answers they give. Well last week they decided to ask some
people on the street what they know about the world they now basically
control. Now these aren't actors, just normal people on the street,
totally
serious, not trying to make jokes or anything. Here are some of the
questions asked and the sincere answers some of them gave.
Well at least they are wiser and more worldly than Dubya!
Jay Leno does something similar on his show here in the US now and then.
I don't know whether it's a regular feature, as I'm normally asleep by
the time it comes on. I'd like to believe they cut most of the people
they interview and include only the few who don't know the answers.
Someone please tell me that is the case!
Oh I'm sure that there is some of that going on....but in how many places
can you just walk out on the street and find 10 lots of people that stupid.
The interviews all took place on the same day in the same place...some park
in Washington I think. I would like to think that in most places it would
take all day and several locations to find enough people for an entire
segment...but in the US they manage to do it every week. It's like wilful
ignorance of anything not directly US related is a national past time and
anything not sponsored by Pepsi, isn't worth thinking about. Just for an
experiment, last night I went into a chat room and asked several Americans
the same questions....the answers weren't as funny, but were, over all,
equally ignorant.
Marvin
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| User: "Diederik" |
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16 Sep 2003 08:29:50 PM |
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"Clayton Aguilera the Dirty Pierced Nipple *****" <cjfat@SPAMBLOCKoptusnet.com.au> wrote in message news:<3f665361$0$6529$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au>...
"Marvin" <marvin2@starband.net> wrote in message
news:9Hi9b.3023$GE1.655480997@twister1.starband.net...
"Clayton Aguilera the Dirty Pierced Nipple *****"
<cjfat@SPAMBLOCKoptusnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:3f6567f8$0$6527$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
I've mentioned the Australian satirical news show CNNNN a few times,
where
they ask Americans on the street simple questions and show some of the
astounding answers they give. Well last week they decided to ask some
people on the street what they know about the world they now basically
control. Now these aren't actors, just normal people on the street,
totally
serious, not trying to make jokes or anything. Here are some of the
questions asked and the sincere answers some of them gave.
Well at least they are wiser and more worldly than Dubya!
Jay Leno does something similar on his show here in the US now and then.
I don't know whether it's a regular feature, as I'm normally asleep by
the time it comes on. I'd like to believe they cut most of the people
they interview and include only the few who don't know the answers.
Someone please tell me that is the case!
Oh I'm sure that there is some of that going on....but in how many places
can you just walk out on the street and find 10 lots of people that stupid.
The interviews all took place on the same day in the same place...some park
in Washington I think. I would like to think that in most places it would
take all day and several locations to find enough people for an entire
segment...but in the US they manage to do it every week. It's like wilful
ignorance of anything not directly US related is a national past time and
anything not sponsored by Pepsi, isn't worth thinking about. Just for an
experiment, last night I went into a chat room and asked several Americans
the same questions....the answers weren't as funny, but were, over all,
equally ignorant.
Marvin
A lot of people will do just about anything to get on TV, including
acting like a complete idiot. Unfortunately we have our share of real
idiots, so I can't be certain that they are all acting. As for chat
rooms, I stopped going to those a long time ago because I very rarely
found any stimulating conversaton, regardless of where the other
person was from. Mostly just people saying, "hi *****! asl?"
Diederik
Rational Hedonist #1
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16 Sep 2003 11:55:45 AM |
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In article <3f665361$0$6529$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au>, Clayton Aguilera the
Dirty Pierced Nipple ***** says...
"Marvin" <marvin2@starband.net> wrote in message
news:9Hi9b.3023$GE1.655480997@twister1.starband.net...
"Clayton Aguilera the Dirty Pierced Nipple *****"
<cjfat@SPAMBLOCKoptusnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:3f6567f8$0$6527$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
I've mentioned the Australian satirical news show CNNNN a few times,
where
they ask Americans on the street simple questions and show some of the
astounding answers they give. Well last week they decided to ask some
people on the street what they know about the world they now basically
control. Now these aren't actors, just normal people on the street,
totally
serious, not trying to make jokes or anything. Here are some of the
questions asked and the sincere answers some of them gave.
Well at least they are wiser and more worldly than Dubya!
Jay Leno does something similar on his show here in the US now and then.
I don't know whether it's a regular feature, as I'm normally asleep by
the time it comes on. I'd like to believe they cut most of the people
they interview and include only the few who don't know the answers.
Someone please tell me that is the case!
Oh I'm sure that there is some of that going on....but in how many places
can you just walk out on the street and find 10 lots of people that stupid.
The interviews all took place on the same day in the same place...some park
in Washington I think. I would like to think that in most places it would
take all day and several locations to find enough people for an entire
segment...but in the US they manage to do it every week. It's like wilful
ignorance of anything not directly US related is a national past time and
anything not sponsored by Pepsi, isn't worth thinking about. Just for an
experiment, last night I went into a chat room and asked several Americans
the same questions....the answers weren't as funny, but were, over all,
equally ignorant.
I hate to say it, but the majority of my husband's sisters would give answers
like that. Basically nice gals, but not the brightest bulbs on the Xmas tree
<sigh>
One thing I find completely bizarre is that they can't comprehend why I know so
much more about christianity, as well as other religions, than they do. They
seem to think that since I don't believe, there's no reason for me to have any
knowledge on this subject. Oy!
Robyn
Resident Witchypoo & EAC Spellcaster
#1557
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15 Sep 2003 08:29:11 AM |
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Marvin wrote:
Jay Leno does something similar on his show here in the US now and then.
I don't know whether it's a regular feature, as I'm normally asleep by
the time it comes on. I'd like to believe they cut most of the people
they interview and include only the few who don't know the answers.
Someone please tell me that is the case!
my wild guess is that they only have to cut about half the participants
in "Jaywalking".
Some of the folks are so dumb that they get to compete on an occasional
"game show" with Jay as MC.
We sure don't seem to value education very much in this country. sad.
--
Jim
Visit the Selectric Typewriter Museum!
http://www.mindspring.com/~jforbes2
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16 Sep 2003 01:12:54 AM |
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In article <3f6567f8$0$6527$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au>,
"Clayton Aguilera the Dirty Pierced Nipple *****"
<cjfat@SPAMBLOCKoptusnet.com.au> wrote:
I've mentioned the Australian satirical news show CNNNN a few times, where
they ask Americans on the street simple questions and show some of the
astounding answers they give. Well last week they decided to ask some
people on the street what they know about the world they now basically
control. Now these aren't actors, just normal people on the street, totally
serious, not trying to make jokes or anything. Here are some of the
questions asked and the sincere answers some of them gave.
Name a country that begins with "U"?
"Yugoslavia"
"Utah"
"Utopia"
Who is in the "Coalition of the Willing"?
"No freakin idea!"
"Afghanistan and Kuwait"
"Iran and Pakistan"
What is the national religion of Israel?
"Israeli"
"Muslim"
"Islamic"
"Catholic probably"
What religion are Buddhist monks?
"Um.....Islamic? I don't know."
"hmmmm....Buddhist monks...Buddhist monks? Don't know, sorry."
Who won the Vietnam War?
"We did! (talks to older man in the background) You were in the Vietnam war
weren't you? We won didn't we? Yeah...good."
Who's Fidelle Castro?
"A singer"
How many sides does a triangle have?
"Damn...four?"
"No sides...a triangle doesn't have any sides does it?"
What is the currency used in the United Kingdom?
"I don't know...what's the United Kingdom?"
"Queen Elizabeth money?"
"Possibly American money"
Well at least they are wiser and more worldly than Dubya!
According to the results of a recent geography quiz, about 25% of
those Americans who participated couldn't find the US on a map!
Reminds me of a few years ago when I saw two marketing people in the
company that I worked for staring at a map of the world in the
hallway. As they saw me approach, one asked:"Do you have any idea
where New Zealand is?" "Sure", I said, "it's a just to the East of
Australia." Blank stares. I said "OK. See that big red thing near the
lower left corner of the map? That's Australia. Now look to the right.
See those two smaller red things? That's New Zealand". Sheesh. I wish
that I were making this up, but it's the truth. What the hell are they
teaching kids in schools these days?
--
John Hachmann, aa #1782
Pierre Laplace, when asked by Napoleon on why he made
no mention of a god in his book on astronomy: "Sire,
I have no need of that hypothesis."
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| User: "Clayton Aguilera the Dirty Pierced Nipple Slut" |
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| Title: Re: OT: Satirical Show Asks Americans What They Know About The World |
16 Sep 2003 02:31:30 AM |
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"johac" <jhachm@remove.ixpres.com> wrote in message
news:jhachm-DDC1DA.23125415092003@central.giganews.com...
In article <3f6567f8$0$6527$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au>,
"Clayton Aguilera the Dirty Pierced Nipple *****"
<cjfat@SPAMBLOCKoptusnet.com.au> wrote:
I've mentioned the Australian satirical news show CNNNN a few times,
where
they ask Americans on the street simple questions and show some of the
astounding answers they give. Well last week they decided to ask some
people on the street what they know about the world they now basically
control. Now these aren't actors, just normal people on the street,
totally
serious, not trying to make jokes or anything. Here are some of the
questions asked and the sincere answers some of them gave.
Name a country that begins with "U"?
"Yugoslavia"
"Utah"
"Utopia"
Who is in the "Coalition of the Willing"?
"No freakin idea!"
"Afghanistan and Kuwait"
"Iran and Pakistan"
What is the national religion of Israel?
"Israeli"
"Muslim"
"Islamic"
"Catholic probably"
What religion are Buddhist monks?
"Um.....Islamic? I don't know."
"hmmmm....Buddhist monks...Buddhist monks? Don't know, sorry."
Who won the Vietnam War?
"We did! (talks to older man in the background) You were in the Vietnam
war
weren't you? We won didn't we? Yeah...good."
Who's Fidelle Castro?
"A singer"
How many sides does a triangle have?
"Damn...four?"
"No sides...a triangle doesn't have any sides does it?"
What is the currency used in the United Kingdom?
"I don't know...what's the United Kingdom?"
"Queen Elizabeth money?"
"Possibly American money"
Well at least they are wiser and more worldly than Dubya!
According to the results of a recent geography quiz, about 25% of
those Americans who participated couldn't find the US on a map!
Reminds me of a few years ago when I saw two marketing people in the
company that I worked for staring at a map of the world in the
hallway. As they saw me approach, one asked:"Do you have any idea
where New Zealand is?" "Sure", I said, "it's a just to the East of
Australia." Blank stares. I said "OK. See that big red thing near the
lower left corner of the map? That's Australia. Now look to the right.
See those two smaller red things? That's New Zealand". Sheesh. I wish
that I were making this up, but it's the truth. What the hell are they
teaching kids in schools these days?
In the latest episode of the show they asked some Americans which country
the U.S. should invade next. Then came the expected answers...Iran...North
Korea...Pakistan. Then they were given a little map pin (in the shape of a
missile) and asked to put it into a map of the world where the country they
nominated was. The thing is, in all of the maps, it was Australia which was
labelled as that country...not one of them knew that it was Australia or
where the country they want destroyed was in the world. In one case the
Australian mainland was labelled "North Korea" and Tasmania was labelled
"South Korea". The guy said, "I never realised that North Korea was so much
bigger than South...no wonder they cause them so much trouble!"
Now to be fair..in the same program they showed some pretty dumb Australians
too. They showed people pictures of Mother Mary MacKillop and Sir Donald
Bradman and asked which one should become Australia's first saint. Despite
his prejudice against Catholics, they almost all nominated the Don. One
even said, "She couldn't hit a century if her life depended on it!" I
didn't know being able to score in cricket was a pre-requisite for
sainthood!
--
John Hachmann, aa #1782
Pierre Laplace, when asked by Napoleon on why he made
no mention of a god in his book on astronomy: "Sire,
I have no need of that hypothesis."
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| User: "August Pamplona" |
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| Title: Re: OT: Satirical Show Asks Americans What They Know About The World |
16 Sep 2003 03:36:16 PM |
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"Clayton Aguilera the Dirty Pierced Nipple *****"
<cjfat@SPAMBLOCKoptusnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:3f66bb9e$0$2484$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
"johac" <jhachm@remove.ixpres.com> wrote in message
news:jhachm-DDC1DA.23125415092003@central.giganews.com...
In article <3f6567f8$0$6527$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au>,
"Clayton Aguilera the Dirty Pierced Nipple *****"
<cjfat@SPAMBLOCKoptusnet.com.au> wrote:
I've mentioned the Australian satirical news show CNNNN a few
times,
where
they ask Americans on the street simple questions and show some of
the
[snip]
According to the results of a recent geography quiz, about 25% of
those Americans who participated couldn't find the US on a map!
Reminds me of a few years ago when I saw two marketing people in the
company that I worked for staring at a map of the world in the
hallway. As they saw me approach, one asked:"Do you have any idea
where New Zealand is?" "Sure", I said, "it's a just to the East of
Australia." Blank stares. I said "OK. See that big red thing near
the
lower left corner of the map? That's Australia. Now look to the
right.
See those two smaller red things? That's New Zealand". Sheesh. I
wish
that I were making this up, but it's the truth. What the hell are
they
teaching kids in schools these days?
In the latest episode of the show they asked some Americans which
country
the U.S. should invade next. Then came the expected
answers...Iran...North
Korea...Pakistan. Then they were given a little map pin (in the shape
of a
missile) and asked to put it into a map of the world where the country
they
nominated was. The thing is, in all of the maps, it was Australia
which was
labelled as that country...not one of them knew that it was Australia
or
where the country they want destroyed was in the world. In one case
the
Australian mainland was labelled "North Korea" and Tasmania was
labelled
"South Korea". The guy said, "I never realised that North Korea was
so much
bigger than South...no wonder they cause them so much trouble!"
One friendly piece of advice for the folk down under: write out
"Australia" (and for Kiwis, "New Zealand") in large, very large friendly
letters. You know, something like the famous Nazca lines only bigger
and, preferably, visible in the dark (as we're fond of night time
attacks due to the advantage it gives us when confronting militaries
with no widespread night vision capabilities). Just in case (because,
coalition of the willing or not, mistakes happen --if you don't believe
me, ask workers of a certain Chinese embassy).
HTH,
August Pamplona
--
The waterfall in Java is not wet.
- omegazero2003 on m.f.w.
a.a. # 1811 apatriot #20 Eater of smut
To email replace 'necatoramericanusancylostomaduodenale' with
'cosmicaug'
[snip]
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| User: "johac" |
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| Title: Re: OT: Satirical Show Asks Americans What They Know About The World |
17 Sep 2003 12:06:42 AM |
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In article <3f66bb9e$0$2484$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au>,
"Clayton Aguilera the Dirty Pierced Nipple *****"
<cjfat@SPAMBLOCKoptusnet.com.au> wrote:
"johac" <jhachm@remove.ixpres.com> wrote in message
news:jhachm-DDC1DA.23125415092003@central.giganews.com...
In article <3f6567f8$0$6527$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au>,
"Clayton Aguilera the Dirty Pierced Nipple *****"
<cjfat@SPAMBLOCKoptusnet.com.au> wrote:
I've mentioned the Australian satirical news show CNNNN a few times,
where
they ask Americans on the street simple questions and show some of the
astounding answers they give.
<snip>
According to the results of a recent geography quiz, about 25% of
those Americans who participated couldn't find the US on a map!
Reminds me of a few years ago when I saw two marketing people in the
company that I worked for staring at a map of the world in the
hallway. As they saw me approach, one asked:"Do you have any idea
where New Zealand is?" "Sure", I said, "it's a just to the East of
Australia." Blank stares. I said "OK. See that big red thing near the
lower left corner of the map? That's Australia. Now look to the right.
See those two smaller red things? That's New Zealand". Sheesh. I wish
that I were making this up, but it's the truth. What the hell are they
teaching kids in schools these days?
In the latest episode of the show they asked some Americans which country
the U.S. should invade next. Then came the expected answers...Iran...North
Korea...Pakistan. Then they were given a little map pin (in the shape of a
missile) and asked to put it into a map of the world where the country they
nominated was. The thing is, in all of the maps, it was Australia which was
labelled as that country...not one of them knew that it was Australia or
where the country they want destroyed was in the world. In one case the
Australian mainland was labelled "North Korea" and Tasmania was labelled
"South Korea". The guy said, "I never realised that North Korea was so much
bigger than South...no wonder they cause them so much trouble!"
I hope that one of the contestants wasn't named George Bush.
Now to be fair..in the same program they showed some pretty dumb Australians
too. They showed people pictures of Mother Mary MacKillop and Sir Donald
Bradman and asked which one should become Australia's first saint. Despite
his prejudice against Catholics, they almost all nominated the Don. One
even said, "She couldn't hit a century if her life depended on it!" I
didn't know being able to score in cricket was a pre-requisite for
sainthood!
I'll bet that she couldn't hit a major league curveball either. :-)
--
John Hachmann, aa #1782
Pierre Laplace, when asked by Napoleon on why he made
no mention of a god in his book on astronomy: "Sire,
I have no need of that hypothesis."
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| User: "JPG" |
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| Title: Re: OT: Satirical Show Asks Americans What They Know About The World |
16 Sep 2003 06:16:19 AM |
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On Tue, 16 Sep 2003 17:31:30 +1000, "Clayton Aguilera the Dirty Pierced Nipple
*****" <cjfat@SPAMBLOCKoptusnet.com.au> wrote:
"johac" <jhachm@remove.ixpres.com> wrote in message
sNIP
even said, "She couldn't hit a century if her life depended on it!" I
didn't know being able to score in cricket was a pre-requisite for
sainthood!
Most English cricketers must be the spawn of the devil, then.
JPG
--
John Hachmann, aa #1782
Pierre Laplace, when asked by Napoleon on why he made
no mention of a god in his book on astronomy: "Sire,
I have no need of that hypothesis."
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| User: "Therion Ware" |
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| Title: Re: OT: Satirical Show Asks Americans What They Know About The World |
16 Sep 2003 06:44:29 AM |
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On Tue, 16 Sep 2003 12:16:19 +0100 in alt.atheism, JPG (JPG
<me@privacy.net>) said, directing the reply to alt.atheism
On Tue, 16 Sep 2003 17:31:30 +1000, "Clayton Aguilera the Dirty Pierced Nipple
*****" <cjfat@SPAMBLOCKoptusnet.com.au> wrote:
"johac" <jhachm@remove.ixpres.com> wrote in message
sNIP
even said, "She couldn't hit a century if her life depended on it!" I
didn't know being able to score in cricket was a pre-requisite for
sainthood!
Most English cricketers must be the spawn of the devil, then.
More like the spawn of not very good cricketers, alas.
--
"Do Unto Others As You Would Have Them Do Unto You."
- Attrib: Pauline Reage.
Inexpensive VHS & other video to CD/DVD conversion?
See: <http://www.Video2CD.com>. 35.00 gets your video on DVD.
all posts to this email address are automatically deleted without being read.
** atheist poster child #1 **
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| User: "Sean C" |
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15 Sep 2003 12:30:50 PM |
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In article <3f6567f8$0$6527$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au>, Clayton
Aguilera the Dirty Pierced Nipple ***** <cjfat@SPAMBLOCKoptusnet.com.au>
wrote:
I've mentioned the Australian satirical news show CNNNN a few times, where
they ask Americans on the street simple questions and show some of the
astounding answers they give. Well last week they decided to ask some
people on the street what they know about the world they now basically
control. Now these aren't actors, just normal people on the street, totally
serious, not trying to make jokes or anything. Here are some of the
questions asked and the sincere answers some of them gave.
It is hard to believe that people can be this stupid, but you'd have to
actually live in this country to see just how bad it really is. I live
in a fucking *county* full of people like this.
Sean C
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| User: "JPG" |
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| Title: Re: OT: Satirical Show Asks Americans What They Know About The World |
15 Sep 2003 10:20:15 AM |
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On Mon, 15 Sep 2003 17:22:12 +1000, "Clayton Aguilera the Dirty Pierced Nipple
*****" <cjfat@SPAMBLOCKoptusnet.com.au> wrote:
I've mentioned the Australian satirical news show CNNNN a few times, where
they ask Americans on the street simple questions and show some of the
astounding answers they give. Well last week they decided to ask some
people on the street what they know about the world they now basically
control. Now these aren't actors, just normal people on the street, totally
serious, not trying to make jokes or anything. Here are some of the
questions asked and the sincere answers some of them gave.
snip
What is the currency used in the United Kingdom?
"I don't know...what's the United Kingdom?"
It's not surprising that Americans don't know this, as probably the majority of
citizens of the United Kingdom don't know precisely what the United Kingdom is.
It's the political unit (Nation State) of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern
Ireland, IOW the whole of the largest island of Great Britain plus about a third
of the second largest island, Ireland. Eire, or the Irish Republic, makes up
the remainder of Ireland.
All of the islands are known collectively as the British Isles.
"Queen Elizabeth money?"
Close - all our money has HMTQ's face on it.
"Possibly American money"
As long as it had different colours and sizes for each of the denominations of
bills, and the 10c coin was larger than the 5c. Could do without the "In God We
Trust".
JPG
Well at least they are wiser and more worldly than Dubya!
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| User: "Mike Ruskai" |
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16 Sep 2003 08:26:16 AM |
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On Mon, 15 Sep 2003 17:22:12 +1000, Clayton Aguilera the Dirty Pierced
Nipple ***** wrote:
I've mentioned the Australian satirical news show CNNNN a few times, where
they ask Americans on the street simple questions and show some of the
astounding answers they give. Well last week they decided to ask some
people on the street what they know about the world they now basically
control. Now these aren't actors, just normal people on the street, totally
serious, not trying to make jokes or anything. Here are some of the
questions asked and the sincere answers some of them gave.
[snip]
Which says nothing, of course, about just how many stupid people there
are.
You're not going to see the people who gave correct answers on the
program.
--
- Mike
Remove 'spambegone.net' and reverse to send e-mail.
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