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Chaplin
Member
01-08-2006
| Tuesday, May 02, 2006 - 2:56 pm
Crap
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Dogdoc
Member
09-29-2001
| Tuesday, May 02, 2006 - 6:41 pm
crap, I vote for Alaska
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Tuesday, May 02, 2006 - 8:25 pm
crap
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Llkoolaid
Member
08-01-2001
| Wednesday, May 03, 2006 - 5:57 am
I wonder if it is per capita, I am going to say no based on that. Crap
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Prisonerno6
Member
08-31-2002
| Wednesday, May 03, 2006 - 7:00 am
crap
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Wednesday, May 03, 2006 - 8:35 am
i'm gonna go against the grain. cuz that's the kind of girl i am... FACT.
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Lancecrossfire
Animoderator
07-13-2000
| Wednesday, May 03, 2006 - 10:03 am
fact
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Tanzanite
Member
06-29-2005
| Thursday, May 04, 2006 - 12:18 am
crap
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Mamapors
Member
07-29-2004
| Thursday, May 04, 2006 - 6:53 am
The key word for me is "reported". So I am saying Fact because those New Yorkers (city and state) are more likely to report crimes than some others.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Thursday, May 04, 2006 - 7:18 am
I thought just the opposite, Mama, and that they were so jaded about cop responses that they've mostly given up even calling in most crimes.
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Max
Moderator
08-12-2000
| Thursday, May 04, 2006 - 10:36 am
Happy Thursday, FoCers! I'm sitting here listening to terrible hold music while I wait for someone at my bank to explain why their new computer system won't let me access my accounts online. Ugh! Anyway, the current question is: Does New York have the highest reported number of violent and property crimes in the country? You said: The Calendar Crimestoppers were evidently referring to New York City. I don't know that I agree with them, but I'll say more about that after. Here's what they say: It's FACT! In 2004, the Big Apple reported 26,683 incidents of violent drie and 80,796 incidents of property crime. Los Angeles was the second hot spot, with 21,665 violent and 65,950 property offenses in 2004. In both cities, the highest category of violent crime was aggravated assault (as opposed to murder, forcible rape, and robbery), and the highest category of property crime was larceny-theft (as opposed to burglary, motor vehicle theft, and arson)." Now, I looked on the web and found this site where you can choose any city in the country to compare crime stats from 2004 to New York City. Either the site has wacked stats or the Calendar Crimestoppers are mistaken. Follow the link above to see details, but here's the graph showing a statistical comparison of crime rates per 100,000 people based on 2004 FBI crime statistics:
Hmmm... Anyway, it's not the first time we've questioned the Calendar Crew and I'm guessing it won't be the last. Here are a couple of new ones for you:
In 2003, the most popular baby names in the United States were Daniel and Ashley. - Jean-Paul Sartre is the only writer to have refused the Nobel Prize for LIterature.
FACT or CRAP? You decide!
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Tabbyking
Member
03-11-2002
| Thursday, May 04, 2006 - 10:39 am
1. i would think michael or jacob, so i'll say crap 2. um, let's see. toss a coin, and say crap
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Llkoolaid
Member
08-01-2001
| Thursday, May 04, 2006 - 10:57 am
1. crap, I think Ashley was very popular in the early 80's. My daughter Ashley had several friends with the same name as her. 2. crap, I am sure there are others who wouldn't care.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Thursday, May 04, 2006 - 11:27 am
Crap, they definitely sound more 80s or 90s. Fact, although I don't have a clue really.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Thursday, May 04, 2006 - 1:03 pm
1. CRAP! 2. True is what the calendar probably will say
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Konamouse
Member
07-16-2001
| Thursday, May 04, 2006 - 2:47 pm
1. Crap 2. Crap 'squeek'
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Twiggyish
Member
08-14-2000
| Thursday, May 04, 2006 - 3:25 pm
1. CRAP..most popular for girl was Emily 2. FACT..what Sea said.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Thursday, May 04, 2006 - 5:44 pm
Oops, I meant Fact..
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Thursday, May 04, 2006 - 5:59 pm
Crap Fact
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Tanzanite
Member
06-29-2005
| Friday, May 05, 2006 - 2:02 am
Crap Fact
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Max
Moderator
08-12-2000
| Saturday, May 06, 2006 - 11:38 am
It's Saturday and I trust you FoCers are out having fun. Here are the current questions:
- Were the most popular baby names in the United Sttes in 2003 Daniel and Ashley?
- Is Jean-Paul Sartre the only writer to have refused the Nobel Prize for Literature?
You said: 1 | Fact | 0 | | Crap | 8 | 2 | Fact | 5 | | Crap | 3 |
The Calendar Culturalists say. . .
- It's CRAP! The Social Security Administration reported that the most popular baby names were Jacob and Emily. Daniel and Ashley both ranked eighth. Jacob is a Hebrew name meaning 'held by the heel,' and Emily is an Old German/Latin name meaning 'industrious, eager.'"
- It's CRAP! "Actually, Boris Pasternak also refused, but was forced to do so by the Soviet government. Sartre is the only winner of the Nobel Fiction prize to have voluntarily refused. He did so on the grounds that such honors conflicted with a writer's responsibilities to his readers.
Well, it seems like the second answer is a "yes, but. . ." kind of situation -- again! Okay, here are a couple more:
Dolphins sleep with one eye open. The toothpick was first used in America at Union Oyster House in Boston, the oldest restaurant in the United States in continuous operation. FACT or CRAP? You decide!
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Saturday, May 06, 2006 - 12:02 pm
Crap Crap
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Saturday, May 06, 2006 - 12:44 pm
1. fact 2. fact
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Saturday, May 06, 2006 - 1:04 pm
crap crap
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Twiggyish
Member
08-14-2000
| Saturday, May 06, 2006 - 1:32 pm
1. Crap 2. Crap
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