Jan | Tuesday, September 10, 2002 - 04:02 pm     Only Amy knew there were 50 on the flag. Marcy thought a low 40..Dani thought 49 or 50. JAson and Lisa said nothing...Amy had to say 50 stars for 50 states...then Marc wanted to know re Puerto Rico... is this a common thing to not know how many stars and states?? |
Zachsmom | Tuesday, September 10, 2002 - 04:06 pm     When your life revolves around pop culture and not history..absolutely.. |
Laluna | Tuesday, September 10, 2002 - 04:06 pm     I can't believe these people don't know this! I am screaming this at my husband right now...he is disgusted!! Arghh...I thought it was basic common knowledge. How pathetic! *done ranting now...I think!!* |
Luvhubby | Tuesday, September 10, 2002 - 04:06 pm     lol Jan, notice after that, we are at the FOTH...Hmmmmm will BB help them with their problem? lmao |
Gina8642 | Tuesday, September 10, 2002 - 04:11 pm     Ditto what Laluna said What rock did these people grow up under??!???!!?!?!? Kind of off topic, but I remember when I was about 25 yrs old when my best friend asked me what temperature water froze at. She went to very good schools, got straight A's in high school and college (at a prestigious Big 10 School). I was stunned that she didn't know this, but I guess some obvious stuff can slip by people. BTW - 50 stars for 50 states. 13 stripes for 13 original colonies. Maybe BB can give them a civics/history lesson to ease their boredom. Maybe they would pay attention better now... |
Mystery | Tuesday, September 10, 2002 - 04:13 pm     They should just give the prize to the first remaining HG who can name all 50 states. Anyone naming "state of grace" is immediately eliminated. |
Justshirley | Tuesday, September 10, 2002 - 04:13 pm     Well, if their lives TRULY revolved around pop culture, then they would remember the episode of Friends where Chandler had them do the "list the states" game. Ross went nuts because he could only remember 48 and refused to eat until he remembered them all. And Joey was all proud of himself, because he listed more states than anybody -- 56. Uh, not, of course, that MY life revolves around pop culture, or anything. (But I DID know the 50 stars/50 states thing.) |
Rig | Tuesday, September 10, 2002 - 04:17 pm     Another, kind of off topic. I was in a big discussion at work once with people thinking Thanksgiving Day (in the USA) falls on the same date every year. |
Jan | Tuesday, September 10, 2002 - 04:17 pm     I can name the 50..in alphabetical order! And I am Canadian. What's the matter with these people?? ( pats self on back and slinks out the door.) |
Ark | Tuesday, September 10, 2002 - 04:18 pm     Amy was also the only one that knew how many stripes were on the flag. |
Jan | Tuesday, September 10, 2002 - 04:20 pm     hmmmmrig how did they explain away the fact that it is always on a Thursday if they thought it was the same date??? (well yours is on a Thursday. Ours is on a Monday) I think people have just quit thinking altogether. That's about the only explanation I can come up with. |
Mystery | Tuesday, September 10, 2002 - 04:21 pm     Congratulations Jan! Maybe Amy's the smartest one there, or maybe it's a beauty pageant thing. |
What555456 | Tuesday, September 10, 2002 - 04:23 pm     You have GOT to be kidding! These people did not know how many stars on the flag? Omygod! I am incredulous. I really am. I cannot believe this. |
What555456 | Tuesday, September 10, 2002 - 04:23 pm     You have GOT to be kidding! These people did not know how many stars on the flag? Omygod! I am incredulous. I really am. I cannot believe this. |
Bohawkins | Tuesday, September 10, 2002 - 04:23 pm     I just counted the stars on my flag, issued by the US army. It draped the casket of a fallen WWII war hero. The flag was presented to me by a family one time as a gift, and it now stands in the corner of my office. 48 stars. Oh, you mean the new flags. I never got one of the new ones. |
Gina8642 | Tuesday, September 10, 2002 - 04:23 pm     Jan - I've noticed many people from outside the U.S. know our geography better than we do. I've had friends from England and Mexico that knew the states and capitols better than I do. (BTW - I was never required to learn the states or capitols until 11th grade. Somehow that one slipped by me. It was so easy for everyone else in class, because they'd been doing it every year in some class or another. I don't know how I missed it until then. But I did learn it then, and still know it ok now. Traveling to 40+ of the states has helped.) |
Fanny | Tuesday, September 10, 2002 - 04:25 pm     God god that's pathetic. How in the world can an American not know how many stars are in our flag? Are these HGs from the State of Idiocy or what? |
Alaginger | Tuesday, September 10, 2002 - 04:26 pm     I thought I read somewhere in these threads that BB gave them a flag to use in working with their t-shirts. If so, and there is a flag right in front of them, what's their problem? |
Maris | Tuesday, September 10, 2002 - 04:28 pm     I bet if you asked them how many boob jobs Tonya got they would know the answer. |
Jan | Tuesday, September 10, 2002 - 04:31 pm     alaginger they were hanging the flag when the conversation occurred. |
Fanny | Tuesday, September 10, 2002 - 04:35 pm     So they have a flag in front of them and they can't--or won't--count???? Well, Maris, they probably COULD tell you how many boob jobs Tonya got because they could count 'em on their fingers. Aaaaaaarrrggggghhhhhhh |
Ministryoftruth | Tuesday, September 10, 2002 - 04:36 pm     Ark - Lisa also knew there are 13 stripes. When Marc asked her outside, she said, "thirteen stripes for 13 colonies". |
Abbynormal | Tuesday, September 10, 2002 - 04:41 pm     Speaking of t-shirts, why oh why can't they just paint the damn things. Why do they have to re-do them and make them fit someone in 5th grade. Which by the way, my son is in that grade and knows all the states and capitals. While I'm at it, I don't think they need to know about any alerts either, they don't seem like the most America-aware people to me!!!! I swear if they start cutting on that flag, I may have to go out there and do something. I don't know what, but I sure will want to. End of rant and JMHO |
Laluna | Tuesday, September 10, 2002 - 04:46 pm     Abby...my husband and I said the EXACT same thing, re: "If they start cutting that flag we're going to have to ....." <self moderated> *end of second rant* |
Jan | Tuesday, September 10, 2002 - 05:01 pm     It's OK. I think they have already hung the flag outside. They all went together to do it. I am sure they were also told not to deface it. |