Originally Posted by ChiefsFire

do you know Deepthroat?

Originally Posted by milkman

That's a good question, actually.

I watched Street Smarts a few months ago, and one of the questions was "How many states in the United States?".

They actually had an entire show dedicated to this question.

I was shocked that people, born, raised, and educated in the U.S. weren't able to answer the question correctly.

It came up in conversation with one of the receivers I deal with, and he didn't know the correct answer.

So, as I continued through my day, I asked others, and the only person to get it right was a naturalized citizen.

Are we, as a society, really this ignorant?

Originally Posted by Jenson71

It seems to me it should be mandatory to be able to name all of our country's past presidents. Is that asking too much?

Originally Posted by luv

We haven't gone past 50 yet, have we? I'm a little behind on my current events.

Originally Posted by luv

We haven't gone past 50 yet, have we? I'm a little behind on my current events.

Originally Posted by Halfcan

Are you kidding-people at work have never heard of Jimmy Carter, Rosa Parks, Ted Nugent-before reality show, Hitler, Ty Cobb, Dante-the poet-not Hall, Mozart, Rush, Led Zeppelin, Laurel and Hardy, Charlie Chaplin, Josh Gibson.

If it is not on tv in a reality show-they have never heard of them. What the hell are they teaching you kids in school nowdays??

Originally Posted by luv

I'd fail. I can tell you all fifty states, and where they're at. I guess that would be considered geography, though. Never was big on history. Teachers I had sucked, though.

Originally Posted by Halfcan

Actually it is 48

We count Texas as part of Mexico now and Florida as part of Cuba.

Originally Posted by Halfcan

Are you kidding-people at work have never heard of Jimmy Carter, Rosa Parks, Ted Nugent-before reality show, Hitler, Ty Cobb, Dante-the poet-not Hall, Mozart, Rush, Led Zeppelin, Laurel and Hardy, Charlie Chaplin, Josh Gibson.

If it is not on tv in a reality show-they have never heard of them. What the hell are they teaching you kids in school nowdays??

Originally Posted by Bowser

Do you work at Abercrombie & Fitch?

Originally Posted by Bugeater

Out of your list, my 11 yr old son knew who Jimmy Carter, Rosa Parks, Hitler, Dante Hall and Mozart are and had heard of Ted Nugent but couldn't tell me who he was. You work with a bunch of idiots.

Originally Posted by luv

Alaska isn't considered another Canadian providence yet?

Originally Posted by Jenson71

It seems to me it should be mandatory to be able to name all of our country's past presidents. Is that asking too much?