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http://www.jeanmarcmorandini.com/article-288807-apres-une-gaffe-a-la-tele-justin-bieber-devient-la-risee-des-telespectateurs-americains.html
All right, it's in french, but the clip is in english. Pathetic.
BTW: part of the conversations reminded me of the "Four Yorkshiremen" Monty Python skit.
And part of it is just like the "grumpy old man" skit in early Saturday Night Live.
http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/videos/justin-bieber-whats-the-sistine-chapel/
Letterman wrecked him that night, and he just had to sit and take it, haha.
"I'm not going for the 16th Chapel".
*GLOBAL FACEPALM*
Wasn't really shocked when I read that, unfortunately. That's just one of those things that you should know, even if you haven't attended a single day of any type of schooling. If you haven't heard about the history of the Chapel in some type of book, documentary, film, or passing conversation, then I don't know what to tell you. So pathetic.
I recall asking an idiot at my community college (not hard to find) two years back when George Washington was president. Now, if you don't know the exact date, years, etc., I can understand that - just a rough estimate of when would be acceptable.
His answer? 5,000 years ago. 5. Thousand. Years. Ago.
I'm not even American and I know when George Washington was president.
Same here. It has now come to the point where idiocracy and ignorance are no longer any surprises to me. Very sad indeed.
I'll take your story @Creasy47, and raise you this:
A kid of my age (18), was talking with a friend (who is British) and I, and my friend was talking about his life in Britain. The kid then said that he thought my friend was European, and assumed in was a country.
*FACEPALM*
"Welcome to the Country of EuropeBritishtainland. Enjoy!"
My British friend: (conversing with me about Britain)
The kid: "I thought you were European."
My British friend: "Britian is in Europe..."
The kid: "Oh, I thought it was a country..."
My friend and I: (exchanging awkward glances, trying not to laugh)
- How was Amsterdam?
- Great and no passportcheck, didn't even see the bordercontrol. You know they have even more liberal laws concerning drugs than in this country Limburg (Which is the most southern province of the Netherlands).
If you come and visit a country and do a little studying it would be kind of nice to learn a little about our neck of the woods.
I can only think of another like-minded story, but it involves '28 Weeks Later,' so the ending is in the spoilers:
Her response: "So it spread to America?"
Now, the only possible thing I can think of is that she was implying that she thought I was speaking of, say, the Eiffel Tower copy in Las Vegas or at a Kings Dominion park. She had no idea either of those existed, and legitimately thought that the tower itself resided in America.
The first time I saw that I couldn't believe it.
That's hilarious, but also really sad that somebody could actually think that.
It sounds like a hoax, but it's apparently true: The Loch Ness Monster is on the science class syllabus for kids at Eternity Christian Academy in Westlake, Louisiana.
As reported by the Herald Scotland (which must track all Loch Ness-related news), a school that will receive tax-payer dollars, will teach kids that the mythological sea creature is real in order to debunk the theory of evolution. So pay attention: That will be on the test.
Eternity Christian Academy uses the fundamentalist A.C.E. Curriculum to teach students "to see life from God's point of view."
According to the Herald, one textbook, Biology 1099, reads, "Are dinosaurs alive today? Scientists are becoming more convinced of their existence. Have you heard of the 'Loch Ness Monster' in Scotland? 'Nessie' for short has been recorded on sonar from a small submarine, described by eyewitnesses, and photographed by others. Nessie appears to be a plesiosaur."
Starting in the fall, thousands of schoolchildren will receive publicly funded vouchers to attend private schools, some of which are religious. Religious schools in Louisiana will receive public funding as part of a push from Louisiana's governor, Bobby Jindal, to move millions of tax dollars to cover tuition for private schools, including small bible-based church schools. Money will fund schools that have "bible-based math books" and biology texts that refute evolution.
At Eternity Christian Academy, pastor-turned-principal Marie Carrier says that the her first through eighth-grade students learn at their own pace from Christian workbooks. The beginning science text explains "what God made" on each of the six days of creation. Evolution is not taught.
Carrier said, "We try to stay away from all those things that might confuse our children." She hopes to secure enrollment of 135 voucher students for the 2012-2013 school year. According to the website Salon, the school currently has just 38 students.
Whether this gambit will help move Louisiana from the bottom of math and science rankings in the country is unclear. A 2011 study of how well primary education prepares students for engineering careers had Louisiana third from the bottom, with only West Virginia and Mississippi performing worse.
If you teach stuff like this no wonder the youth of today gets dumber. O:-)
We "invented" Justice Beaver, Lady GaGa, SWAg and YOLO.
I feel ashamed and above all, sad for my generation...
What with the recent retro/vintage trend then? Some youngsters are buying vinyl again, Mad Men is very popular among my contemporaries (I'm 23),...
I, for one, am a living fossil: my favourite authors are Philip Roth and Vladimir Nabokov, I listen to classical music and jazz from the fifties and sixties, I own three mechanical watches (a Bovet from the fourties, a Jaeger-LeCoultre from the fifties and an Omega Seamaster from the sixties), and a last example: I love self tie bow ties :)
So, in short, you're not alone!
I'm typing this while listening to my Dean Martin vinyl on my room:
I hate the pre-tied bow ties, have got a self-tie one for a couple of years. Instead of having that twilight dude and nicki minaj on my wall, I've got an original ad of Elvis' 1974 Las Vegas Concert and a Chris Consani of Monroe, James Dean, Humphrey Bogart and The King himself. I usually wear blazers when I'm not working, have a vintage Fedora for the winter/when it rains and usually listening to something among the lines of NCK or the chairman of the board.
In short, you're not a living Fossil, you've got class. ;)
In 30 years time, people of our generation will finally know what we were on about when we were young.
I mean, right off the bat, how can you not know what month, day, year, and estimated time the attacks happened on 9/11?
I have only started watching his videos recently, but I tell you, the guy is brave. He has said things to people I can't believe.
Very kind of you to say so :) You seem to me quite stylish as well! How many of our younsters would even know what a fedora is...
Could you tell me a bit more about yourself? It's always nice to meet likeminded people, especially if the age difference isn't that big.
I absolutely love that story! Kudos to the older generation! =)) =D>
F*cking brilliant! :)) Thanks for sharing this @MartinBond