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Re: Geography (was: We'll take in your poor....)
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Sat, 10 Jul 2004 23:43:45 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Laswell wrote:
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur wrote:
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Did your SAT test cover geography? ;)
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No, and neither did the various geography courses I’ve taken cover much in
the way of Scottish history, but when a Scottsman marries into your family,
you tend to develop a certain amount of curiosity.
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Ummmm scotsman only has one “t” :)
And as an aside, it is a commonly held (mis?)conception in Australia (and more
than likely elsewhere) that most Americans couldn’t point to their home town on
a map. But I was disappointed to see a Letterman show recently where Dave asked
a woman from Perth (Aus) whether the ocean adjacent to Perth was the Indian
ocean, to which the reply was “I have no idea”. Proof that there’s even some
uneducated Australians ;)
ROSCO
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| (...) It's also not spelled with a lower-case "s", but that's beside the point. (...) I've often wondered about this sort of thing. Admittedly, I have it easier than most US citizens, having lived my entire life on the longest lakeshore in the (...) (20 years ago, 11-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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