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I get that, it's the size of the "some" that kinda floors me. Joel Send a noteboard - 09/05/2011 05:02:46 PM
Most of these kids could name more actors on Hanna Montana (there may not watch it now but they grew up on on it) than they could name world leaders. They just haven't gotten to the point where the pay attention to stuff like that. When some wildly popular song comes on and say I have never heard my wife is ask "how can you not have heard that song, they play it on the radio 100 times a day." Of course the answer to that question is simple.

I expect different people to have different priorities, but also expect most to prioritize people trying to kill them. Guess it's a Catch 22; if they cared they'd know, but they have to know to care. What was it Rumsfeld said? "We don't know what we don't know". :P
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OK, Once and for All, WTF Is WRONG with Kids Today? Joel - 04/05/2011 01:28:52 AM 1737 Views
Cool story bro. *NM* Ghavrel - 04/05/2011 01:35:29 AM 547 Views
Clearly not. Joel - 04/05/2011 02:16:08 AM 1129 Views
Re: Duh. Winning. *NM* Gaps - 04/05/2011 01:46:39 AM 586 Views
The SEALS won. Joel - 04/05/2011 02:17:41 AM 1003 Views
They read Boing Boing. *NM* Chas - 04/05/2011 01:57:17 AM 609 Views
And use Yahoo, apparently. Joel - 04/05/2011 02:20:36 AM 1216 Views
I guess I have a pretty bright Child. and a good school district. StarrBecca - 04/05/2011 04:28:24 AM 1019 Views
Hopefully, and presumably respectable parenting skills. Joel - 06/05/2011 01:32:02 AM 1200 Views
You really have to wonder if our culture is decadent? *NM* Panorphaeon - 04/05/2011 06:24:25 AM 567 Views
Not at all, but it does make me wonder if we're TOO decadent. Joel - 06/05/2011 01:38:42 AM 1035 Views
I agree. *NM* Panorphaeon - 09/05/2011 10:36:40 PM 638 Views
Hope for the best and plan for the worst, I suppose, but that's what unnerved me here. Joel - 10/05/2011 03:14:24 AM 1085 Views
How is it the kids' fault that they are not taught (to care) about recent history? *NM* Helene - 04/05/2011 06:54:16 AM 526 Views
I just asked my son, and he said he was a boss of a criminal organisation who was responsible for Helene - 04/05/2011 06:56:18 AM 1036 Views
Good enough for me, thanks. Joel - 06/05/2011 01:59:40 AM 1036 Views
Yes and no, but I'd think an international network trying to kill you would motivate self education. Joel - 06/05/2011 01:57:06 AM 1161 Views
Good teachers don't allow overeager students to monopolize the classroom. Ghavrel - 06/05/2011 02:52:27 AM 1166 Views
We covered the material. Joel - 06/05/2011 02:57:52 AM 1205 Views
Which means... not a good teacher. Ghavrel - 06/05/2011 07:02:44 AM 916 Views
Good luck with that. Joel - 06/05/2011 11:51:48 PM 1078 Views
If they don't know about the terrorist organisation to begin with, why would they self educate? Helene - 13/05/2011 08:06:07 AM 1039 Views
If completely ignorant of terrorism itself, they wouldn't, but if not I'd expect they'd get informed Joel - 14/05/2011 03:01:37 AM 1008 Views
What?!? There are terrorists roaming the US, killing kids in their beds?!? Helene - 14/05/2011 07:45:27 AM 1153 Views
They're certainly trying. Joel - 14/05/2011 10:43:48 AM 1055 Views
Oklahoma city bombing was by American citizens, completely unrelated to Al Qaeda... Helene - 15/05/2011 08:02:11 AM 1251 Views
They were both terrorist attacks. Joel - 15/05/2011 02:53:51 PM 1253 Views
Obesity is a much bigger killer than terrorists Helene - 15/05/2011 04:01:51 PM 1083 Views
Sure, but obesity covers a lot of ground. Joel - 15/05/2011 04:19:51 PM 1068 Views
Obesity is a new problem Helene - 15/05/2011 06:09:33 PM 1062 Views
I gave you my explanation, but can reiterate it. Joel - 15/05/2011 08:00:03 PM 1112 Views
For god's sake... I didn't attribute all of obesity to sugar addiction. Helene - 15/05/2011 08:10:44 PM 933 Views
No, you blamed advertising and bad schools, too. Joel - 15/05/2011 08:20:32 PM 999 Views
That's because you are incredibly annoying and I am wondering if you will ever not reply Helene - 15/05/2011 08:26:12 PM 1081 Views
An odd reason to stereotype the third most populous nation on Earth. Joel - 15/05/2011 08:52:57 PM 1041 Views
only about a third of the home schooled kids are home schooled for religious reasons random thoughts - 16/05/2011 09:35:36 PM 1143 Views
Fair enough... I can imagine wanting to avoid a crappy school. Helene - 17/05/2011 06:04:11 PM 1042 Views
getting your kid in the right school can be a challenge random thoughts - 17/05/2011 06:18:04 PM 912 Views
how many times have i told you "it's the internet, it's not real life"?? *NM* moondog - 04/05/2011 07:43:01 AM 557 Views
Sure, but in this case they intersect. Joel - 06/05/2011 02:02:19 AM 1119 Views
I met a lady who didn't know who Justin Bieber was. I told her I was very impressed random thoughts - 04/05/2011 06:49:49 PM 1132 Views
You should be? Joel - 06/05/2011 02:09:47 AM 1168 Views
He may have been dreaming about killing them but he was actually doing anything *NM* random thoughts - 06/05/2011 03:09:49 AM 582 Views
The short answer is "yes". Joel - 06/05/2011 03:19:31 AM 1025 Views
you would of have had to know who he is to know he was doing that though *NM* random thoughts - 08/05/2011 06:16:39 PM 522 Views
Yes, and the fact he WAS doing that is why I expected nearly everyone to know who he was. Joel - 08/05/2011 07:12:41 PM 1051 Views
I am not saying they shouldn't know who he is just that is isn't that shocking that some don't random thoughts - 09/05/2011 02:35:02 PM 922 Views
I get that, it's the size of the "some" that kinda floors me. Joel - 09/05/2011 05:02:46 PM 1046 Views
Rumsfeld was a bit of a tool but he was right about a lot of stuff random thoughts - 09/05/2011 05:05:56 PM 965 Views
I did think he took heat unfairly for that comment; he's an interesting figure. Joel - 09/05/2011 05:59:58 PM 1148 Views
see that is why political comedy isn't really comedy random thoughts - 10/05/2011 02:15:48 PM 1010 Views
He was a college offensive lineman. Joel - 12/05/2011 01:47:52 AM 1075 Views
It was the media tqaking offense not just internet nutjobs random thoughts - 13/05/2011 04:16:34 AM 1166 Views
You're "the media" now? Joel - 13/05/2011 10:27:42 PM 1161 Views
you live in a fantasy world *NM* random thoughts - 16/05/2011 02:27:20 PM 538 Views
Not a rebuttal. Joel - 16/05/2011 09:10:33 PM 1040 Views
I am trying to be more concise and that summed it up *NM* random thoughts - 16/05/2011 09:26:32 PM 536 Views
Concise is nice, but that response was solely about me rather than my arguments. Joel - 18/05/2011 11:30:38 PM 1016 Views
No it was about your reply I am just to lazy to break it down random thoughts - 19/05/2011 12:54:38 AM 981 Views
"You live in a fantasy world" is 100% about me. Joel - 19/05/2011 01:53:07 AM 847 Views
OK *NM* random thoughts - 19/05/2011 03:15:04 PM 496 Views
Check. Joel - 20/05/2011 12:08:24 AM 1311 Views
13-17 year olds. Kronin al'Sulc - 05/05/2011 01:51:27 AM 1209 Views
Call me crazy, but I tend to notice people who want to kill me when they've shown the ability. Joel - 06/05/2011 02:53:26 AM 1053 Views
Re: Call me crazy, but I tend to notice people who want to kill me when they've shown the ability. callandor1000 - 06/05/2011 09:21:10 PM 1112 Views
As I asked below, did you click the link? Joel - 06/05/2011 11:35:45 PM 937 Views
Re: As I asked below, did you click the link? callandor1000 - 09/05/2011 05:37:29 AM 949 Views
And yet you found a way; full marks for effort. Joel - 09/05/2011 07:50:32 AM 1246 Views
Re: And yet you found a way; full marks for effort. callandor1000 - 11/05/2011 02:52:45 PM 1214 Views
Well, based on the consensus, I can't really argue with that first line. Joel - 11/05/2011 11:33:53 PM 1132 Views
well then, let us who've somewhat recently been educated as to internet searches assure you... LadyLorraine - 11/05/2011 11:41:54 PM 977 Views
Educated about how to conduct them, or how they ARE conducted? Joel - 12/05/2011 01:13:25 AM 1029 Views
Re: Educated about how to conduct them, or how they ARE conducted? callandor1000 - 12/05/2011 04:50:23 AM 995 Views
So we're back to criticizing claims of superiority I've never made? Joel - 14/05/2011 07:06:10 AM 1255 Views
Thanks for the mis-analogizing. Kronin al'Sulc - 10/05/2011 06:26:40 AM 1423 Views
Not a mis-analogy, but perhaps ambiguous. Joel - 10/05/2011 07:02:31 AM 1047 Views
Re: Not a mis-analogy, but perhaps ambiguous. Kronin al'Sulc - 10/05/2011 04:58:59 PM 1061 Views
Re: Not a mis-analogy, but perhaps ambiguous. Joel - 12/05/2011 01:22:38 AM 1032 Views
Re: 13-17 year olds. callandor1000 - 06/05/2011 09:14:47 PM 1034 Views
What are you doing to earn a living now? *NM* Urza - 05/05/2011 03:04:28 AM 542 Views
Jeg øver norsk, men ikke mer nå. Joel - 06/05/2011 02:54:44 AM 1042 Views
Debt collection is kind Urza - 06/05/2011 07:16:53 AM 975 Views
Just don't repeatedly say you're seriously buying tickets to come kill them. Joel - 06/05/2011 11:40:51 PM 955 Views
Theres a reason you're banned from skype chat. Dont be a cunt Urza - 07/05/2011 02:22:30 AM 1002 Views
You threadjacked me to take a potshot, so I don't want to hear it. Joel - 07/05/2011 03:57:47 AM 1080 Views
it must be a very good reason if they haven't banned you as well random thoughts - 09/05/2011 05:09:07 PM 989 Views
Joel decided it would be fun to blackmail us with filing a false poilce report. *NM* Urza - 10/05/2011 12:07:46 AM 564 Views
I sent Skype the log; they said to contact the police. Joel - 10/05/2011 03:54:51 AM 1169 Views
Re: I sent Skype the log; they said to contact the police. Camilla - 15/05/2011 11:55:23 AM 975 Views
I think most of the relevant details have been covered here. Joel - 15/05/2011 04:06:09 PM 1113 Views
Silly laptops.... *NM* Joel - 15/05/2011 04:11:38 PM 551 Views
Now I am certainly not going into skype chat. Camilla - 17/05/2011 10:36:04 AM 992 Views
Can't say I blame you, but that's always a possibility online. Joel - 17/05/2011 05:07:23 PM 961 Views
Re: Can't say I blame you, but that's always a possibility online. Novo - 19/05/2011 12:59:14 AM 1285 Views
For people who categorically objected to all bans of any kind ya'll embraced them very abruptly. Joel - 19/05/2011 01:50:26 AM 1405 Views
You failed to respond to the main thrust of my argument, but, whatevs. Novo - 19/05/2011 03:01:07 AM 1023 Views
I did, but will try again; then I'm done with this subject and rebutting Adams false accusations. Joel - 19/05/2011 03:51:24 AM 946 Views
I joked to Roh "If I kill him will you be my alibi... Great, I'm pricing tickets on travelocity now! Urza - 17/05/2011 12:02:28 AM 1078 Views
That sounds ridiculous. *NM* Helene - 17/05/2011 06:06:39 PM 537 Views
When did I ask for attention, niceness or an apology? Joel - 18/05/2011 11:28:12 PM 1083 Views
It is nice to see even without chat the chat drama still seems to bleed into the main pages *NM* random thoughts - 10/05/2011 02:17:11 PM 602 Views
And that is your analysis? Really. Kids sure are dumb to ask questions and do research. Vivien - 06/05/2011 10:15:41 PM 958 Views
I wish there were an applause smiley. Ghavrel - 06/05/2011 11:02:01 PM 1036 Views
No, but any kid whose research beings by finding out who he even WAS is dumb, period. Joel - 06/05/2011 11:31:08 PM 978 Views
Any kid whos research doesnt start by finding out who he was must have been born with the knowledge. Urza - 06/05/2011 11:39:56 PM 1134 Views
Finding out, yes; finding out by actively searching, no. Joel - 06/05/2011 11:42:34 PM 1024 Views
You and I turned on CNN one morning to see the WTC burning. *NM* Urza - 07/05/2011 02:05:26 AM 595 Views
Again I cite the attempted "Christmas bombing" in 2009. Joel - 07/05/2011 04:01:27 AM 1004 Views
Any rational person wouldn't do a yahoo search. Other than that, the questions you posed are Helene - 15/05/2011 11:28:02 AM 950 Views
So their search engine makes them dumb, but their questions are OK. Joel - 15/05/2011 02:57:27 PM 936 Views
By gods, you are hopeless to talk to. *NM* Helene - 15/05/2011 03:56:27 PM 532 Views
I repeat, one of us certainly is. Joel - 15/05/2011 04:20:07 PM 1121 Views
If you learned people are sometimes flippant Helene - 15/05/2011 06:13:52 PM 1028 Views
I'm sometimes flippant, too, but have always been adherent of Poes Law. Joel - 15/05/2011 08:11:04 PM 961 Views
So quipping that rational people wouldn´t use a certain search engine is really about terrorism?!? Helene - 15/05/2011 08:14:59 PM 981 Views
Terrorism, and knowledge of it, was the subject of the thread. Joel - 15/05/2011 08:38:35 PM 1061 Views
I don't think the article says much of anything at all. Dan - 07/05/2011 03:28:35 AM 883 Views
Maybe; I don't always appreciate deadpan jokes online.... Joel - 07/05/2011 03:43:51 AM 1133 Views
I think the linguistic conventions governing search engines and typical conversation differ is all. Dan - 07/05/2011 04:00:38 AM 988 Views
Hopefully that's all it is. Joel - 07/05/2011 04:17:21 AM 955 Views
actually, search engines are getting better towards "questions" now LadyLorraine - 11/05/2011 11:06:42 PM 959 Views
Fair enough then, if surprising; objection withdrawn. Joel - 12/05/2011 01:17:28 AM 1086 Views
I think you're reading too much into this Isaac - 10/05/2011 12:58:20 AM 1073 Views
Possibly; I really hope so. Joel - 10/05/2011 04:01:50 AM 987 Views
Re: Possibly; I really hope so. Isaac - 10/05/2011 05:18:43 AM 1087 Views
Again, fair enough. Joel - 12/05/2011 01:52:07 AM 1027 Views
Re: Again, fair enough. Isaac - 12/05/2011 02:04:53 AM 1053 Views
Acknowledged. Joel - 12/05/2011 02:41:38 AM 1022 Views
HA! Vivien - 12/05/2011 10:50:50 PM 1206 Views
Re: I'm more disgusted by this thread than by its original topic of conversation. *NM* Gaps - 15/05/2011 09:41:43 PM 551 Views
Just as well; I conceded on the original topic ages ago. Joel - 15/05/2011 11:10:20 PM 996 Views
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