[ALBPM]

Oh Boy!!!???

Just think ...she can vote....

L'Europe est un pays

 

[krmathis]

Wow! She sure ain't smart....

 

[PiccoloNamek]

You know, this show really bothers me, because the ability to retain random facts through rote memorization really has nothing to do with how intelligent you are.

I taught myself how to build a computer, how to be a photographer, how to use complex photo and audio editing programs; I can pick up any electronic device and learn to use it within minutes with no instructions or prior experience; I learn new concepts quickly and can apply them in the real world without being told or instructed.

But because I can't name the capital of some random country or recall some arcane historical fact, I guess that means I'm just plain dumb.

 

[Uncle Erik]

Quote:

Originally Posted by PiccoloNamek /img/forum/go_quote.gif But because I can't name the capital of some random country or recall some arcane historical fact, I guess that means I'm just plain dumb.

Not at all. Heck, you could be President some day!

 

[smeggy]

Ain't that the truth!

 

[fat pat]

i couldnt remember what budapest was off the top of my head when i saw this, but...wow, europe is a country? french isnt a country?

 

[Assorted]

I think we're confusing "memorizing random facts" and "being familiar with the standards." It doesn't mean that you're stupid, you should know them anyway.

 

[gevorg]

Exhibit #2:

YouTube - Americans are NOT stupid - WITH SUBTITLES

 

[fordgtlover]

^

Lucky it had subtitles!!



Exhibit #3:

YouTube - British are also NOT stupid - WITH SUBTITLES

 

[plainsong]

I at least thought she'd say "Hungry" - I mean at least it rhymes.

When I told a friend I was moving to Helsinki, she asked why I was moving to Africa....

Hey, we can't all remember facts, figures, and dates, but if we know we don't know something, and we know we don't have enough context to go on to build an edumacated guess, then we should learn to **** and not show how stoopid we are.

I need to watch that Youtube clip again to make sure I saw what I think I saw, but if I did, then Australia is about to become a parking lot.

 

[GAD]

Quote:

Originally Posted by PiccoloNamek /img/forum/go_quote.gif You know, this show really bothers me, because the ability to retain random facts through rote memorization really has nothing to do with how intelligent you are. I taught myself how to build a computer, how to be a photographer, how to use complex photo and audio editing programs; I can pick up any electronic device and learn to use it within minutes with no instructions or prior experience; I learn new concepts quickly and can apply them in the real world without being told or instructed. But because I can't name the capital of some random country or recall some arcane historical fact, I guess that means I'm just plain dumb.

I agree - knowledge != intelligence.

Seems we all like to make fun of anyone who can't do something we can do.

GAD

 

[fordgtlover]

Quote:

Originally Posted by plainsong /img/forum/go_quote.gif snip I need to watch that Youtube clip again to make sure I saw what I think I saw, but if I did, then Australia is about to become a parking lot.

What is it you think you saw, and why would Australia become a parking lot?

 

[MASantos]

Not knowing what Europe is, is being very, very dumb, period. It's similar to not knowing that milk comes from cows or that the earth is round!

Quote:

Originally Posted by PiccoloNamek /img/forum/go_quote.gif You know, this show really bothers me, because the ability to retain random facts through rote memorization really has nothing to do with how intelligent you are. I taught myself how to build a computer, how to be a photographer, how to use complex photo and audio editing programs; I can pick up any electronic device and learn to use it within minutes with no instructions or prior experience; I learn new concepts quickly and can apply them in the real world without being told or instructed. But because I can't name the capital of some random country or recall some arcane historical fact, I guess that means I'm just plain dumb.

 

[monolith]

Quote:

Originally Posted by PiccoloNamek /img/forum/go_quote.gif ... But because I can't name the capital of some random country or recall some arcane historical fact, I guess that means I'm just plain dumb.

It's the fact that she thought Europe was a country that makes her a moron, not that she didn't know that Hungary's capital is Budapest.

 

[PiccoloNamek]

I didn't watch the whole video; I was just commenting on that show in general.