|
JIZZ DENOUEMENT posted:Yeah. And it's kind of a stupid premise anyway. Things everyone should probably know :: things almost nobody needs to know
|
#
?
May 15, 2017 17:52
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 17, 2024 13:33 |
|
|
Eh, anyone can miss North Korea. All tucked away down there.
|
|
#
?
May 15, 2017 17:52
|
|
|
I mean I know a girl who pointed at NY when asked where PA was, americans are taught that geography is of little to no importance. I think the argument is if you don't know where these places are, you don't know enough to argue with the narrative.
|
|
#
?
May 15, 2017 17:58
|
|
|
Actually though, we no longer need to memorize facts about the world, since those facts are constantly and trivially available 24/7. Much more important is that people understand that they don't know things, know how to look them up, and have the basic curiosity and critical thinking skills to go ahead and look them up before drawing important conclusions based on their ignorance. So yeah actually you don't need to memorize where all the various countries are, or how many congressional districts are in your state, etc. But you should definitely have been presented at some point with a world map that you paid attention to, just out of a basic idea of understanding how the world is arranged and who lives where, and you should also probably not be forming strongly-held opinions about who we should bomb back into the stone age without even the most basic understanding of who they are and why we're in conflict with them. All that said, though: "what is North Korea" is pretty important right now and "how many congressional districts are in my state" mostly isn't.
|
|
#
?
May 15, 2017 17:58
|
|
|
Our president doesn't even know we bombed Syria over Afghanistan so this isn't surprising And comparing congressional districts lol who loving cares that's as important as what names are on the Supreme Court Means nothing to the average person. And I say this as a lawyer
|
|
#
?
May 15, 2017 18:04
|
|
|
Leperflesh posted:Things everyone should probably know :: things almost nobody needs to know Which one is which? Because I'd argue something pretty important to the knowledge of local politics is way more important to an American then where a tiny dictatorship that throws a grain silo into the sea everytime Kim runs low on Chinese luxury goods.
|
|
#
?
May 15, 2017 18:04
|
|
|
Shadow225 posted:Well yeah. A significant number of people think that Kansas BBQ is good. Nobody talks about Kansas BBQ you idiot. This post was written to trigger me specifically wasn't it?
|
|
#
?
May 15, 2017 18:11
|
|
|
Kalli posted:Which one is which? Because I'd argue something pretty important to the knowledge of local politics is way more important to an American then where a tiny dictatorship that throws a grain silo into the sea everytime Kim runs low on Chinese luxury goods. Exactly
|
|
#
?
May 15, 2017 18:15
|
|
|
lol, just lol if you don't take those sporcle tests daily where you put the countries with their outlines and self-flagellate for each country you don't get the first time
|
|
#
?
May 15, 2017 18:30
|
|
|
"How many congressional districts are there in my state" tells you how many votes your state has in Congress, which sure, that's valuable. Also (adding two for your senators) how many electoral votes your state gets. But I couldn't tell you how many my home state of CA has off the top of my head. If I needed that info, though, I could look it up very easily, because the actually important information is understanding how congress works, what congressional districts are, why and how different states have apportioned representation, and the political ramifications of all that. The actual number is just something I might want to reference occasionally. "Where is North Korea" is important because they're threatening to build missiles capable of reaching the US West Coast, are directly threatening Japan, and are effectively a pseudo-client state of China. If you're not aware that North Korea is near Japan, and has a border with China, then the context of their behavior is missing. If you just want to find them exactly on a map, you can do that from your phone in ten seconds, so it's not as important to have that memorized and I'd be pretty sympathetic to someone who pointed to the wrong area of the eastern Asian coastline to find them. They're not equivalent pieces of information, but they're both related in that they both are puzzle pieces that fit into a broader set of knowledge that it's important to be familiar with.
|
|
#
?
May 15, 2017 18:32
|
|
|
Spoeank posted:lol, just lol if you don't take those sporcle tests daily where you put the countries with their outlines and self-flagellate for each country you don't get the first time I sing the animaniacs all the countries of the world song until you get to Africa and then it's all just gone man, it's gone.
|
|
#
?
May 15, 2017 18:35
|
|
|
^^^ I had to watch that again half an hour ago after catching up to this thread.Spoeank posted:lol, just lol if you don't take those sporcle tests daily where you put the countries with their outlines and self-flagellate for each country you don't get the first time The day I remember how to spell Kyrgyzstan without having to look it up is the day I know I've made it.
|
|
#
?
May 15, 2017 18:36
|
|
|
I completely spaced on Lithuania earlier
|
|
#
?
May 15, 2017 18:41
|
|
|
I'm enjoying a bowl of chicken noodle soup with a Fanta Zero (orange). It's a crazy combo of flavors and macros
|
|
#
?
May 15, 2017 18:42
|
|
|
I had pork steak, some fancy rice (wife bought it, I dunno) and broccoli.
|
|
#
?
May 15, 2017 18:48
|
|
|
I'm eating del taco
|
|
#
?
May 15, 2017 18:55
|
|
|
a neat cape posted:I'm eating del taco im glad of it, and nice troll on metapod
|
|
#
?
May 15, 2017 19:05
|
|
|
I'm glad Ross is eating the bad food that is del taco. Eat Del Taco is the equivalent to going into a college football game ranked and feeling good then losing to a scrub non sec south team and feeling like poo poo.
|
|
#
?
May 15, 2017 19:25
|
|
|
You troll MetaPod you get the horns so be careful young Ross
|
|
#
?
May 15, 2017 19:41
|
|
|
Kalli posted:I sing the animaniacs all the countries of the world song until you get to Africa and then it's all just gone man, it's gone. United States, Canada, Mexico, Panama, Haiti, Jamaica, Peru Something something something something something El Salvador too.
|
|
#
?
May 15, 2017 19:42
|
|
|
I couldn't find London on a map if they didn't have the names of the countries. I swear to God. I don't know what nothing is. I know Italy looks like a boot. I learned that. I know London Fletcher. We did a football camp together. So I know him. That's the closest thing I know to London. He's black, so I'm sure he's not from London. I'm sure that's a coincidental name.
|
|
#
?
May 15, 2017 20:22
|
|
|
I know when certain people get around Fergie, her london bridges want to go down for some reason 
|
|
#
?
May 15, 2017 20:39
|
|
|
del taco is fine
|
|
#
?
May 15, 2017 21:00
|
|
|
Spoeank posted:del taco is fine
|
|
#
?
May 15, 2017 21:17
|
|
|
fishing with the fam posted:
Imagine landing in that country and being in a MWR trying to look up where the gently caress you are at. Also imagine having no idea you were going to land there and that it was going to be -35° when you landed.
|
|
#
?
May 15, 2017 21:17
|
|
|
Quiet Feet posted:United States, Canada, Mexico, Panama, Haiti, Jamaica, Peru Quiet Feet posted:United States, Canada, Mexico, Panama, Haiti, Jamaica, Peru republic dominican, cuba, caribbean, greenland, el salvador too I used to know the whole thing, now it's just bits and pieces.
|
|
#
?
May 15, 2017 21:21
|
|
|
Eli Wiggum posted:especially when drunk I think Waffle House was specifically created to be the perfect diner to go to while drunk.
|
|
#
?
May 15, 2017 21:22
|
|
|
Grittybeard posted:I think Waffle House was specifically created to be the perfect diner to go to while drunk. White Castle (though not a "diner")
|
|
#
?
May 15, 2017 21:23
|
|
|
I had an odd taste last night for apricots and boy am I paying the price today. I knew the risk going in, and it's been a while since I have had apricots and I reaaaaaaaaally freakin' love apricots but ouch my b hole
|
|
#
?
May 15, 2017 21:25
|
|
|
weird Asian candy posted:I had an odd taste last night for apricots and boy am I paying the price today. I knew the risk going in, and it's been a while since I have had apricots and I reaaaaaaaaally freakin' love apricots but ouch my b hole  I've never heard of this situation that you found yourself in.
|
|
#
?
May 15, 2017 21:31
|
|
|
weird Asian candy posted:I had an odd taste last night for apricots and boy am I paying the price today. I knew the risk going in, and it's been a while since I have had apricots and I reaaaaaaaaally freakin' love apricots but ouch my b hole
|
|
#
?
May 15, 2017 21:34
|
|
|
pubic works project posted:
Apricots? Or situation where too many apricots turns your bathroom into an active shitter scenario?
|
|
#
?
May 15, 2017 21:35
|
|
|
weird Asian candy posted:I had an odd taste last night for apricots and boy am I paying the price today. I knew the risk going in, and it's been a while since I have had apricots and I reaaaaaaaaally freakin' love apricots but ouch my b hole You're not supposed to eat the seeds, dumbass.
|
|
#
?
May 15, 2017 21:35
|
|
|
pubic works project posted:
Neither have I, but I am guessing its something akin to drinking prune juice more than it is ring of fire from spicy peppers thing.
|
|
#
?
May 15, 2017 21:36
|
|
|
swickles posted:Neither have I, but I am guessing its something akin to drinking prune juice more than it is ring of fire from spicy peppers thing. Yes. My bhole is on fire because of the sheer quantity of poo poo and subsequent wipes. Still.......worth. Chichevache posted:You're not supposed to eat the seeds, dumbass.  I went with the dried apricots because I am old. I should have paired them with a nice episode of Matlock.
|
|
#
?
May 15, 2017 21:39
|
|
|
Flikken posted:Imagine landing in that country and being in a MWR trying to look up where the gently caress you are at. Also imagine having no idea you were going to land there and that it was going to be -35° when you landed. Flikken confirmed for opium trafficker
|
|
#
?
May 15, 2017 22:13
|
|
|
Probably Magic posted:Flikken confirmed for opium trafficker Nah, I was moving guns and explosives.
|
|
#
?
May 15, 2017 22:22
|
|
|
weird Asian candy posted:Apricots? Or situation where too many apricots turns your bathroom into an active shitter scenario? Yes...the lovely situation...also known as the shituation.
|
|
#
?
May 15, 2017 22:41
|
|
|
pubic works project posted:Yes...the lovely situation...also known as the shituation. The shituation seems to be under control thankfully. But yeah, apricots make you poo because of the high amount of fiber or something?
|
|
#
?
May 15, 2017 23:12
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 17, 2024 13:33 |
|
|
Nah they're just fruit. If you eat fifteen apples you're also gonna poo poo your guts out, you just don't notice how much you're scarfing down when it's dried fruit. If you sat down and ate a whole bag of dried apricots that's like eating a gallon of whole not-dried apricots or whatever. You eat too much fruit at once, you gonna pay.
|
|
#
?
May 15, 2017 23:15
|
|