Angry the Clown Posted April 6, 2004 Report Share Posted April 6, 2004 http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_brit...sp?story=508517 In the immortal words of the balding child with the beagle; "Good grief....." Daniel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted April 6, 2004 Report Share Posted April 6, 2004 That is just utterly, utterly, utterly depressing. You've got my donation dollar. Those cooky Brits need some help! :tu: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark E Posted April 6, 2004 Report Share Posted April 6, 2004 The 1%'s are chalkable to idiots, especially the ones who said that Battlestar Galactica really happened. But the three percent who think the battle of Helm's Deep actually occurred? :wtf: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamsappel Posted April 6, 2004 Report Share Posted April 6, 2004 I think in many instances such as these, the people being asked are having fun with the pollsters. I find it hard to believe that any European does not truly know that Adolf Hitler was a real person. Truth be told, I thought King Arthur and Robin Hood had historical, if not literally factual, basis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustyjaw Posted April 6, 2004 Report Share Posted April 6, 2004 Those cooky Brits need some help! Not to mention us Americans. I forget the percentage of high school students that thought Central America meant Kansas, but it was well into the double digits if memory serves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whooter Posted April 6, 2004 Report Share Posted April 6, 2004 Originally posted by FreakTornado@Apr 6 2004, 05:23 PM Those cooky Brits need some help! high school students that thought Central America meant Kansas In the summertime, you'll be hard-pressed to tell the difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DataScion Posted April 6, 2004 Report Share Posted April 6, 2004 This is so very depressing. I makes me to shudder when I look at this and remember the old axiom of "Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted April 6, 2004 Report Share Posted April 6, 2004 I forget the percentage of high school students that thought Central America meant Kansas, but it was well into the double digits if memory serves. Thats not a lack of history, thats just typical American mentality. Mind you that isn't meant to be deragatory (at least not all of it) but its amazing how horribly sheltered Americans are at times. Reminds me of an Eddie Izzard comedy skit where after a twenty minute diatrabe about World War II, he gives a perplexed look at his American audience and asks "Do you know that there are other countries?". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyN Posted April 6, 2004 Report Share Posted April 6, 2004 Theres a central america? :wtf: j/k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainl Posted April 7, 2004 Report Share Posted April 7, 2004 I think we can at least put this down partly to people not taking polls seriously. I know that if some random pollster asked me if the Battle Of Endor was fact or fiction I'd have to claim that The Return Of The Jedi was a documentary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chatakinns Posted April 7, 2004 Report Share Posted April 7, 2004 Originally posted by iainl@Apr 7 2004, 02:47 AM I think we can at least put this down partly to people not taking polls seriously. I know that if some random pollster asked me if the Battle Of Endor was fact or fiction I'd have to claim that The Return Of The Jedi was a documentary. And Ewoks are what children descended from. :wtf: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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