Is anyone else watching the Opening Ceremonies and feeling...

kcherub
kcherub Posts: 961
edited August 2008 in A Moving Train
like a DUMBASS because you haven't heard of 80% of these countries, much less know where they are?!?

I guess I am going to have to go upstairs and play with the Leap Frog globe, so my child doesn't end up paying for my lack of knowledge...

Take care,
I still want you all to "take care"--I am just damn tired of typing it.

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  • angelica
    angelica Posts: 6,038
    kcherub wrote:
    like a DUMBASS because you haven't heard of 80% of these countries, much less know where they are?!?

    I guess I am going to have to go upstairs and play with the Leap Frog globe, so my child doesn't end up paying for my lack of knowledge...

    Take care,
    :D
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  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    kcherub wrote:
    like a DUMBASS because you haven't heard of 80% of these countries, much less know where they are?!?

    I guess I am going to have to go upstairs and play with the Leap Frog globe, so my child doesn't end up paying for my lack of knowledge...

    Take care,

    no. but im smart and make the effort to know such things :D
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  • LeilaMoonTurtle
    LeilaMoonTurtle Posts: 1,418
    nope

    unlike many in the us I know geography
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    so cute they are
  • kcherub
    kcherub Posts: 961
    catefrances wrote:
    no. but im smart and make the effort to know such things :D

    but I still have no friggin idea where Djibouti is. :)

    Take care,
    I still want you all to "take care"--I am just damn tired of typing it.

    http://www.youtube.com/user/kcherub#p/a/u/0/N-UQprRqSwo
  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    kcherub wrote:
    but I still have no friggin idea where Djibouti is. :)

    Take care,

    east africa. across the way from the arabian peninsula. between ethiopia nad somalia. :)
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  • kcherub
    kcherub Posts: 961
    catefrances wrote:
    east africa. across the way from the arabian peninsula. between ethiopia nad somalia. :)

    East Africa, got it.
    Arabian Peninsula, got it.
    Ethiopia, got it.
    Somalia, got it.

    :)

    Take care,
    I still want you all to "take care"--I am just damn tired of typing it.

    http://www.youtube.com/user/kcherub#p/a/u/0/N-UQprRqSwo
  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    kcherub wrote:
    East Africa, got it.
    Arabian Peninsula, got it.
    Ethiopia, got it.
    Somalia, got it.

    :)

    Take care,

    just so long as you know where you are. thats whats important. :)
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  • kcherub
    kcherub Posts: 961
    catefrances wrote:
    just so long as you know where you are. thats whats important. :)

    sometimes I have NO idea!!! ;)

    Take care,
    I still want you all to "take care"--I am just damn tired of typing it.

    http://www.youtube.com/user/kcherub#p/a/u/0/N-UQprRqSwo
  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,263
    LeilaMoonTurtle wrote:
    nope

    unlike many in the us I know geography

    It is not necessarily important that people know most of it.
  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,263
    catefrances wrote:
    east africa. across the way from the arabian peninsula. between ethiopia nad somalia. :)

    What are things that don't matter to the average American, and shouldn't, Alex?

    Correct for $1,000.

    (I'm only half kidding here. We pay people that should care for us).
  • LeilaMoonTurtle
    LeilaMoonTurtle Posts: 1,418
    wow

    bootlegger10 wrote:
    It is not necessarily important that people know most of it.
    http://s278.photobucket.com/albums/kk103/Moonturltemoon/PJ MSG 6-24-08/

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    The elements they speak to me.

    http://espn.go.com/espnradiostations/NewYork1050/gallery/35218855.html

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZL3gQO1WxUk
    so cute they are
  • beachdweller
    beachdweller Posts: 1,532
    I'm pretty worldly, been to 25 countries other than the US. I actually think the olympics, which I've watched each one since '72, with I remember the bad part of vividly, and they may be part of what has sparked my interest in travel and the world outside my own....
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  • Collin
    Collin Posts: 4,931
    No, I love geography and I love atlases. I'm thinking about buying a huge map of the world to hang in my room.

    Geography and history are key elements in understanding the world today.
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  • my2hands
    my2hands Posts: 17,117
    catefrances wrote:
    east africa. across the way from the arabian peninsula. between ethiopia nad somalia. :)

    so you look at a map and then come back acting like you knew exactly where it was to look smart? :rolleyes:

    i have $20 that you didnt know that before you just looked it up... i am damn good with world geography and i had NO clue where it was :)
  • Strangest Tribe
    Strangest Tribe Posts: 2,502
    the opening ceremonies were incredible. just awesome. unbelievable....
    the Minions
  • Collin
    Collin Posts: 4,931
    my2hands wrote:
    so you look at a map and then come back acting like you knew exactly where it was to look smart? :rolleyes:

    i have $20 that you didnt know that before you just looked it up... i am damn good with world geography and i had NO clue where it was :)

    Projection and betting won't get you very far.

    I don't know about Cate, but I knew where Djibouti was. It's not that strange that someone knows where a country is.
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  • tybird
    tybird Posts: 17,388
    kcherub wrote:
    but I still have no friggin idea where Djibouti is. :)

    Take care,
    In the horn of Africa, same region as Somalia and Ethiopia. :cool:
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  • Urban Hiker
    Urban Hiker Posts: 1,312
    When I see an unfamiliar country's name I simply look it up and try to learn something new. The ceremonies are helpful by showing a map. :p

    Besides, I figure why waste time and energy 'curs[ing] my ass for being dumb'?

    :D
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  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    my2hands wrote:
    so you look at a map and then come back acting like you knew exactly where it was to look smart? :rolleyes :

    i have $20 that you didnt know that before you just looked it up... i am damn good with world geography and i had NO clue where it was : )

    HA!! LMAO!! no actually i am just smarter than you when it comes to geography. live with it. :p:D plus i have a thing for places with funky names like the aforementioned djibouti, such as zanzibar, dubrovnic, madagascar, marrakech, timbuktu, vladivostok. kalamazoo even.

    can i have that $20 in anything other than US currency, please. :D

    Collin wrote:
    I don't know about Cate, but I knew where Djibouti was. It's not that strange that someone knows where a country is.

    hell, i even know where belgium is. ;):p
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  • g under p
    g under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,237
    kcherub wrote:
    but I still have no friggin idea where Djibouti is. :)

    Take care,

    Better yet what's the capital of Djibouti? My 11yr daughter old knows that one. :)

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