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kcherubkcherub 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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  • angelicaangelica 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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  • catefrancescatefrances 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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  • LeilaMoonTurtleLeilaMoonTurtle Posts: 1,418
    nope

    unlike many in the us I know geography
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    so cute they are
  • kcherubkcherub 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
  • catefrancescatefrances 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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  • kcherubkcherub 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
  • catefrancescatefrances 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. :)
    hear my name
    take a good look
    this could be the day
    hold my hand
    lie beside me
    i just need to say
  • kcherubkcherub 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
  • bootlegger10bootlegger10 Posts: 16,060
    LeilaMoonTurtle wrote:
    nope

    unlike many in the us I know geography

    It is not necessarily important that people know most of it.
  • bootlegger10bootlegger10 Posts: 16,060
    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).
  • LeilaMoonTurtleLeilaMoonTurtle 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/

    Mihi cura futuri.

    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
  • beachdwellerbeachdweller 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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  • CollinCollin 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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  • my2handsmy2hands 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 TribeStrangest Tribe Posts: 2,502
    the opening ceremonies were incredible. just awesome. unbelievable....
    the Minions
  • CollinCollin 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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  • tybirdtybird 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 HikerUrban 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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  • catefrancescatefrances 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 pg under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,200
    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. :)

    Peace
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  • g under pg under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,200
    Strangest Tribe wrote:
    the opening ceremonies were incredible. just awesome. unbelievable....

    From the highlights that I saw it was incredible and i wished i had seen it in it's entirety.

    peace
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  • CollinCollin Posts: 4,931
    catefrances wrote:
    hell, i even know where belgium is. ;):p

    But it's not even on any map! :eek:
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  • CosmoCosmo Posts: 12,225
    I personally believe that U.S. Americans are unable to do so because some people out there in our nation don't have maps and I believe that our education like such as in South Africa and Iraq and everywhere like such as and I believe that they should our education over here in the U.S. should help the U.S. or should help South Africa and should help Iraq and the Asian countries so we will be able to build up our future for us.
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  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,481
    catefrances wrote:
    no. but im smart and make the effort to know such things :D

    ....but not the effort to learn the proper use of an apostrophe :D.
    If I had known then what I know now...

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