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11-23-2004, 10:59 AM
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Re: people who are embarassingly bad at geography...
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Originally posted by PureGoldF2K1
...Delta Tau Delta, this is one of your own....
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Hey, we'll keep him.
Fact is that some people simply don't learn in a way that is condusive to understanding certain subjects.
I was pretty good in History, Geography, etc -- and terrible in Math.
But hey, that doesn't make me a bad person.
Usually.
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11-23-2004, 12:20 PM
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Funny that someone brought this up.. because this is always something that astonishes me as well. I know world geography pretty good actually, I guess bc I have always been interested in traveling and other cultures. Anyways.
I can forgive someone for world geography screw ups, but when someone doesn’t know the U.S. even worse, bordering states.. that’s just bad. 
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11-23-2004, 12:32 PM
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This isn't geography, but...
About 3 months ago I learned that the Washington Redskins are located in Washington, DC and not Washington state. 
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11-23-2004, 12:40 PM
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Since no one should be working this close to the holiday, this may be fun for some. Embarrasing for others but you'll get the hang of it.
http://www.pibmug.com/files/map_test.swf
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11-23-2004, 12:53 PM
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When I was 8, I thought all countries were connected together, and at real wierd places, like I thought China was right under Mexico
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11-23-2004, 01:01 PM
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A good friend of mine, who is normally very intelligent, asked me recently if I had ever been to Norweiga. 
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11-23-2004, 01:05 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by aabby757
Since no one should be working this close to the holiday, this may be fun for some. Embarrasing for others but you'll get the hang of it.
http://www.pibmug.com/files/map_test.swf
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YES!!! I can go to recess now BABYYYYYYYYY!!! 
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11-23-2004, 01:26 PM
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I love geography and l break out my atlas at least once a month to look at things.
Now as for the united states, the places that I know really well are the west coast, south west, south, and north and south east. I really get mixed up with some of the new england states and in the middle I get confused. This is why I look at my atlas to make sure that I know where I'm talking about. I have the "general" area's correct, its the specific placing that I get confused about sometimes. Its not like I put Idaho on the east coast and vermont where nebraska is supposed to be.
I am never afraid to say, ok where's the atlas.
Another thing that I do occasionally is sit down and write out all 50 states and then do it again alphabetically.
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11-23-2004, 02:16 PM
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Originally posted by ms_gwyn
I love geography and l break out my atlas at least once a month to look at things.
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Ahh I LOVE looking at maps and globes too. My family thinks Im so weird (and they're right) but I can just look at where things are on a globe, map of the US, or even just a road map of the County or town for sooo long and not get bored. I love seeing where things are in relation to each other. I guess thats why I was so amazed by these stories in the first place!
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11-23-2004, 02:17 PM
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51 states?
Ok, maybe it is time to whip out my dusty atlas. Where's the 51st state? I know in the Ms. America pagents there are 51 contestants. The fifty states plus DC. Are people including DC as an official state now?
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11-23-2004, 03:21 PM
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Originally posted by Glitter650
What can I say I've never had to take a geometry class and I'm a college grad.
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PLEASE tell me that this was a joke.
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11-23-2004, 03:44 PM
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Originally posted by AggieSigmaNu361
PLEASE tell me that this was a joke.
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Ha! I missed that...
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11-23-2004, 03:53 PM
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Ha! I missed that...
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Me too...haha
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11-23-2004, 04:17 PM
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One of my housemates this year is from Hawaii and she was telling me that when she applied for a job at Starbucks, the manager told her he felt weird about calling her cell phone because international calls are so expensive. 
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11-23-2004, 05:11 PM
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I knew a girl who didn't know where Portugal was when she was 14. When I tried to tell her it was in Europe, she looked at me blankly. I had to tell her about continents and oceans before she could understand.
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