Gotta love the C**** owners stupid questions.

benjikan · 01-01-2008, 07:43 PM

Originally posted by Lowell Goudge

The sum of intelligence in the world is a constant, it is the population that is growing

Nice One...My I Borrow It?

m8o · 01-01-2008, 08:37 PM

"...Just never heard of Pentax..." ??? ...some people's kids...

How 'bout Contax or Leica then?

That buyer reminds me of when I was shopping for cloths for Africa, and I told the High School girl checking me out I was going to Tanzania. Just a weak smile and a nod of the head slowly left and right in a "I don't know where that is". I said, "you know, Mt. Kilimanjaro" ... still nothing. Really? I distinctly remember learning that 3 decades earlier in school!

Mike Cash · 01-01-2008, 09:13 PM

I worked for a short while driving trucks and training new drivers in the US and it was beyond disturbing to learn that a basic knowledge of US geography....nevermind the world....is something that has disappeared in a single generation. Guys had no idea what state we were in, what states bordered it, what direction you had to go, whether something was a state or a city. You name it and they didn't know it. It brings to mind the several years old news report about 75% of Americans having definite ideas about what to do about Iraq but only 25% being able to point it out on a map. The sad truth is that geographical knowledge is no better within America's own borders.

JCSullivan · 01-02-2008, 06:30 AM

I am absolutely flabbergasted to hear Americans actually talking about other Americans' lack of geographical knowledge - it is usually the rest of the world which make such remarks and I had always just ignored it.

**Lowell Goudge** · 01-02-2008, 06:49 AM

Originally posted by JCSullivan

I am absolutely flabbergasted to hear Americans actually talking about other Americans' lack of geographical knowledge - it is usually the rest of the world which make such remarks and I had always just ignored it.

JC

although we are somewhat drifting off topic. Lack of what goes on outside US boarders is promoted at all levels in the US. Just look at a weather forcast on TV. Even storm systems simply stop existing north of the US/Canada boarder.

Peter Zack · 01-02-2008, 07:20 AM

That may be true in the central part of the country but not my experience in the East. I watch the Boston TV stations all the time for incoming weather systems (we often get the same weather a day later) and they always show and discuss the Maritimes in their weather newscasts. Plus I've travelled there many times and this geographic thing is a bit more an 'urban myth'. I think one should be careful of these types of comments as it certainly doesn't apply to many.

Mike Cash · 01-02-2008, 07:35 AM

Get me started on the decline of spelling ability and basic composition skills sometime......

Jun Park · 01-02-2008, 08:12 AM

Originally posted by Mike Cash

Get me started on the decline of spelling ability and basic composition skills sometime......

Me doesnt no whut your inferring...

I'm pretty proud of that sentence because I managed to make 6 (possibly 7) errors with 6 words!

m8o · 01-02-2008, 08:57 AM

we know Canada cus that's where all the cold air comes from ... and geese.

**Canada_Rockies** · 01-02-2008, 09:48 AM

Originally posted by m8o

we know Canada cus that's where all the cold air comes from ... and geese.

Are you complaining about goose exhaust?

SpecialK · 01-02-2008, 09:57 AM

Originally posted by Mike Cash

Get me started on the decline of spelling ability and basic composition skills sometime......

Yep, pretty sad that people (native English speakers) can not spell "aperture", "lens" and multitude of other words.

Nor can they tell the difference or proper use of "then" and "than", and particularly "your" and "you're" (and "their", "there" and "they're".)

cardinal43 · 01-02-2008, 10:40 AM

Originally posted by SpecialK

Yep, pretty sad that people (native English speakers) can not spell "aperture", "lens" and multitude of other words.

Nor can they tell the difference or proper use of "then" and "than", and particularly "your" and "you're" (and "their", "there" and "they're".)

And "ensure" instead of "insure".

Mike Cash · 01-02-2008, 10:41 AM

The sudden explosion of people who no longer distinguish between "lose" and "loose" is a mystery to me.

m8o · 01-02-2008, 02:16 PM

come on now ... when to use then (time) and than (comparative subject) is a tough one!

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01-01-2008, 07:43 PM	#16
benjikan Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Paris, France Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,308	Originally posted by Lowell Goudge The sum of intelligence in the world is a constant, it is the population that is growing Nice One...My I Borrow It?

01-01-2008, 08:37 PM	#17
m8o Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: 40°-55'-44" N / 73°-24'-07" W [on LI] Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,092	"...Just never heard of Pentax..." ??? ...some people's kids... How 'bout Contax or Leica then? That buyer reminds me of when I was shopping for cloths for Africa, and I told the High School girl checking me out I was going to Tanzania. Just a weak smile and a nod of the head slowly left and right in a "I don't know where that is". I said, "you know, Mt. Kilimanjaro" ... still nothing. Really? I distinctly remember learning that 3 decades earlier in school!

01-01-2008, 09:13 PM	#18
Mike Cash Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Japan Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,950	I worked for a short while driving trucks and training new drivers in the US and it was beyond disturbing to learn that a basic knowledge of US geography....nevermind the world....is something that has disappeared in a single generation. Guys had no idea what state we were in, what states bordered it, what direction you had to go, whether something was a state or a city. You name it and they didn't know it. It brings to mind the several years old news report about 75% of Americans having definite ideas about what to do about Iraq but only 25% being able to point it out on a map. The sad truth is that geographical knowledge is no better within America's own borders.

01-02-2008, 06:30 AM	#19
JCSullivan Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Windsor, Canada Posts: 3,056	I am absolutely flabbergasted to hear Americans actually talking about other Americans' lack of geographical knowledge - it is usually the rest of the world which make such remarks and I had always just ignored it.

01-02-2008, 06:49 AM	#20
Lowell Goudge Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 17,886	Originally posted by JCSullivan I am absolutely flabbergasted to hear Americans actually talking about other Americans' lack of geographical knowledge - it is usually the rest of the world which make such remarks and I had always just ignored it. JC although we are somewhat drifting off topic. Lack of what goes on outside US boarders is promoted at all levels in the US. Just look at a weather forcast on TV. Even storm systems simply stop existing north of the US/Canada boarder.

01-02-2008, 07:20 AM	#21
Peter Zack Pentaxian Moderator Emeritus Join Date: May 2007 Location: Edmonton Alberta, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 10,643 Original Poster	That may be true in the central part of the country but not my experience in the East. I watch the Boston TV stations all the time for incoming weather systems (we often get the same weather a day later) and they always show and discuss the Maritimes in their weather newscasts. Plus I've travelled there many times and this geographic thing is a bit more an 'urban myth'. I think one should be careful of these types of comments as it certainly doesn't apply to many.

01-02-2008, 07:35 AM	#22
Mike Cash Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Japan Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,950	Get me started on the decline of spelling ability and basic composition skills sometime......

01-02-2008, 08:12 AM	#23
Jun Park Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Pensacola, FL Posts: 182	Originally posted by Mike Cash Get me started on the decline of spelling ability and basic composition skills sometime...... Me doesnt no whut your inferring... I'm pretty proud of that sentence because I managed to make 6 (possibly 7) errors with 6 words!

01-02-2008, 08:57 AM	#24
m8o Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: 40°-55'-44" N / 73°-24'-07" W [on LI] Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,092	we know Canada cus that's where all the cold air comes from ... and geese.

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Canada_Rockies Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sparwood, BC, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,385	Originally posted by m8o we know Canada cus that's where all the cold air comes from ... and geese. Are you complaining about goose exhaust?

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01-02-2008, 09:57 AM	#26
SpecialK Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: So California Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,480	Originally posted by Mike Cash Get me started on the decline of spelling ability and basic composition skills sometime...... Yep, pretty sad that people (native English speakers) can not spell "aperture", "lens" and multitude of other words. Nor can they tell the difference or proper use of "then" and "than", and particularly "your" and "you're" (and "their", "there" and "they're".)

01-02-2008, 10:40 AM	#27
cardinal43 Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Virginia Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,412	Originally posted by SpecialK Yep, pretty sad that people (native English speakers) can not spell "aperture", "lens" and multitude of other words. Nor can they tell the difference or proper use of "then" and "than", and particularly "your" and "you're" (and "their", "there" and "they're".) And "ensure" instead of "insure".

01-02-2008, 10:41 AM	#28
Mike Cash Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Japan Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,950	The sudden explosion of people who no longer distinguish between "lose" and "loose" is a mystery to me.

01-02-2008, 02:16 PM	#29
m8o Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: 40°-55'-44" N / 73°-24'-07" W [on LI] Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,092	come on now ... when to use then (time) and than (comparative subject) is a tough one!