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^ Sadly we joke about that but if you ask any US high schooler I guarantee, if lucky, ONE would correctly identify the location of Banff.
You're still in high school?

I see the meticulous labeling of all states/provinces, yet they didn't want to bother figuring out Vermont/New Hampshire which was which.
 

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You're still in high school?

I see the meticulous labeling of all states/provinces, yet they didn't want to bother figuring out Vermont/New Hampshire which was which.
LOL...I wish...

You could even argue the other 48 states and not figuring out which is which.
 

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This is a telling example how little students in the US focus on items like Geography (note you can argue Civics and History in the same manner):
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I was waiting for @thedddd to chime in with "Is that the Banff National Park in Quebec?"

:D

#neverforget

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Technically that looks like it's in Ontario there @dash

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it all started when they put Upper Canada south of Lower Canada.

i mean what the fuck.

Don't get me started on the whole Saint John - St. John's fiasco :D

/In case you haven't seen this, it's pretty good...

 

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This is a telling example how little students in the US focus on items like Geography (note you can argue Civics and History in the same manner):
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LOL I didn't even see the choice blocks above the map. Do I get extra credit for getting 5 of 6 of them right except I thought Mumbai was New Delhi?
 

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LOL I didn't even see the choice blocks above the map. Do I get extra credit for getting 5 of 6 of them right except I thought Mumbai was New Delhi?
That is what makes the 26% correct even worse. They only needed a general sense of where cities were on a map. Your mistake could easily happen if it was blind guess and the map lacking specific pinpoint locations.
 

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Haven't watched this show in a while but have a feeling they jumped the shark and they found this:

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Missed a huge opportunity to mention all the people waiting around for Dead Kennedys
think I posted this one in the music thread recently.
if not, I meant to.

Went to a party, I danced all night
I drank 16 beers and I started up a fight
But now I am jaded, you're out of luck
I'm rolling down the stairs Too drunk to fuck
 

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think I posted this one in the music thread recently.
if not, I meant to.

Went to a party, I danced all night
I drank 16 beers and I started up a fight
But now I am jaded, you're out of luck
I'm rolling down the stairs Too drunk to fuck
if you know the song, there's even an ivermectin moment at the very end :)
 

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After reading the first two lyric lines, I was getting a strong Lita Ford vibe.
 
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