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[Seagloom]

I never told anyone I was from New York in advance. I like to tell people as little as possible about myself. A few people made me based on my behavior. One woman said I did everything too fast, and asked if I was from New York. Another asked the same based on my appearance. To be honest those Californians that pointed it out were rather rude about it.

Modifié par Seagloom, 16 mars 2010 - 12:25 .

[Godak]

Seagloom wrote...

I never told anyone I was from New York in advance. I like to tell people as little as possible about myself. A few people made me based on my behavior. One woman said I did everything too fast, and asked if I was from New York. Another asked the same based on my appearance. To be honest those Californians that pointed it out were rather rude about it.

I have a somewhat similar experience...Since I'm pretty left-wing (See: very) and I live in Arizona, people tend to think that I am actually from California.

[Chained_Creator]

Texas already has a failure of an education system, guess the SBOE doesn't see any problem with that.

[MerinTB]

I'm just this side of pink, but live in Wisconsin. *shrug*

[Wicked 702]

Godak wrote...

Seagloom wrote...

I never told anyone I was from New York in advance. I like to tell people as little as possible about myself. A few people made me based on my behavior. One woman said I did everything too fast, and asked if I was from New York. Another asked the same based on my appearance. To be honest those Californians that pointed it out were rather rude about it.

I have a somewhat similar experience...Since I'm pretty left-wing (See: very) and I live in Arizona, people tend to think that I am actually from California.

Well, Californians can't even figure out what we are. I think our population is schizophrenic.

[Seagloom]

Godak wrote...

I have a somewhat similar experience...Since I'm pretty left-wing (See: very) and I live in Arizona, people tend to think that I am actually from California.

It wasn't based on anything like that for me. It was usually silly stuff. One person thought I was black. I thought it was odd, because I'm olive skinned and fairly light at that. When I corrected her by revealing my nationality, she remarked that I didn't look hispanic... probably because I'm not mexican, and then asked me if I was from New York.

It was always something like that. The one time I revealed myself as a New Yorker was in a sociology class because the teacher wanted volunteers to point out the differences in regional accents. That turned out to be a bust though, as according to her I had no noticeable east accent.

So yeah, my experiences there were usually instigated by others...

Modifié par Seagloom, 16 mars 2010 - 12:37 .

[Marinemike69]

I guess Texas is trying to overcompesate for the other states. In school this year my sister learned that obma is the greatest president ever and he is on the verge of balanceing the budget. Also the healthcare stuff thats going on right now is a inspiration to other countrys that if/when it is passed other countrys will copy it. Also the world loves and respects obma. This is in north Florida.



Perhaps it is best if we go back to the old system of you send your child to a school/private school of your choice or you homeschool them yourself. And leave the goverment out of the loop.



It could be worse. We could start distributing textbooks like the ones in the middleast saying that Jews are a mixed breed of monkeys and pigs and that america is responsible for all sufering of the Muslim people. Allah be praised.



I think when we get to that point is when were in for a real s*** storm.

[Statulos]

Seagloom wrote...

Godak wrote...

I have a somewhat similar experience...Since I'm pretty left-wing (See: very) and I live in Arizona, people tend to think that I am actually from California.

It wasn't based on anything like that for me. It was usually silly stuff. One person thought I was black. I thought it was odd, because I'm olive skinned and fairly light at that. When I corrected her by revealing my nationality, she remarked that I didn't look hispanic... probably because I'm not mexican, and then asked me if I was from New York.

How I hate that! Because C in Spanish is C , not S. I don´t have "whatever accent"; I speak purely standard Spanish because I basicaly come from the region it was INVENTED.

[Steve236]

The only thing that can bring the country back together now is a dark spawn or reaper invasion.

[Panderfringe]

addiction21 wrote...

Who is Thomas Jefferson? I do not remember. It seems Texas has the power to rewrite history...
/Sarcasm

Just a few points.
1. The United States of America does not have a monopoly on stupidity or ignorance.
2. Please try not to be an ignorant douche and lump us all together.
3. Waffles are good.

Interestingly most of the US' textbooks come out of Texas.

So, yeah.

[smecky-kitteh]

My state isn't mutch better. Florida is all I'm going to say and now I'm going to back out of this thread very slowly.



PS: I hate my state and everyone in it. Goodnight all.

[Marinemike69]

The way that things are going I'm sure the current admin would give the darkspawn and the reapers citizenship and then add a bill in the stimulus plan for there well being.



And we'll also make sure there covered under the healthcare plan too.

[Noilly Prat]

Marinemike69 wrote...

The way that things are going I'm sure the current admin would give the darkspawn and the reapers citizenship and then add a bill in the stimulus plan for there well being.

And we'll also make sure there covered under the healthcare plan too.

Aw, cute.

Sounds like somebody's from Texas!

[fairandbalancedfan]

Marinemike69 wrote...

The way that things are going I'm sure the current admin would give the darkspawn and the reapers citizenship and then add a bill in the stimulus plan for there well being.

And we'll also make sure there covered under the healthcare plan too.

This statement is so retarded, that it is actually funny.

Modifié par fairandbalancedfan, 16 mars 2010 - 03:23 .

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Steve236 wrote...

scienceblogs.com/dispatches/2010/03/texas_boe_removes_jefferson_fr.php

Can you believe this crap?! im from China and even i know Thomas
Jefferson was probably one of the most important person in USA history!
You cant just rewrite history like that.

Just one question, I know this is off topic but it does relate to governments censoring information, with you being from China have you heard about the 1989 Tiananmen Square Protests?

Now back on topic here is a video showing the Texan education on the creation of the universe.

Modifié par Mr Mxyzptlk, 16 mars 2010 - 05:17 .

[ObserverStatus]

I'm afraid the march of stupidity cannot be stopped.

Modifié par bobobo878, 16 mars 2010 - 05:05 .

[Mordaedil]

Amberyl Ravenclaw wrote...

Also, you mentioned "not forgiving the US"? Would you have any specific examples? Morbidly speaking, as an amateur historian I'm an avid consumer of cultural media materials that illustrate how people remember / memorialize / forget atrocities. I once watched a TV series about a woman who lived during the American firebombing of Tokyo, but that was a long time ago.

I have several examples in the back of my head, but one that comes to mind would be "Akira" that kinda drives the point home. But it's a central theme in that movie, so it might not count. I notice others, but I can't think of any atm, sorry.

[Statulos]

smecky-kitteh wrote...

My state isn't mutch better. Florida is all I'm going to say and now I'm going to back out of this thread very slowly.

PS: I hate my state and everyone in it. Goodnight all.

Tampa has the biggest concentrarion of Death Metal bands in the whole world. And just for that, Florida is awesome.

[Chained_Creator]

Panderfringe wrote...

addiction21 wrote...

Who is Thomas Jefferson? I do not remember. It seems Texas has the power to rewrite history...
/Sarcasm

Just a few points.
1. The United States of America does not have a monopoly on stupidity or ignorance.
2. Please try not to be an ignorant douche and lump us all together.
3. Waffles are good.

Interestingly most of the US' textbooks come out of Texas.

So, yeah.

I feel sorry for the future children that have to learn from these books and then go on to college. Way to go, Texas SBOE, making college students fail history classes at a higher rate since your inception.

[Weiser_Cain]

Don't worry it's Texas, we don't rely on them for anything but picante sauce, and to be honest the stuff from New York city tastes just as good.

[jimmyjoefro]

Does this mean Paris is going to take down the Thomas Jefferson statue?

[Weiser_Cain]

jimmyjoefro wrote...

Does this mean Paris is going to take down the Thomas Jefferson statue?

They're welcome to, I'd like to see a severing of ties to europe for my own petty reasons.

[Vaeliorin]

Sigh...this sort of thing is why I'd like to see a national educational standard. No more trying to teach creationism in schools or any of this other garbage.



Granted, getting a non-partisan panel that isn't made up of morons to set that standard is a pipe dream.



I hate politics.

[Seagloom]

Statulos wrote...

smecky-kitteh wrote...

My state isn't mutch better. Florida is all I'm going to say and now I'm going to back out of this thread very slowly.

PS: I hate my state and everyone in it. Goodnight all.

Tampa has the biggest concentrarion of Death Metal bands in the whole world. And just for that, Florida is awesome.

Maybe the suckiness smeck-kitteh alluded to is why there are so many death metal bands. Life there encourages the need for that brand of music, perhaps? Not that I would know. I've been to Florida once and didn't see nearly enough of it to pass any judgment.

Modifié par Seagloom, 16 mars 2010 - 11:20 .