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Quote of the week.....

Received in an email......

OK, technically maybe this is too long to be considered a quote.



"There are new studies and new polls that strongly suggest that we are breeding increasingly stupid kids here in America. Like our tasteless tomatoes, they merely look good and healthy. But of course there is more than one way to test intelligence. So, while only 43% of our 17-year-olds know that the Civil War took place between 1850 and 1900, as opposed to, say, 1750-1800 or after 1950, they are very good at text-messaging. They also probably know the names of Britney Spears' kids, which is more than Ms. Spears does at any given moment, but they have no idea why December 7, 1941, was a day of infamy. They also don't know what 'infamy' means. What makes the situation even more pathetic is that these kids, for the most part, have a terrifically high opinion of themselves. To be fair, nothing much has ever been asked of them, let alone demanded, and yet they are constantly being told how special they are. Hardly any of them are expected to do chores, and as teachers have been ordered by craven school boards to pass along any student who's breathing, D's are frowned upon and F's are verboten. As a result, 18-year-olds, who can barely count up to 18 without taking off their shoes, automatically get their high school diplomas. However, the greatest danger of this backsliding into the abyss of ignorance, this 21st century version of the Dark Ages, where emotions and self-satisfaction constantly trump logic and intelligence, is that Democrats may never again lose a presidential election."
-Burt Prelutsky

Jul 09, 2008 06:06 AM
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RE: Quote of the week.....

OMG !! ROFLMAO....That wuz Kewlll....


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Jul 09, 2008 07:06 AM
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What a tangled web we weave.......

Jul 09, 2008 07:10 AM
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That was really good CK. So sad, but so true. Someone said the other day, that if we get rid of all the illegals, then kids can start mowing lawns again. That would solve the illegal problem and kids would start getting exercise and maybe not be so fat. What ever happened to kids mowing lawns? That used to be what boys did in the summer for spending money. When I was in school, I only remember a couple of fat kids, and they were twins. Of course, we didn't have video games and computers.


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Jul 09, 2008 07:18 AM
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I know what you mean BYS. Every Saturday my older brother mowed, dad edged the sidewalks, and I swept and weeded the garden. Some of my friends mowed for money, but I had the privilege of mowing for food........

Jul 09, 2008 07:31 AM
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Awesome post CK. I couldn't have said it better myself. My favorite part...

"They also probably know the names of Britney Spears' kids, which is more than Ms. Spears does at any given moment, but they have no idea why December 7, 1941, was a day of infamy. They also don't know what 'infamy' means."

lmao!


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Jul 09, 2008 09:14 AM
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