Sunday, February 3, 2008
English are getting more stupid?
Seriusly folks, after reading about this new poll I am afraid that the answer is yes. Thats right according to a new poll the Britons are losing their grip on reality. This poll which came out Monday, showed that nearly a quarter think Winston Churchill was a myth while the majority reckon Sherlock Holmes was real. You got to be freaking kidding me. Oh but it gets better. The survey found that 47 percent thought that the 12th century English king Richard the Lionheart was also a myth. I guess Saladin was nothing but a bogeyman then. And 23 percent thought Crimean War nurse Florence Nightingale did not actually exist. Three percent thought Charles Dickens, one of Britain's most famous writers, is a work of fiction himself. Bah, humbag Mr Dickens! Looks like your expectations didn't turn out as great as you may have wanted. Seriously, maybe the Nightingale thing is passable for a myth, but freaking Churchill? A myth? That was only 60 years ago for petes sake, the guy is in every history book across the world, how dumb do you have to be?
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Who did they ask-what was the subpopulation. Maybe they were at a conspiracy theorist convention.
Great Scott!
Well, it would appear that those folks across the pond are losing it a bit. There was a Florence Nightengale though. That's where the whole Nightengale thing came from. I don't understand it really though, but I've seen pictures of her. I think she was just a hot nurse during the war or something like that. You are right on the money on all accounts. If they didn't know those things which just about everyone who's read a book or passed 6th grade knows. Well, they are in for one bumpy ride. Wait until they realize that the people on TV are not really who they seem to be.
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