poll: Are the Brits losing their grip on reality?
What do you think after reading the short piece below? ************************************************************** Quarter of Brits think Churchill was myth: poll Sun Feb 3, 7:22 PM ET Britons are losing their grip on reality, according to a poll out Monday which showed that nearly a quarter think Winston Churchill was a myth while the majority reckon Sherlock Holmes was real. The survey found that 47 percent thought the 12th century English king Richard the Lionheart was a myth. And 23 percent thought World War II prime minister Churchill was made up. The same percentage 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. Indian political leader Mahatma Gandhi and Battle of Waterloo victor the Duke of Wellington also appeared in the top 10 of people thought to be myths. Meanwhile, 58 percent thought Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's fictional detective Holmes actually existed; 33 percent thought the same of W. E. Johns' fictional pilot and adventurer Biggles. UKTV Gold television surveyed 3,000 people. http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080204/wl_uk_afp/britainpeoplehistoryoffbeat
Polls & Surveys - 16 Answers
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Yep those Brits are wayyyy out there. lol
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Duuuuuuude! No, they're only losing their grip on dentistry!
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That's pretty sad but I'm not shocked. I'm English but living in the US, and I read that over here, a large percentage of the population can't even point out the United States on a globe, or something insane like that. People never cease to disgust me.
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no
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This is a pool by a TV program, get real! Don't think so
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Winston is a conspiracy, we actually lost the war and are now all German - honest
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The world is losing its grip on history. It is being rewritten to satisfy the new, who's fault is it anyway generations...
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yes!!
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Yep, have you seen the food they eat.
10 :
well I'm a Brit and i have to agree with you my friend thought Sweeney Todd was real. if being dumb was a weight then great Britain would be close to sinking.
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who does these surveys? ukGold? the only people who watch that chanel are housebound retards who are too fat to mash the tv remote there are over 12 million people in the UK, 3000 Diagnosis Murder fans are unlikely to be a fair representation.
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I would say that we live in very strange times. I shake my head each time I hear someone say that we didn't really walk on the moon either.!
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They're no worse than us Americans. Half of American college students can't even pinpoint England on a map!!
14 :
Well no.. if you took a poll on what Americans knew about our country would shame us all.. We all have our heads in our butts on world news and just plain ole stupidity is keeping us there..I bet if you asked most wouldnt know who was running for president now..they just dont care..
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ime too disgusted to give a answer....everyone should know there countries history........seamanab
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dont know where /who they asked? but it sure was not a true brit that was not questioned.
Monday, March 21, 2011
Monday, March 14, 2011
do you like my vindaloo poem
do you like my vindaloo poem?
frankthe... Your Open Question Show me another » Vindaloo poems are they good? cold grey asphalt the winter season is rough get a tea get a curry get a warm ale eat a chicken vindaloo and you can not fail it's a good night ***** french cuisine indian restaraunts are a better scene i got heart i love to fart explosions are the extreme when pressure keeps on building you lay a pooh and start realing the curry burns you down at the seam wellington vs. napoleon back in old ancient times you eat a beef wellington in modern day times and drop a log any old time vindaloo, eat it suck on it it has a lot of soul take the afternoon off from work go home and spray the bowl
Poetry - 5 Answers
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ahah
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Yea it's cool i like how you used the word :) -Luis
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Uhm, yeah, that's gonna be a no.
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Hahah made me laugh . Sometimes its good to not take one self too seriously :P
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I cannot imagine a more profound and deeply moving piece such as what you just posted. This is an epic of epicurean delight with just the right touch of curry to aid not only digestion but linger for re taste. Road apples pale to your offerings! Truly a gaseous master! We would bow but perhaps best we maintain a safe distance.
frankthe... Your Open Question Show me another » Vindaloo poems are they good? cold grey asphalt the winter season is rough get a tea get a curry get a warm ale eat a chicken vindaloo and you can not fail it's a good night ***** french cuisine indian restaraunts are a better scene i got heart i love to fart explosions are the extreme when pressure keeps on building you lay a pooh and start realing the curry burns you down at the seam wellington vs. napoleon back in old ancient times you eat a beef wellington in modern day times and drop a log any old time vindaloo, eat it suck on it it has a lot of soul take the afternoon off from work go home and spray the bowl
Poetry - 5 Answers
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ahah
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Yea it's cool i like how you used the word :) -Luis
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Uhm, yeah, that's gonna be a no.
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Hahah made me laugh . Sometimes its good to not take one self too seriously :P
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I cannot imagine a more profound and deeply moving piece such as what you just posted. This is an epic of epicurean delight with just the right touch of curry to aid not only digestion but linger for re taste. Road apples pale to your offerings! Truly a gaseous master! We would bow but perhaps best we maintain a safe distance.
Monday, March 7, 2011
vindaloo poems are they good
vindaloo poems are they good?
cold grey asphalt the winter season is rough get a tea get a curry get a warm ale eat a chicken vindaloo and you can not fail it's a good night fu ck french cuisine indian restaraunts are a better scene i got heart i love to fart explosions are the extreme when pressure keeps on building you lay a pooh and start realing the curry burns you down at the seam wellington vs. napoleon back in old ancient times you eat a beef wellington in modern day times and drop a log any old time vindaloo, eat it suck on it it has a lot of soul take the afternoon off from work go home and spray the bowl the end
Other - Food & Drink - 2 Answers
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what i did read................................i didn't like!
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Sounds like curry makes you hurry, which could be a worry! Is that a gas mask your wearing?
cold grey asphalt the winter season is rough get a tea get a curry get a warm ale eat a chicken vindaloo and you can not fail it's a good night fu ck french cuisine indian restaraunts are a better scene i got heart i love to fart explosions are the extreme when pressure keeps on building you lay a pooh and start realing the curry burns you down at the seam wellington vs. napoleon back in old ancient times you eat a beef wellington in modern day times and drop a log any old time vindaloo, eat it suck on it it has a lot of soul take the afternoon off from work go home and spray the bowl the end
Other - Food & Drink - 2 Answers
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what i did read................................i didn't like!
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Sounds like curry makes you hurry, which could be a worry! Is that a gas mask your wearing?
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Is this the same sort of thinking that results in religion
Is this the same sort of thinking that results in religion?
Scary: LONDON (AFP) - Britons are losing their grip on reality, according to a poll out Monday which showed that nearly a quarter think Winston Churchill was a myth while the majority reckon Sherlock Holmes was real. The survey found that 47 percent thought the 12th century English king Richard the Lionheart was a myth. And 23 percent thought World War II prime minister Churchill was made up. The same percentage 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. Indian political leader Mahatma Gandhi and Battle of Waterloo victor the Duke of Wellington also appeared in the top 10 of people thought to be myths. Meanwhile, 58 percent thought Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's fictional detective Holmes actually existed; 33 percent thought the same of W. E. Johns' fictional pilot and adventurer Biggles.
Religion & Spirituality - 8 Answers
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Not really, that's just people not knowing enough about history. You want to see some retarded people? Look at the statistics of how many Americans don't accept evolution.
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Wow. It is the same kind of thinking. It is scary.
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No. This is just result of a poor educational system that I believe is primarily secular in nature. Has nothing to do with religion.
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Excellent question, never thought about that before. I would agree.
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there was a time when the stupid people where how to say this nicely culled from the population by there own stupidity and nature.Now technology has allowed stupid people to live a breed.So people with no commonsense are allowed to live.
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Sounds like the sort of thinking that results in Atheism. Real people and real events are reduced to fiction by people who can't see anything beyond the end of their own nose.
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Did it mention who were polled? It seems to me that the British educational system (whether private or public) is failing its students and graduates in the area of history and literature. I don't think it has anything to do with the beginnings of a religious movement or the organization of a "new" religion.
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With Reagan and Thatcher there was a real push from the conservatives to weaken education. It was cut and reduced to the point that most people no longer have the ability to figure out what the truth is. Dumb people are easy to control. The continued push for Religion into Govt in the USA is part of the same effort.
Scary: LONDON (AFP) - Britons are losing their grip on reality, according to a poll out Monday which showed that nearly a quarter think Winston Churchill was a myth while the majority reckon Sherlock Holmes was real. The survey found that 47 percent thought the 12th century English king Richard the Lionheart was a myth. And 23 percent thought World War II prime minister Churchill was made up. The same percentage 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. Indian political leader Mahatma Gandhi and Battle of Waterloo victor the Duke of Wellington also appeared in the top 10 of people thought to be myths. Meanwhile, 58 percent thought Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's fictional detective Holmes actually existed; 33 percent thought the same of W. E. Johns' fictional pilot and adventurer Biggles.
Religion & Spirituality - 8 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
1 :
Not really, that's just people not knowing enough about history. You want to see some retarded people? Look at the statistics of how many Americans don't accept evolution.
2 :
Wow. It is the same kind of thinking. It is scary.
3 :
No. This is just result of a poor educational system that I believe is primarily secular in nature. Has nothing to do with religion.
4 :
Excellent question, never thought about that before. I would agree.
5 :
there was a time when the stupid people where how to say this nicely culled from the population by there own stupidity and nature.Now technology has allowed stupid people to live a breed.So people with no commonsense are allowed to live.
6 :
Sounds like the sort of thinking that results in Atheism. Real people and real events are reduced to fiction by people who can't see anything beyond the end of their own nose.
7 :
Did it mention who were polled? It seems to me that the British educational system (whether private or public) is failing its students and graduates in the area of history and literature. I don't think it has anything to do with the beginnings of a religious movement or the organization of a "new" religion.
8 :
With Reagan and Thatcher there was a real push from the conservatives to weaken education. It was cut and reduced to the point that most people no longer have the ability to figure out what the truth is. Dumb people are easy to control. The continued push for Religion into Govt in the USA is part of the same effort.
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