September 11 -- what year? 30 percent of Americans don't know
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Ponytail
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rack'm said:
Dunno. I kinda doubt it. I'm not a huge movie goer anyway. I'm lucky if I catch one flick a year and usually fall asleep.
Do I WANT to see it? Eh. At this point, it's not got my interest peaked enough for me to drive 30-40 minutes to put up with people talking, kids kickin my chair $8 popcorn and $6 sodas.
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I know later down the road I'll kick myself if I trash it. Some of my junk is probably worth alot of money.Ponytail said:
I have a hardhat with a bunch of limited issue stickers on it, signed by Allen Jackson. I had another one signed by Bo Derek and Donald Rumsfeld.... That one was stolen when I was on another job. Heck I even have the VIP ticket for the 1 year anniversary ceremony when Bush was there.
Hessian
Well-Known Member
See the irony???
Even though our seasoned citizens have a hard time remembering what year was 9/11.....
They will remember the time your Mother's Day card was late by one day: in 1979.
Besides that tidbit of irony...I have been mulling over my 1st day address to my students in 10 days...How does one sharpen the point that history is absolutely crucial for citizenship, politics, economics....While their heads are buried in a pile of goo surrounded by hip hop, drugged sports "heroes," and getting condoms.
Even though our seasoned citizens have a hard time remembering what year was 9/11.....
They will remember the time your Mother's Day card was late by one day: in 1979.
Besides that tidbit of irony...I have been mulling over my 1st day address to my students in 10 days...How does one sharpen the point that history is absolutely crucial for citizenship, politics, economics....While their heads are buried in a pile of goo surrounded by hip hop, drugged sports "heroes," and getting condoms.
oldman
Lobster Land
This memory black hole is essentially the problem of the older crowd: 48 percent of those who did not know were between the ages of 55 and 64, and 47 percent were older than 65, according to the poll.
I do remember what year it was but I think it's fair to give us older people somewhat of a break. Remember in history class you were given dates to memorize and how difficult it was. Consider that us elder people have to attempt to still remember when the war of 1812 was plus any eventful dates since high school. At some stage of your life your own birthday and anniversary are easily remembered, but grandkids birthdays and such need to be written down in a diary. They don't make diaries that thick to make a note on everything.
I do remember what year it was but I think it's fair to give us older people somewhat of a break. Remember in history class you were given dates to memorize and how difficult it was. Consider that us elder people have to attempt to still remember when the war of 1812 was plus any eventful dates since high school. At some stage of your life your own birthday and anniversary are easily remembered, but grandkids birthdays and such need to be written down in a diary. They don't make diaries that thick to make a note on everything.
AndyMarquisLIVE
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What's sad is I know high school seniors that don't know what day 9-11 happened on, what cities were largely affected, what large city was most affected by Hurricane Katrina or who the president of Iraq was. Hell, most people don't know who Monica Lewinsky is.