Clearly, *I* am...

[gnomi]

I found an error in this morning's offering from kradical's "Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader" calendar. But the way I knew the error existed was kinda scary... So, a poll:

[Poll #1195134]

Comments

[eireangus.livejournal.com]

Hehe

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

I live to amuse. :-)

[beadattitude.livejournal.com]

You know, it's hot as hell in Philadelphia.

(Someone ought to open up a window.)

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

John, you're a bore. We've heard this before. But it's hot as hell in Philadelphia!

[saxikath]

Sit down, John...

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

For God's sake, John, sit down!

[scarlettina.livejournal.com]

God knows that the weather is hot enough to crack a stone, let alone an egg!

If only that were true in Seattle! What a long, freakin' cold spring we've had.

[xiphias.livejournal.com]

Hatch a stone.

[ghilledhu.livejournal.com]

Pins!

[xiphias.livejournal.com]

Saltpeter!

[norda.livejournal.com]

We still do some things in Boston, Franklin.

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

John! You can dance!

[mamadeb.livejournal.com]

You forgot one - "Reasonably well-educated"

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

There is that, yes. :-)

[530nm330hz.livejournal.com]

"Normal"?

[530nm330hz.livejournal.com]

Sorry -- just realized that might be considered an insult. No offense intended.

[byrne.livejournal.com]

buh?

[byrne.livejournal.com]

I'm still very "buh?" with what I assume are song lyrics everyone is quoting, but I did follow the link you posted -- and immediately went O.O and !!!! at your darling's reply to you. Perspective is a WILD thing, since I can only assume that we're taught our history from very different points of view. *giggles*

(Since, of COURSE those two colonies failed to take up arms against the King and while they didn't 'join Canada' they instead BECAME Canada. As they were good Loyalists.)

[tmcay.livejournal.com]

Some years ago I was playing trivia with friends and we got on the topic of trying to identify films from their last lines. This is a popular movie trivia category, and we went through the more famous ones ("There's no place like home," "It was beauty killed the beast," etc.) before trying to come up with more interesting ones. I offered "Georgia, Dr. Lymon Hall," figuring that while it was not an especially famous last line, it was inferable with the right insight. I was pleased that it was guessed correctly.

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

Quotes from that movie run as a thread through mabfan's and my conversations. One can often tell from folks' facial expressions whether or not they're familiar with the movie.

We have a tradition of watching it every 4th of July. When feasible, we go to hear the reading of the Declaration at the Old State House (feet from the site of the Boston Massacre) and then go home and watch "1776."

[tsuki-no-bara.livejournal.com]

not everyone's from boston, john.

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

New York abstains... courteously.

[lordavon.livejournal.com]

"He plays the violin!"

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

He tucks it right under his chin!

[glishara.livejournal.com]

I admit, my immediate response was "Not everyone can name the original 13 colonies?" I was very disappointed.

("Rhode Island's out visiting the necessary.")

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

Well, based on what Rhode Island has consumed, I can't say I'm surprised.

[thespisgeoff.livejournal.com]

...I would say it's proof you paid attention in elementary history...but then, I expect people to know things they've been repeatedly told.

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's an element of it. But not everyone gets American history in as much depth as I got lucky enough to get. Part of it was school, yes. But part of it was also that my parents are both history buffs and that there are plenty of local historical sites to visit within even a 5-mile radius of the house in which I grew up (I grew up in Burlington, MA, which borders on Lexington. Friends of mine were involved in the yearly reinactment of the Shot Heard Round the World on the Lexington Green (it's a Lexington tradition, held every Patriots Day)).

[mabfan.livejournal.com]

I happen to be a Harvard graduate, Mr. Jefferson.

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

I attended William and Mary, Mr. Adams.

[madfilkentist]

It's proof that you know that that little plot of land south of 495 isn't called "Maine."

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

Well, yes. There is that.

[sorek.livejournal.com]

From "West Wing's" Pilot episode:

"Leo: [on the phone with the New York Times] 17 across. Yes, 17 across is wrong... You're spelling his name wrong... What's my name? My name doesn't matter. I am just an ordinary citizen who relies on the Times crossword for stimulation. And I'm telling you that I met the man twice. And I recommended a pre-emptive Exocet missile strike against his air force, so I think I know how...
C.J.: Leo.
Leo: They hang up on me every time.
C.J: That's almost hard to believe
"

Sigh.

Also, you should include general-lee in your poll.

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

General-lee isn't part of that part of the song.

[42itous.livejournal.com]

It's not so much scary that you know them, I think it more pathetic that the average citizen doesn't.

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'd agree with that assessment.

[dianora2.livejournal.com]

There are people who can't do that?

Also, I'll take Lee any way I can get him, HA HA HA. Ahem.

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

Yeah, there are, shocking as it might seem.

And, yes. If I could send *him* through the mail to you, I would. :-)

I <3 1776!

[lyonessnyc.livejournal.com]

"One useless man is called a disgrace, two become a law firm, and three or more become a CONGRESS."

Hee hee hee...I can probably quote that movie from beginning to end. I certainly know all the lyrics. I should add the songs to my MP3 player for good measure!

William Daniels will ALWAYS be John Adams in my mind. Even if he was better looking than Adams *ever* was.

Re: I <3 1776!

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

We have both the original Broadway cast album and the revival cast album (with Brent Spiner playing John Adams). It's one of my favorite musicals.

[popfiend.livejournal.com]

Life is more than sexual combustibility...

COMBUSTABLITY!

COMBUSTABILITY!

SHUT UUUUUUUUUUUUP!!!

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

We may see murder... YET!

[fauxklore]

That was kind of an obvious error. But to prove that I, too, know the work in question...

New York abstains. Respectfully.

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

Mr. President, have you ever been present at a meeting of the New York legislature?

[rwl.livejournal.com]

Proof that you've passed American History.

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

Probably, yes. Though I haven't taken American History for many, many years.

[violetcheetah.livejournal.com]

as someone who used to, at age 10 or 11, recite the 50 states in alphabetical order when i couldn't get myself to sleep, i don't feel i'm qualified to answer that question.

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

Heh.

I like that I have other American history fans on my friends list.

[rivkaesque.livejournal.com]

Other: really cool!

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

Awwww! ::blushes::