tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2695225246655247904.post2264509536610769970..comments2023-10-31T15:45:41.426+00:00Comments on Tony Van Helsing's Mystery Theatre: Armageddumb.Tony Van Helsinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879258913766153068noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2695225246655247904.post-44461441733158163522013-06-21T21:13:25.723+01:002013-06-21T21:13:25.723+01:00Your dad is a very wise man. I agree with every si...Your dad is a very wise man. I agree with every single thing you said here. In America we're definitely headed toward expecting someone else to accommodate our failings - like laws in New York that make it illegal to buy a giant-sized soda. Let's not ask people to have the self-control to be able to make that decision for themselves, right? <br /><br />I concur with what Pk says about schoolwork getting steadily more difficult, but I'm not convinced that cramming a bunch of higher level info. into kids' heads will make them smarter. There's something to be said for giving them the time to truly absorb and apply the basics (like the difference between "their" and "there" for cripes sake) and then adding to that at a pace that will allow them to really understand, and thus retain, what they learn, rather than keeping it in their brains only long enough to spit it out on a standardized exam.<br /><br />By the way, is nice to see you again, Sir Helsing. :) Nicki Elsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11412032684225126973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2695225246655247904.post-59898217827754268192013-06-14T03:41:44.041+01:002013-06-14T03:41:44.041+01:00I love Ideocracy. But it has electrolytes! I love Ideocracy. But it has electrolytes! Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08668487489667818687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2695225246655247904.post-83051500156320774442013-06-13T23:33:58.863+01:002013-06-13T23:33:58.863+01:00That's interesting cuz both my kids are in sch...That's interesting cuz both my kids are in school and the work keeps getting harder and the expectations to complete it, higher. They're def not anywhere near dumbing down the education system where I am. (good thing!)PK HREZOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11650153097981426833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2695225246655247904.post-77713225993211494372013-06-13T20:24:32.757+01:002013-06-13T20:24:32.757+01:00I agree with what you wrote. From governments to s...I agree with what you wrote. From governments to schools, it seems like dumber and dumber ideas are being promoted as being the "right" way, when it just really means the easy and lazy way. Meh. You know what they say? There's no cure for stupid.Emmylouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02527008933557848354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2695225246655247904.post-85647665505893393062013-06-13T18:13:39.209+01:002013-06-13T18:13:39.209+01:00I was kind of looking forward to a closet full of ...I was kind of looking forward to a closet full of leather outfits, but you're right,of course. These basics should be taught in skool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2695225246655247904.post-61104308721982299932013-06-13T15:40:32.372+01:002013-06-13T15:40:32.372+01:00Sounds like an expansion on what the U.S. already ...Sounds like an expansion on what the U.S. already did. Take out all those darn Us. Why bother with the English language at all? Why not just text-speak? Hey, we can just dictate and not learn how to write at all, and have a reader to read everything. Life would just be so much easier if we never had to learn.<br /><br />Seriously, though, I know people my age who can't read handwriting. Can't crack the code between printing and script.jamiessmileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14150972137054126110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2695225246655247904.post-18975436177198094942013-06-13T15:39:48.136+01:002013-06-13T15:39:48.136+01:00English can be fun though--editing has almost beco...English can be fun though--editing has almost become a game to me :)<br />I need to watch Idiocracy.Crazy Life of a Writing Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16064939499412649850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2695225246655247904.post-88929537419839365142013-06-13T11:02:01.989+01:002013-06-13T11:02:01.989+01:00That reminds me of a film I saw once called Harris...That reminds me of a film I saw once called Harrison Bergeron. In that one they tried to make everyone average. Not smart, not dumb, just average. Even to the point that they'd marry the really smart people to the really stupid ones in the hopes of evening out the gene pool. Kellie @ Delightfully Ludicroushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18226603919012169939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2695225246655247904.post-49034485831321455252013-06-13T02:33:58.838+01:002013-06-13T02:33:58.838+01:00People can be so lazy. This is crazy.People can be so lazy. This is crazy.Danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272293468239097754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2695225246655247904.post-85604782116392906422013-06-12T20:05:32.566+01:002013-06-12T20:05:32.566+01:00Oh my goodness. Really? I like the fact that Engli...Oh my goodness. Really? I like the fact that English words are sometimes a bit confusing - it makes them interesting! Besides, it would be far more confusing to change them. Eugh. Laura Clipsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02748489198957473503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2695225246655247904.post-18793568626034412013-06-12T18:53:10.185+01:002013-06-12T18:53:10.185+01:00President Teddy Roosevelt tried to simplify the En...President Teddy Roosevelt tried to simplify the English language. He insisted on using an "easier" form of spelling. He used it till the end of his life. It didn't catch on.<br /><br />Love,<br />JanieJanie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2695225246655247904.post-69470071124190579012013-06-12T18:51:03.347+01:002013-06-12T18:51:03.347+01:00Changing the way these words are spelled would hav...Changing the way these words are spelled would have me absolutely livid, to change everything because people are becoming more and more stupid would be crazy and the thought of that just annoys me, stupidity is becoming the new thing and it's scary. I've never seen Idiocracy before but it's plot sounds class, I'd love to check it out!Outcasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03400755239612162157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2695225246655247904.post-31778997205003442422013-06-12T18:20:28.958+01:002013-06-12T18:20:28.958+01:00Totally agree, you sound like me!Totally agree, you sound like me!The Angry Lurkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01227314379603418332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2695225246655247904.post-78161673080851875232013-06-12T18:18:06.089+01:002013-06-12T18:18:06.089+01:00But I'm all geared up for the zombie apocalyps...But I'm all geared up for the zombie apocalypse--and as soon as the zombie locked in my closet gets free, it will be upon us! Then again, zombies aren't the brightest things, are they? ;)Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2695225246655247904.post-40701891710457688002013-06-12T16:22:03.575+01:002013-06-12T16:22:03.575+01:00Ah yes the English Language . . . . Their buy han...Ah yes the English Language . . . . Their buy hangs a tale . . . sew two speak.<br /><br />Rob Z Toborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03570498194207996145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2695225246655247904.post-8994938737913328362013-06-12T14:34:25.104+01:002013-06-12T14:34:25.104+01:00Pffft what a load of crap. Yeah it can be a pain i...Pffft what a load of crap. Yeah it can be a pain in the arse, but whoopdi doo. People are becoming waaaay to damn lazy and are totally expecting someone else to save them. Let's eat all we want, become brain dead cavemen the size of a barn and then wonder why our life is shit, oh wait, it's the other guys fault.Pat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2695225246655247904.post-66774507097372924342013-06-12T13:45:20.259+01:002013-06-12T13:45:20.259+01:00Complicated? Have they seen French????? That's...Complicated? Have they seen French????? That's why I like Spanish and Finnish. You pronounce the words as they are written. There are no several different spelling and meanings for the same sounding words. Stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.com