Funny and so sad!

[Meule]

Those that fail to learn from history, are doomed to repeat it.
--Winston Churchill

Churchill, wasn't he the general that led the troops into battle for US independance?

[kryptosmaster]

Those that fail to learn from history, are doomed to repeat it.
--Winston Churchill

[huedell]

Obviously, NONE of these people watched Schoolhouse Rock as children! (I can't believe one was a COLLEGE PROFESSOR!!!)

I "won't" believe that.

Until I'm proven otherwise, AFAIC she was either a plant
or some cheapo version of a prof. at some hack community college or worse.

[HardyGirl]

Obviously, NONE of these people watched Schoolhouse Rock as children! (I can't believe one was a COLLEGE PROFESSOR!!!)

[EMCE Hammer]

The 1957 filmstrip that I watched in 1978 contradicts you, MB:-)

[B-Lister]

Actually, Paul Revere said "The Regulars are coming", not "The British are coming" because at the time, they were subjects of the crown themselves, and thus considered "British".

[geoffdude]

you think maybe they just play that stupid to get on TV? I'm sure the people who get them right they don't show

Of course they show mostly people who don't know the answers, that's where the laughs are.

However, the reality is many people do not know this stuff any more. Our educational system is terrible, and getting worse. My oldest just graduated High School two weeks ago, and I feel fortunate that he's learned anything. Sure, individual accountability, and parental guidance factor into this as well, but there must be a base level of responsibility at the school and administration levels to engage kids to learn and achieve.

When my kid gets home I'll ask him the same questions and report back.

regards,

g.

[Doc]

[toys2cool]

you think maybe they just play that stupid to get on TV? I'm sure the people who get them right they don't show

[Hector]

Imbeciles...there's no excuse...they are just imbeciles.

[toys2cool]

lol! wow

[Meule]

Hell, even I knew some of the answers, not all tho

[Bill]

I might get nervous around Leno too and blurt out a stupid answer or draw a blank.
"If I say something stupid can I check out your garage? I'll make it really stupid if you fire up that Vincent Black Knight!"

[Wee67]

History is the road map that led us to where we are.We can study it to learn what we did right,or where we made a wrong turn.

This is especially sad when history's potential lessons are only a few decades old.

[Zemo]

One was a friggin Professor! Fail and Fired. lol