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[Dixon Carter Lee]

You know why.

Anyone catch the "Jay-Walking" repeat last night? I still can't get over that whole segment. Bright, everyday people who think things like:

-Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Hawaiians.

-World War II took place in 1969.

-The Civil War was fought between the U.S. and Germany.

-Hitler's first name was George.

Oh my freaking God. What the hell is wrong with people?

But the worst "Jaywalking" bit I saw was the astronomy segment where people couln't answer the question: "Which is bigger, the sun or the moon?"

What's the worst one you saw?

 

[Shylady]

Hi Dixon, not sure which is the worst Jay walking segment, however on the headlines segment , my town's whole front page made it cause of all the typos on it.

The sad part of that is that was the norm for our paper not the exception.

My daughter's english teacher used to read it with a read pen then mail it to the editor. More than once she let the class correct it (she was in 7th grade at the time) and then sent that one back.

 

[*Lazer*]

I didn't need to watch TV to hear this one DCL........

The lady who told me she couldn't be pregnant cause "she spit that shit out".

 

[TonyG]

The ones that really get me are when he shows pics of presidents to college kids and they do not recognize them. They do not even know Washington and Lincoln. But yet he will then show them a pic of a rock or movie star and they get them right away.

 

[Andra_Jenny]

When Bush visited Town Topic in Mission Kansas,

He had a conversation with a family, asking the father, what he did etc., which promted the man's child to ask Dubya what he did for a living! This was post election too.

 

[Shelby]

DCL

There's a show up here called "Talking To Americans" They ask Americans questions about Canada, absolutely ridiculous nonsense stuff.

Sampling of this past weekends show...

1) Should Saskatchewan ban the seal hunt currently taking place? (Americans said yes)

2) Should Canada get a Navy even though we have no Sea or ports? (average answer was no)

3) Canada is on a 20 hour clock while America is on a 24 hour clock. Should Canada change to a 24 hour clock? (Resounding yes)

4) Should we start allowing the Irish to vote. (Yes)

Hilarious show if anyone can catch it.

 

[Dixon Carter Lee]

People learn everything from TV. If ou had better programming we'd know more about you. Unfortunately, all your best actors and writers either move to Hollywood or Vancouver (which is, essentially, Hollywood with rain).

 

[Oliver Clozoff]

You canucks are always persecuting the Irish!

I know there are loads of ignorant people out there, but I wonder how many people they have to ask before they get the hilariously dumb answers they show on "Jay-walking". Of course you're never shown the people who get the answer right or come close.

I think a parody of Jaywalking would be funny:

Jay: When was World War Two?

Hapless citizen: ummm... 1950?

Jay (suppressing laughter): And who fought in the Civil War?

Citizen: uh... the blue and the gray.

Jay: This guy is a riot.

 

[Dixon Carter Lee]

Are you saying 1950 is a "Right" answer?

 

[*bratcat*]

 

[Oliver Clozoff]

Are you saying 1950 is a "Right" answer?

Jeez, DCL. Give a man some credit. I majored in history for Christsake. World War II started with the German invasion of Poland September 1, 1939 and ended with the signing of the unconditional surrender of Japan in August, 1945 (can't remember the exact date).

The point is that being 5 years off is close enough so as not to be funny.

And you call yourself a comedian.

 

[Dixon Carter Lee]

I'm an American. You'll have to speak Farenheit.

"Yeah, and we ain't goin' metric neither!" George Bush, after abandoning national Global Warming standards.

 

[Dixon Carter Lee]

LOL I do call myself a comedian, and I'm telling you five years off is not "not" funny, if you know what I mean. If you wanted to be funny you should have said:

Jay: When did World War II end?

Hapless Citizen: Well, VJ Day was Aug 15, 1945, but the Japanese surrender came on September 2, so I'll say September 2.

Jay: Yeah! But what TIME?

Now that's not "not" funny. If you need any tips on how to make the Spanish Armada a laugh riot, let me know.

 

[Oliver Clozoff]

foiled again by the great Dixon Carter Lee!

I'll get you Lee if it's the last thing I do!

 

[unusuallyconfused]

I just love mens cat fights, (as I sit eating popcorn, drinking a soda, ahhhhhhh.... life is good!)

 

[Dixon Carter Lee]

roar

 

[Cheyenne]

Front page of our newspaper today talks about a poll of teenagers asking if they know which country we declared independence from on July 4th. Something like one out of five didn't know England was the answer, a lot of them said France!

 

[Sparky Kronkite]

I have not seen this Jaywalking show....

But the concept of humor via ignorance is very interesting to me.

From Springer letting the ignorant have at it free form to Howard Stern's Stripper Trivia - I think it's great.

Stripper's are the worst - interesting - Howard had on this woman who - didn't know she was in Manhattan, when given the multiple choices, she answered New Jersey. I mean - to not know where you are?

But - when asked an addition/subtration problem (a mildley complex "in your head" problem) that ustilized money - she nailed it.

 

[unusuallyconfused]

Re: I have not seen this Jaywalking show....

But the concept of humor via ignorance is very interesting to me.

Stripper's are the worst - interesting - Howard had on this woman who - didn't know she was in Manhattan, when given the multiple choices, she answered New Jersey. I mean - to not know where you are?

Hey you called Howard Stern by the first name Howard, are you on first name basis, is this who you work for??????????

 

[Sparky Kronkite]

No I don't - but......

I am a First Amendment advocate - and......

He works a block from me - I see him and wave hello on occasion.

Robin lives on my block.

Yes, it allmost feels like family.

 

[unusuallyconfused]

well it was a good guess, I guess