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"That's one small step for man, one giant leap... to infinity and beyond!"
Those, presumably, are what 1-in-10 UK schoolchildren believe were the historic words spoken by the first man on the moon, who according to them was Buzz Lightyear.
In a survey of 1000 primary and secondary school pupils by Dr Pam Waddell of Birmingham in England, Buzz was the top incorrect answer given to the question of who was the first man on the moon, though other incorrect responses included Richard Branson, Lance Armstrong and Luke Skywalker. Another question, who invented the telephone, drew answers of Charles Darwin, Noel Edmunds and the Queen, while Isaac Newton was variously credited with discovering fire, DNA and America. The results, released just ahead of a British "National Science and Engineering Week" to promote science to schoolchildren, shows that educators there still have a long way to go (Telegraph).
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In a survey of 1000 primary and secondary school pupils by Dr Pam Waddell of Birmingham in England, Buzz was the top incorrect answer given to the question of who was the first man on the moon, though other incorrect responses included Richard Branson, Lance Armstrong and Luke Skywalker. Another question, who invented the telephone, drew answers of Charles Darwin, Noel Edmunds and the Queen, while Isaac Newton was variously credited with discovering fire, DNA and America. The results, released just ahead of a British "National Science and Engineering Week" to promote science to schoolchildren, shows that educators there still have a long way to go (Telegraph).
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"Why does everyone worry so much about what the commoners know or don't know. If and when they ever have an urgent NEED to know something we'll tell them."
HRM
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Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 03/15/10 at 10:31 AM
so it's not just over here then. i wonder if they'd know who anne boleyn or oliver cromwell is. probably not.
Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 03/15/10 at 11:59 AM
Anne Boleyn is the sister of Tenpin, and Oliver Cromwell played the farmer in Babe.
Posted by Dumbfounded on 03/15/10 at 12:10 PM
Wasn't Anne Boleyn that hot chick that played in that TV series about a house with two doors?
Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 03/15/10 at 02:15 PM
I thought Anne Boleyn had the lead in The Princess Diaries.
Posted by TheCannyScot in Atlanta, GA on 03/15/10 at 06:08 PM
history is one thing, but if you guys can't get your tv and movie stars straight then there's just no hope for ya! 😉
Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 03/15/10 at 09:35 PM
I asked my son who the first person on the moon was and he didn't know (he's 10). BUT he did know the saying "one small step for man..." He said he heard it on TV somewhere. So it's not just UK schools that need a swift kick, apparently.
Posted by Nethie on 03/15/10 at 09:54 PM
twenty years ago was 1990 sweetie, stretch is from further back than that i think.(we're gettin' old love.)
Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 03/16/10 at 02:22 PM
oh poor wayne, i guess you had to play with something else that stretched out when pulled on then sweetie. 😜
35 yrs dumbfounded(see i told ya we are getting old!)
35 yrs dumbfounded(see i told ya we are getting old!)
Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 03/16/10 at 03:55 PM
then you are a lucky guy!(and wifey is a lucky girl too!)
Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 03/16/10 at 04:00 PM
"35 yrs dumbfounded (see i told ya we are getting old!)"
Well I was too old for one anyway, I just tried date my memories of the Stretch Armstrong ads. Actually, according to Wikipedia, "The doll was re-issued in the 1990s with a canine sidekick, "Fetch Armstrong". He also has an evil brother named Evil X-ray Wretch Armstrong who has a skull face, sports a mohawk and also stretches."
So I was actually right totally by accident. :lol:
Wikipedia also says there's going to be a "Stretch Armstrong" movie in 3D, due out in 2012. But with any luck the world will end before we have it inflicted upon us.
Well I was too old for one anyway, I just tried date my memories of the Stretch Armstrong ads. Actually, according to Wikipedia, "The doll was re-issued in the 1990s with a canine sidekick, "Fetch Armstrong". He also has an evil brother named Evil X-ray Wretch Armstrong who has a skull face, sports a mohawk and also stretches."
So I was actually right totally by accident. :lol:
Wikipedia also says there's going to be a "Stretch Armstrong" movie in 3D, due out in 2012. But with any luck the world will end before we have it inflicted upon us.
Posted by Dumbfounded on 03/17/10 at 08:32 AM
the stretch armstrong family:
his uncle the dirty old man- letch armstrong
his cousin the artist- sketch armstrong
his jewish brother-in-law- kvetch armstrong
his gay 2nd cousin- pitch armstrong
the 2nd cousin's partner- catch armstrong
his bulimic sister- retch armstrong
:cheese:
his uncle the dirty old man- letch armstrong
his cousin the artist- sketch armstrong
his jewish brother-in-law- kvetch armstrong
his gay 2nd cousin- pitch armstrong
the 2nd cousin's partner- catch armstrong
his bulimic sister- retch armstrong
:cheese:
Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 03/17/10 at 09:29 AM
the stretch armstrong family :lol:
They're stretchy and they're bendy,
And very, very trendy,
So come on and get friendly
With the Armstrong Family!
* dadada-dum! * click! * click! *
Their bodies can extend,
And in a circle bend,
Till they can kiss their own rear end,
In the Armstrong Family!
* dadada-dum! * click! * click! *
They're stretchy and they're bendy,
And very, very trendy,
So come on and get friendly
With the Armstrong Family!
* dadada-dum! * click! * click! *
Their bodies can extend,
And in a circle bend,
Till they can kiss their own rear end,
In the Armstrong Family!
* dadada-dum! * click! * click! *
Posted by Dumbfounded on 03/17/10 at 11:21 AM
that's great dumbfounded! :lol:
Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 03/17/10 at 01:42 PM
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