tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post7049005064786414718..comments2024-03-24T18:43:18.706-04:00Comments on Darwinfish 2: Bluz News Reviewsbluzdudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-33460518166668105382011-12-15T18:57:58.582-05:002011-12-15T18:57:58.582-05:00Deb,
Congrats on being my second female reader to ...<b>Deb,</b><br />Congrats on being my second female reader to ace the test!<br /><br />I only got the Islam logo one because I recently saw blurbs about the Red Cross and “Red Crescent”, which was operating in Turkey, and considered how wise it was to have an alternative name for a relief organization that doesn’t evoke the Crusades.<br /><br />I was almost thrown by the Bernake photo because I didn’t think it was a very good likeness. But by process of elimination, it came down to the Fed Chair or Dept. of Education director and I didn’t think the latter was very newsworthy.<br /><br /><b>Facie,</b><br />Congrats none the less. That was another one that ‘process of elimination helped. The ones that weren’t the right answer were all much larger countries.bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-72674153471751178192011-12-15T18:19:42.343-05:002011-12-15T18:19:42.343-05:00I got a 12! Sadly, I don't think I can locate ...I got a 12! Sadly, I don't think I can locate too many countries in the Middle East, and fortunately that was the only one like that. <br /><br />But you are right. We don't know (too much) jack, and there is an abundance of crap out there, although you did not say it quite that way. :-)Faciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12165861407055831754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-72276333520791411412011-12-15T07:17:41.444-05:002011-12-15T07:17:41.444-05:00Aced it. I'm weak on geography and had to gue...Aced it. I'm weak on geography and had to guess on Brazil but I got it right. Also the symbol for Islam almost tripped me up. Bernake's photo is constantly on the websites I visit -- you know, the liberal left wing CNN, NYT, Huffington Post, MSNBC sites. Thanks for posting the link to the survey.Deb Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01071356558083822955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-67554332039505242022011-12-14T21:45:47.509-05:002011-12-14T21:45:47.509-05:00Jessica,
Great Britain isn't in great shape, b...Jessica,<br />Great Britain isn't in great shape, but Greece is swirling down the toilet.<br /><br />11 is a great score for someone with a little baby at home. Sarah is like 'extra credit.'bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-88085314521209308732011-12-14T21:15:03.779-05:002011-12-14T21:15:03.779-05:00I got 11. And here I was thinking Great Britain wa...I got 11. And here I was thinking Great Britain was in debt up to their eyeballs. All things considered, I'm pretty proud of my score. It's a good thing that I half listen to the news in the evenings and listen to my husband ranting about it before I go to sleep.Jessica R.http://www.leelafish.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-39511963659350598702011-12-14T18:12:12.064-05:002011-12-14T18:12:12.064-05:00Justin
Yay! Welcome to the club! And if I were an...<b>Justin</b><br />Yay! Welcome to the club! And if I were an employer, questions like this would be on the interview.<br /><br /><b>Cassie,</b><br />I knew it. Who do you think I was talking about when I said that I thought the women’s lower scores might be due to crafts, home décor, recipes and kids’ schedules?<br /><br />I had to pause at England’s PM too… I mean, they keep changing so quickly, at least in comparison to when Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair seemed to be in power forever.<br /><br /><b>Mad Mind,</b><br />I think that’s one of our biggest weaknesses as Americans… we’re horrible at geography, especially the geography that lies outside of our borders. (And we’re not that good at our own, either.) <br /><br />The Islam symbol one is practically a trick question… it’s a natural inclination to select one that’s in Arabic.<br /><br /><b>Judie,</b><br />Geez, I totally should have mentioned Jay-Walking. I can’t believe that there are actually people that walk around out there that can’t answer those questions. But we have to remember that we don’t see the raw footage. What I want to know is the ratio of competent people to idiots. Does Jay have to interview dozens and dozens of people to find these morons, or does he find them in about ten minutes?<br /><br />Oh, and congratulations. Welcome to the club.<br /><br /><b>DG,</b><br />I did think about trying to find a picture of the bacon sundae, but A) I wanted one with a cherry on top, and B) I was trying to hurry up and get the post in before the Penguins game came on and just Googling a sundae was easier.<br /><br />Now, shame on you for trying to squeeze in on your second attempt. Leave it to the lawyer to try to look for loopholes.<br /><br /><b>Carpetbagger,</b><br />Yeah, the Afghan casualties was tricky, but you just had to reason it out. I knew we’ve had around 5000 casualties all together between the Afgan and Iraq wars; the trick was determining the split. There was only one option that made any sense, in that respect.<br /><br />I totally concede the male/female point about all the things of which the ladies keep track. (And I don’t even know what <b>I</b> wore yesterday. HOWEVER, if women have the ability to mentally record, catalog and retrieve every male shortcoming, mis-step, perceived slight and oversight dating back to the onset of a relationship, (and in my experience, it’s something they all can do), there should be room in there for the location of Israel as well.bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-78771607689611194502011-12-14T13:58:02.749-05:002011-12-14T13:58:02.749-05:00Aced it. I was a little worried about being right ...Aced it. I was a little worried about being right on the number of Afghan casualties, but it was right. I think Cassie has a point. It's not that women don't know these things as well as men, it's that they really don't care about knowing them as much as men... generally speaking of course. <br /><br />Ask men what color their wife's outfit was yesterday, and most men would be up Shit Creek pretty fast.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-16753597839350430602011-12-14T12:40:47.771-05:002011-12-14T12:40:47.771-05:00Shouldn't that sundae have bacon on it?
I got...Shouldn't that sundae have bacon on it?<br /><br />I got them all correct --the seond time. You never said we couldn't take the test multiple times. Although, the stuff I didn't think I'd get right, I did, and questions I though "oh, this is silly" I got, well, right the second time!DGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-66176274481172887092011-12-14T12:09:02.411-05:002011-12-14T12:09:02.411-05:00I got them all, so now I guess I'm ready to be...I got them all, so now I guess I'm ready to be on Jay Leno's "Jaywalking." I am always stunned to see how many college graduates don't have a clue about "things you should have learned in school." Maybe they're watching too much reality t.v. (see my "E" post from last Thursday)Judiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02778815502961000469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-26056119733793817172011-12-14T11:08:32.002-05:002011-12-14T11:08:32.002-05:00I missed 3. Both geography questions. Shame on me ...I missed 3. Both geography questions. Shame on me I know. And I guess I need to pay better attention to the symbol of Islam. I did get all the political ones correct and I didn't have to guess on them.Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16198861828141020689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-2363259412247747162011-12-14T09:41:44.270-05:002011-12-14T09:41:44.270-05:00I got 8. EIGHT. I missed the country that's cl...I got 8. EIGHT. I missed the country that's close to default, the prime minister of GB (who really cares?) but the others I missed were because I really didn't pay attention as closely as I should have. <br /><br />At least I knew all my countries!!!Cassiehttp://www.whosmydaddy.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-26113524292173509102011-12-14T03:56:59.195-05:002011-12-14T03:56:59.195-05:00That was fun! I Promptly enjoyed it! Oh and yes, I...That was fun! I Promptly enjoyed it! Oh and yes, I aced it as well. I sped through it in like a minute to be honest. If only answering those questions got me a full time job. Oh well, still had fun though.Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615952402921593167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-22151375656541087222011-12-13T20:39:39.079-05:002011-12-13T20:39:39.079-05:00Workingdan,
I'll admit that I hit on a couple ...Workingdan,<br />I'll admit that I hit on a couple of educated guesses. Q1, first off... I had to go by process of elimination. My hardest dilemma was the one that was the symbol. I thought I had it right, but couldn't be sure because I didn't recognize the one in Arabic. But it worked out.bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-51420353137389112772011-12-13T20:26:07.061-05:002011-12-13T20:26:07.061-05:00I scored 7 out of 13. There is a lot of political ...I scored 7 out of 13. There is a lot of political figures in there...my weakness!Workingdanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00431559781969929972noreply@blogger.com