Oh, that's much clearer...

"PotbellyJoe and 42 others" (potbellyjoe) 09/14/2015 at 20:22 • Filed to: None

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I’m sitting in church on Sunday and we have a wonderful woman stand up in front of the congregation talking about her work with neglected, handicapped children in Zambia. Really an amazing outreach, but that’s not why I’m writing this.

She started her presentation by saying, “I know many of you have no idea where Zambia is, so if you picture Africa and start in the south, simply go one-third up the continent and you’ll be around where Zambia is.”

Perfect, because if there’s one thing Americans are worse at than geography, it’s fractions...

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > PotbellyJoe and 42 others 09/14/2015 at 20:27

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I graduated with two girls that up until 11th grade had no clue Washington state and Washington D.C. were two separate locations.

deprecated account > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 09/14/2015 at 20:34

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I knew a guy on Oppo who spelled the word separate, “seperate.”

Phyrxes once again has a wagon! > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 09/14/2015 at 20:34

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My buddy teaches high school history, the stories he tells about his students astound me.

smobgirl > PotbellyJoe and 42 others 09/14/2015 at 20:34

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I think about this every time I have to put my tent in its stuff sack. You have to fold it in fifths for it to fit correctly...how many Americans can fold an oddly shaped not-flat chunk of fabric into fifths?

PotbellyJoe and 42 others > smobgirl 09/14/2015 at 20:37

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I’d agree, but I also blame the tent manufacturer on this one. 2,3,4 and 6 are much easier. When folding you should not have to use prime numbers above 3.

Berang > PotbellyJoe and 42 others 09/14/2015 at 20:37

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related tangent:

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > deprecated account 09/14/2015 at 20:39

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My bad. :(

deprecated account > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 09/14/2015 at 20:40

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S’all good ;)

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Phyrxes once again has a wagon! 09/14/2015 at 20:41

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Sadly, these were teacher’s kids.

My cousin was in 9th grade with a guy who believed corn grew in a can.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > PotbellyJoe and 42 others 09/14/2015 at 21:17

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I'm ok with fractions but geography no.

Phyrxes once again has a wagon! > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 09/14/2015 at 22:46

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When covering the Industrial Revolution he asked his class to brainstorm renewable resources. He called on a young lady who had her hand raise and she answered “clouds,” how he didn’t laugh I have no idea.