akarunway 1 #1 January 31, 2006 Or just kids in general nowadays? I just heard my cousins daughter ask (w/ a laptop in her hands) over dinner, "what does the abbreviation Ga. stand for? Georgia? 20 yr.old good looking girl, graduated HS. I thought she was fairly educated. Went to a catholic school. Studying online college now while she's not watching American Idol. WTF. Is this whsat our chidren are coming to? To much TV?. I'm slayed. I'm afraid to ask her if she knows who the POTUS is, much less where Iraq is.....I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #2 January 31, 2006 Oh yes . . . it's the schools . . . in no way is the family itself involved.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
narcimund 0 #3 January 31, 2006 Ga: Georgia General Aviation Gauge Gamblers Anonymous General anaesthetic General assembly Guessed average General of the Army Gallium General assistance That's just what comes to mind. Sounds like she asked a pretty decent question, assuming she didn't know the context. First Class Citizen Twice Over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
akarunway 1 #4 January 31, 2006 Comes from a decent family. And the text on the computer was about a U.S. (to answer another). So, Quade, the family's partialy at fault I'm sure but she went to a private school and GRADUATED. WTFI hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
n23x 0 #5 January 31, 2006 Damn you and your reasonable, thoughtful and well spoken replies! .jim"Don't touch my fucking Easter eggs, I'll be back monday." ~JTFC Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
narcimund 0 #6 January 31, 2006 99% of the time I just cringe and don't say anything, but if you're going to criticize general education and intelligence, you really should write carefully. Quote USA. Today{'}s schools. WTF {?} (Finish incomplete thoughts indicated by sentence fragments) O...or just kids in general nowadays? (paragraph) I just heard my cousin{'}s daughter ask (w/ a laptop in her hands) over dinner, "what does the abbreviation {"}Ga.{"} stand for? {"}Georgia{"}? (paragraph) She's a 20 yr.old good looking (irrelevant) girl, who graduated HS. I thought she was fairly well educated. W {She w}ent to a cCatholic school. Studying online college college online now while she's not watching {"}American Idol{"}. WTF.? Is this whsat our chidren are coming to? Too much TV?. I'm slayed. I'm afraid to ask her if she knows who the POTUS is, much less where Iraq is..... First Class Citizen Twice Over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheAnvil 0 #7 January 31, 2006 Great Ass Vinny the Anvil Post Traumatic Didn't Make The Lakers Syndrome is REAL JACKASS POWER!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #8 January 31, 2006 Private education does not necessarily equal quality education. In many situations, it can be exactly the opposite. It's unfortunate that people tend to equate the quality of the school with how much money they spend on it, or its church affiliation, neither of which is a good indicator. There are great catholic schools. There are terrible catholic schools. Some are better than the local public schools, some are not. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peacefuljeffrey 0 #9 January 31, 2006 QuoteGa: Georgia General Aviation Gauge Gamblers Anonymous General anaesthetic General assembly Guessed average General of the Army Gallium General assistance That's just what comes to mind. Sounds like she asked a pretty decent question, assuming she didn't know the context. My dictionary here says that "Ga" and "GA" are acceptable abbreviations for "Georgia," but I think it is conventional for abbreviations to give a capital letter to each word abbreviated. Thus "Ga" should not be mistaken for "Gamblers Anonymous," "General Aviation," etc. Now, what I want to know is, how did we ever get "Lb." for "pound"?! Or "Bbl" for "barrel"? --Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peacefuljeffrey 0 #10 January 31, 2006 Quote99% of the time I just cringe and don't say anything, but if you're going to criticize general education and intelligence, you really should write carefully. Quote USA. Today{'}s schools. WTF {?} (Finish incomplete thoughts indicated by sentence fragments) O...or just kids in general nowadays? (paragraph) I just heard my cousin{'}s daughter ask (w/ a laptop in her hands) over dinner, "what does the abbreviation {"}Ga.{"} stand for? {"}Georgia{"}? (paragraph) She's a 20 yr.old good looking (irrelevant) girl, who graduated HS. I thought she was fairly well educated. W {She w}ent to a cCatholic school. Studying online college college online now while she's not watching {"}American Idol{"}. WTF.? Is this whsat our chidren are coming to? Too much TV?. I'm slayed. I'm afraid to ask her if she knows who the POTUS is, much less where Iraq is..... Any time henceforth when someone offers, as a slam against me, that I spend too much time thinking about trivial crap, or too much time criticizing meaningless minutiae, I am gonna link that person to this fuckin' post! Seriously, how long did you waste doing the markup for this thing? --Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Erroll 80 #11 January 31, 2006 QuoteNow, what I want to know is, how did we ever get "Lb." for "pound"?! Or "Bbl" for "barrel"? - The abbreviation "lb" for a unit of weight is derived from the Latin word libra. I found this about Bbl: QuoteThe US oil industry uses the abbreviation of bbl for barrel without knowing what it means. After a long search I found that the term means blue barrel and there are two explanations for the blue color: one, it was the color of crude oil barrels in a refinery when the red barrels were of refined product; second it was the color of the Standard Oil which was ruling the industry at the time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peacefuljeffrey 0 #12 January 31, 2006 Maybe "blue barrel" came from gun bluing. Before GLOCK came along with Tenifer coating (and all the other modern coatings that have arrived), gun rifles and slides were often "blued." Dunno. --Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
akarunway 1 #13 January 31, 2006 Hey I'm just an old school redneck pipefitter. Just learning computers and typing. But I make GOOD FUCKING $ for what I do. What she gonna do? Go to fucking Hollywood and TRY to be a star w/ all the other slutsI hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ViperPilot 0 #14 January 31, 2006 I think part of it is kids just don't care as much anymore. Maybe work ethic has been replaced w/ TV like skating w/ celebrities...YGBSM! Part of that is the family's fault for not properly motivating their kids to do better and put more effort in, but at the same point, some people are just idiots and don't care...oh well, the world needs ditch diggers too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #15 January 31, 2006 So what does GA stand for?When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
narcimund 0 #16 January 31, 2006 QuoteSeriously, how long did you waste doing the markup for this thing? About 5 minutes. Perhaps others think one should whip criticisms out quickly but I think it's a virtue to spend time and think carefully. First Class Citizen Twice Over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EricTheRed 0 #17 January 31, 2006 QuoteSo what does GA stand for? Go Away?illegible usually Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freethefly 6 #18 January 31, 2006 QuoteUSA. Todays schools. WTF What the fuck does WTF stand for??????"...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Samurai136 0 #19 January 31, 2006 "WTF" stands for World Trade Franchise. "WTO" = World Trade Organization."Buttons aren't toys." - Trillian Ken Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FallinWoman 1 #20 February 1, 2006 One of my pet peeves...people blaming the schools only.... As a high school teacher (public) I see kids go through my school of 2000 students who get a great education. I also see kids go though and get a crappy education. What is the difference? Most of the time it comes down to parental involvement. I have seen white kids from families that make loads of money. I have seen black kids from the city who are supported by one parent who works two jobs but ALSO holds the kid responsible for homework and grades. Which kid does better? The kid with the involved parent. Don't blame me. I teach over 100 kids a semester. How can I possibly personally save them all? When I was a new teacher I tried and almost burned myself out. How do I compete with a parent who doesn't know how to get Johnny to do his homework because he is on the cell phone all night? Or what about Jenny who is IMing people all night and Mom and Dad don't know what to do? Raising a successful child starts in the home. It starts with clear expectations and values. I cannot combat a lifetime of apathy in 225 minutes a week. ~Anne I'm a Doll!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peacefuljeffrey 0 #21 February 1, 2006 QuoteQuoteSeriously, how long did you waste doing the markup for this thing? About 5 minutes. Perhaps others think one should whip criticisms out quickly but I think it's a virtue to spend time and think carefully. Some of us can do good ones quickly. --Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
