Quarter of Brits think Churchill was myth

[Cheese]

So what do we make of this? Is this TV skewing reality? Poor education? Has the whole country been fotzed?

Britons are losing their grip on reality, according to a poll out Monday which showed that nearly a quarter think Winston Churchill was a myth while the majority reckon Sherlock Holmes was real.

I dunno Sherlock!

[Red]

It just shows that we're getting dumber as a society and that the movie Idiocracy is a realistic look at what's to come

[Vulcan]

As our society gets dumber we're easier to be led around by our noses as shown by our support for invading Iraq. In a 100 years Fox News and it's ilk will be our guardians of history and Sherlock will be the greatest man in the 19th century. Hulk Hogan for the 20th and George W for the 21st.

[maverickeastwood]

George Dubya? naw, Britney Spears will be known as the Queen

[iggypop]

Lawyer: Mr Griffin, which of the following two phrases best describes Brian Griffin: Problem Drinker or African-American Haberdasher?
Peter: Uh, do I-I guess problem drinker, but that's uh-
Lawyer: Thank-you. Now: Sexual deviant or magic picture that if you stare at it long enough, you see something?
Peter: Well, sexual deviant, but that other one's not even, eh-
Lawyer: Thank-you.

I'm thinking the survey went something like this...

[Russic]

How is churchill not extensively covered in school?

[MarchHare]

That's really shoddy reporting.

What the article in the OP doesn't say (but this one does) is that the survey only questioned Britons under 20. That could mean a 19-year old university student who should know better, but it could also mean a 12-year old primary school student who probably hasn't learned much history yet.

[Flashpoint]

The dumber society gets, the smrt I get. Me likey! yay!

[Flashpoint]

Originally Posted by MarchHare

That's really shoddy reporting.

What the article in the OP doesn't say (but this one does) is that the survey only questioned Britons under 20. That could mean a 19-year old university student who should know better, but it could also mean a 12-year old primary school student who probably hasn't learned much history yet.

Nice catch.

[Cowperson]

Originally Posted by MarchHare

That's really shoddy reporting.

What the article in the OP doesn't say (but this one does) is that the survey only questioned Britons under 20. That could mean a 19-year old university student who should know better, but it could also mean a 12-year old primary school student who probably hasn't learned much history yet.

What the survey says is that 77% of Britons under the age of 20 know who Winston Churchill is.

I wonder if 77% of Canadians under the age of 20 know who John A. MacDonald was.

Cowperson

[burn_this_city]

Originally Posted by Cowperson

What the survey says is that 77% of Britons under the age of 20 know who Winston Churchill is.

I wonder if 77% of Canadians under the age of 20 know who John A. MacDonald was.

Cowperson

Didnt he start a tobacco company or something?

[Table 5]

and here i thought he was a farmer.

[Cowperson]

The answer is . . . . . 54% of Canadians aged 18-24 know who John A MacDonald was:

http://www.ipsos-na.com/news/pressrelease.cfm?id=871

Cowperson

[burn_this_city]

Originally Posted by Cowperson

The answer is . . . . . 54% of Canadians aged 18-24 know who John A MacDonald was:

http://www.ipsos-na.com/news/pressrelease.cfm?id=871

Cowperson

Thats pretty sad.. considering they taught it to us in Social Studies in Jr. High..

[Table 5]

Sounds about right.....like it or not, Canadians are just as dumb as the rest of society.

Personally, I've always thought individuals should be required to pass a history/civics test before being given the privelage to vote.

[mykalberta]

One of the greatest men to ever walk the face of the earth, there should be monuments to that greatness on every corner of the British Isle.

Everyone should strive to be more like Winston Churchill, and less like Neville Chamberlin.

[burn_baby_burn]

Originally Posted by burn_this_city

Thats pretty sad.. considering they taught it to us in Social Studies in Jr. High..

My 9 year old daughter in fourth grade has already covered that in Social Studies.

[CaptainCrunch]

Sometimes I think that the best day in my life will be when I'm sitting on a hill as I watch mushroom clouds bursting over the major cities of the world.

I'm beginning to think that the human race is too stupid to survive.

[Lanny_MacDonald]

Originally Posted by Table 5

and here i thought he was a farmer.

And I thought he was a mythter. That'th thuch a thilly thing!

[JohnnyFlame]

Originally Posted by Lanny_MacDonald

And I thought he was a mythter. That'th thuch a thilly thing!

Hey they let you out of the sin bin? Welcome back!!!