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Offline Ripsnort

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« on: July 15, 2003, 10:50:51 AM »
SEATTLE - A survey of literacy in 64 cities has confirmed it: Seattle bookworms are ahead of most everybody else.

The survey named Seattle as the second most literate city, edged out only by Minneapolis. Jack Miller of the University of Wisconsin Whitewater gave a literacy profile of all American cities with 250,000 or more people.

Seattle ranked number one in percentage of adults with advanced education, and number one in numbers of booksellers.

Other cities in the top five for literacy are Denver, Atlanta and San Francisco.





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Offline AKIron

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« Reply #1 on: July 15, 2003, 10:57:00 AM »
Here in this part of the country weuns don't like litter. ;)
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« Reply #2 on: July 15, 2003, 11:00:50 AM »
I only found this interesting because my wife and I tend to read more than we watch TV(shrugs)
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« Reply #3 on: July 15, 2003, 11:13:27 AM »
kolerful pixturs nise.
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« Reply #4 on: July 15, 2003, 11:16:00 AM »
Incidently, I don't count in this "poll" because I;m a radneck!
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« Reply #5 on: July 15, 2003, 11:26:24 AM »
Nice study.











Who read it to you?
:p

Seriously though, do you have a link to that? It's very interesting.

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« Reply #6 on: July 15, 2003, 11:29:39 AM »
Its just a shallow ploy to sell more "Hooked on Phonics"  :D
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« Reply #7 on: July 15, 2003, 11:32:45 AM »
Rip... ya think it's got anything to do with it raining every freakin day? :)
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« Reply #8 on: July 15, 2003, 11:42:53 AM »
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I only found this interesting because my wife and I tend to read more than we watch TV(shrugs)


Oh... I'm gonna puke!

And the kids only watch the History Channel, all sugar has been purged from your diets and bedtime is 6:30... to avoid all those pesky prime time shows.
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« Reply #9 on: July 15, 2003, 11:46:57 AM »
Rip's house strikes me as something from the Twilight Zone.  Somehow I envision ping pong balls fall from the ceiling to the delight of Mrs Ripsnort, and Mr Green Jeans ala Captain Kangaroo style. :)

Rip, do you have a trainset that visits "MakeBeleive" ?  And an overly friendly mailman?  :p

Your home just seems too perfect...LOL...
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« Reply #10 on: July 15, 2003, 11:50:03 AM »
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« Reply #11 on: July 15, 2003, 12:01:17 PM »
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Rip... ya think it's got anything to do with it raining every freakin day? :)


YEP! My thoughts exactly! And Minneapolis is DAMNED COLD in the winter time!
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« Reply #12 on: July 15, 2003, 12:01:33 PM »
Hard to believe Fresno ranked that high!
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« Reply #13 on: July 15, 2003, 12:03:01 PM »
Owe my God.  Bosstons'  knott even inne the top ten.  Dam The humilitary off it :(
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« Reply #14 on: July 15, 2003, 12:03:03 PM »
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Rip's house strikes me as something from the Twilight Zone.  Somehow I envision ping pong balls fall from the ceiling to the delight of Mrs Ripsnort, and Mr Green Jeans ala Captain Kangaroo style. :)

Rip, do you have a trainset that visits "MakeBeleive" ?  And an overly friendly mailman?  :p

Your home just seems too perfect...LOL...


LOL!  Is it strange to watch less TV and read more simply because TV shows today SUCK!? ;) Actually, in priority, in the evening I'm either A)On computer  B)Reading(or homework with the kids)  C) Watching TV

And...NO XBOX! :D (yet....:eek: )
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