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Title: Most literate cities
Post by: Ripsnort 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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Title: Most literate cities
Post by: AKIron on July 15, 2003, 10:57:00 AM: Here in this part of the country weuns don't like litter. ;)
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Post by: Ripsnort 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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Post by: ra on July 15, 2003, 11:13:27 AM: kolerful pixturs nise.
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Post by: Ripsnort 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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Post by: Sikboy 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.

-Sik
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Post by: LePaul on July 15, 2003, 11:29:39 AM: Its just a shallow ploy to sell more "Hooked on Phonics" :D
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Post by: Dux 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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Post by: midnight Target on July 15, 2003, 11:42:53 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Ripsnort
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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Post by: LePaul 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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Post by: Sikboy on July 15, 2003, 11:50:03 AM: Never mind

http://www.uww.edu/cities/

-Sik
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Post by: Ripsnort on July 15, 2003, 12:01:17 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Dux
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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Post by: midnight Target on July 15, 2003, 12:01:33 PM: Hard to believe Fresno ranked that high!
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Post by: WestyAH 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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Post by: Ripsnort on July 15, 2003, 12:03:03 PM: Quote
Originally posted by LePaul
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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Post by: Dux on July 15, 2003, 12:09:16 PM: Lol, Westy... we tied with Vegas!

I dunno, but if book sales are a major part of the equation, maybe Harry Potter isn't a good yardstick for literacy.
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Post by: Ripsnort on July 15, 2003, 12:13:37 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Dux
I dunno, but if book sales are a major part of the equation, maybe Harry Potter isn't a good yardstick for literacy.

LMAO! Well, one does have to understand the words to learn the story. :)

I'm into non-fiction the last 10 years...Problem is, it takes me along time to read a book since I have to look up the meaning of every word in the dictionary! :eek: :confused: :mad: :cool:
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Post by: Puke on July 15, 2003, 12:17:48 PM: Most Literate = Buncha Bookworm Coffee Guzzling Nerds.

San Diego is the most fit city.

:D
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Post by: WestyAH on July 15, 2003, 12:19:17 PM: Bah! Who needs books when we have the movies? Get your fingers all cut up and dirty from the ink.. yuck and EEK. Reading books can be down right unhealthy and dangerous.
Besides, I can't eat my Tostito's with one hand and caress a beer in the other when reading a "BooK." :)
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Post by: Ripsnort on July 15, 2003, 12:22:44 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Puke
Most Literate = Buncha Bookworm Coffee Guzzling Nerds.

San Diego is the most fit city.

:D

San Diego, back in the early 90's, had the highest Male to Female population of any US city, that is, more males than females. This is probably why it rated low on literacy. ;)
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Post by: Dux on July 15, 2003, 12:27:00 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Ripsnort
...Problem is, it takes me along time to read a book since I have to look up the meaning of every word in the dictionary!

... then wouldn't it save time to just read the dictionary instead?
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Post by: LePaul on July 15, 2003, 12:34:11 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Ripsnort

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

Resistance is futile.

:p :)
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Post by: Ripsnort on July 15, 2003, 12:52:22 PM: Quote
Originally posted by LePaul
Resistance is futile.

:p :)

Well, I'm taking advantage of the "I want an Xbox since all my friends have one!" situation. I'm making him earn it. We have him doing a School 'Summer Workbook" to keep his skills up during the break...he's going into 2nd grade this fall but the work book he's working on is for 3rd graders! :eek: He's not having too much trouble with it and I sit down with him and help only when he gets stuck. His reward will be an XBOX if he finishes this 100+ page book before school starts..and it looks like he'll complete it 2 weeks early.
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Post by: LePaul on July 15, 2003, 12:54:56 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Ripsnort
Well, I'm taking advantage of the "I want an Xbox since all my friends have one!" situation. I'm making him earn it. We have him doing a School 'Summer Workbook" to keep his skills up during the break...he's going into 2nd grade this fall but the work book he's working on is for 3rd graders! :eek: He's not having too much trouble with it and I sit down with him and help only when he gets stuck. His reward will be an XBOX if he finishes this 100+ page book before school starts..and it looks like he'll complete it 2 weeks early.

What's your address, Rip? The lil tyke has to be stewing a grudge against ya and I think this "Anarchist's Cookbook", with detailed bomb making recipes, is just the thing to liven up those lazy summer days :p

JK!
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Post by: Ripsnort on July 15, 2003, 01:04:37 PM: So are you saying that taking him to the gun range with me is not a good idea!?:eek:

FWIW, he gets to go to hunting camp with our group this fall, as an observer. I may buy him a BB gun though :D
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Post by: BEVO on July 15, 2003, 01:24:08 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Ripsnort
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: )

jesus man, get off your bellybutton and do something!
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Post by: midnight Target on July 15, 2003, 02:09:13 PM: I only allow my kids to watch movies about reading books.
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Post by: funkedup on July 15, 2003, 02:14:36 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Ripsnort
San Diego, back in the early 90's, had the highest Male to Female population of any US city, that is, more males than females. This is probably why it rated low on literacy. ;)

And they were #1 in buzzcuts, mullets, and latent homosexuality.
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Post by: funkedup on July 15, 2003, 02:17:38 PM: Rip = Bald Ned Flanders?
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Post by: -dead- on July 15, 2003, 02:36:21 PM: One question about those literacy charts - what the heck is circulatoin? Is it some sort of pheremone produced by book readers or librarians or something?
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Post by: Frogm4n on July 15, 2003, 02:57:00 PM: only thing left watching on TV is southpark and reruns of various shows such as sienfeld, the simpsons, and family guy.

I had to watch a network channel the other day to watch a baseball game. The "previews" for the new shows were quite appaling. Since when did american TV get as bad as Italian?
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Post by: Ripsnort on July 15, 2003, 03:42:00 PM: Quote
Originally posted by BEVO
jesus man, get off your bellybutton and do something!

We're talking what little free time I have...between coaching kids baseball, weight lifting, and buffing my bald head. ;)
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Post by: Lance on July 15, 2003, 04:20:26 PM: Quote
Rip = Bald Ned Flanders?

Heh, I think its more like a bald ex-marine next door neighbor from American Beauty.
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Post by: Ripsnort on July 15, 2003, 04:23:25 PM: Quote
Originally posted by funkedup
Rip = Bald Ned Flanders?

LOL, I missed that one. :D

Nah, I've done stuff that would make Flanders say a flurry of Hail Mary's. :)
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Post by: Frogm4n on July 15, 2003, 04:48:53 PM: like what? make a lane change in an intersection?
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Post by: Mathman on July 15, 2003, 04:55:56 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Ripsnort
he's going into 2nd grade this fall but the work book he's working on is for 3rd graders!

Wow, you and your son have a lot in common!
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Post by: Ripsnort on July 15, 2003, 05:06:50 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Mathman
Wow, you and your son have a lot in common!

Yeah, after 3rd grade I'm afraid I won't be able to help him anymore :D
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Post by: Puke on July 15, 2003, 11:48:28 PM: Quote
And they were #1 in buzzcuts, mullets, and latent homosexuality.

Naww, no mullets out here. The long hair just gets caught in your surfboard leashe or in the net on a spike during beach volleyball. I wouldn't know about any homosexuality down here...just where are you going and what are you doing when you visit San Diego?
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Post by: funkedup on July 15, 2003, 11:50:56 PM: I lived there for 5 years. Lots of mullets and buzzcuts and uptight weirdo enlisted military types. This was over 10 years ago.
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Post by: Rutilant on July 15, 2003, 11:56:03 PM: I, all by my lonesome, bring my small town to #65. (I just know it...)
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Post by: Sikboy on July 16, 2003, 07:31:18 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Puke
Naww, no mullets out here.

(http://members.aol.com/Argonuter/flutie_a_32414165.jpg)

God bless that plucky little backup.

-Sik
Title: Most literate cities
Post by: LePaul on July 16, 2003, 09:18:38 AM: God..Rip sounds so wholesome...dammit, I bet when no ones looking and he stubs his toe, he aint yelling "spring is here!" :cool:
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Post by: Puke on July 16, 2003, 10:40:23 AM: Quote
I lived there for 5 years. Lots of mullets and buzzcuts and uptight weirdo enlisted military types. This was over 10 years ago.

Ohh, you must've been in the Spring Valley/Hel Cajon area. I pass through those places sometimes and I think that is where the mullets congregate. I actually grew up in Rancho Bernardo where it's either bald or blue-haired, and still reside N County.

Sikboy, heh heh. You caught us. Actually though, Flutie is a transplant and it appears as though he's just visiting. Can't blame us for mullets coming from elsewhere. I think he got traded or there are talks of trade which is a shame 'cause he's well liked though I don't think he really did much here.