Author Topic: Most literate cities (Read 952 times)

Dux · « **Reply #15 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.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #16 on:** July 15, 2003, 12:13:37 PM »

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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!

Puke · « **Reply #17 on:** July 15, 2003, 12:17:48 PM »

Most Literate = Buncha Bookworm Coffee Guzzling Nerds.

San Diego is the most fit city.

WestyAH · « **Reply #18 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."

Ripsnort · « **Reply #19 on:** July 15, 2003, 12:22:44 PM »

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Most Literate = Buncha Bookworm Coffee Guzzling Nerds.

San Diego is the most fit city.

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.

Dux · « **Reply #20 on:** July 15, 2003, 12:27:00 PM »

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...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?

LePaul · « **Reply #21 on:** July 15, 2003, 12:34:11 PM »

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And...NO XBOX! (yet.... )

Resistance is futile.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #22 on:** July 15, 2003, 12:52:22 PM »

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Resistance is futile.

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!

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.

LePaul · « **Reply #23 on:** July 15, 2003, 12:54:56 PM »

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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! 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

JK!

Ripsnort · « **Reply #24 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!?

FWIW, he gets to go to hunting camp with our group this fall, as an observer. I may buy him a BB gun though

BEVO · « **Reply #25 on:** July 15, 2003, 01:24:08 PM »

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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! (yet.... )

jesus man, get off your bellybutton and do something!

midnight Target · « **Reply #26 on:** July 15, 2003, 02:09:13 PM »

I only allow my kids to watch movies about reading books.

funkedup · « **Reply #27 on:** July 15, 2003, 02:14:36 PM »

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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.

funkedup · « **Reply #28 on:** July 15, 2003, 02:17:38 PM »

Rip = Bald Ned Flanders?

-dead- · « **Reply #29 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?