Geography

Funny story - you know how the Brits and the Yanks supposedly suck at geography? Here's what Reuters reports today:

It's US vs UK in online geography battle

By Lars Paronen

TORONTO, Dec 14 (Reuters Life!) - North Americans fed up with being ribbed over their geographical incompetence are trying to get even -- pitting their skills against Britain in a transatlantic geography quiz.

Two geography enthusiasts from opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean designed the 2006 Geography Cup after numerous surveys highlighted the geographical ignorance of both Americans and Britons.

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Open to anyone in the United States and UK, the online quiz gives contestants two minutes to place 13 randomly selected countries on an interactive political map.

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"There is definitely a sense in the UK that Americans are pretty poor in geography," he said, confident that by the end of the contest the British team would come out tops -- and help focus more attention on the world map.

Since the quiz started on November 14 -- it ends on December 31 -- more than 18,000 people have gone online to put their geography knowledge to the test - and the two teams are neck-and-neck.

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Notice how this was written by a guy in Toronto. Sitting on the sidelines, watching the massacre. Canadians.

Today is Ikea day. I'm buying a new bed.

Before I go, here's something Mexican worth lending an attentive ear to. No thank yous, as agreed.