WOW - Miss South Carolina

[jaybird2001wi]

In my Communication Research Methods class, I had to learn about statistics a lot in a polling context. I tend to agree with all of you that the 20 percent statistics may be a bit vague. What type of population did they use to begin with, did they use recent high school graduates that just squeaked by to graduate or did they use college students or did they use typical apathetic Americans that don't even vote in elections? I would have to look at the entire study to determine what type of people they polled. And another thing that comes to mind is, how many people did they poll? Going the way of the "sample-sized" many people tout in this message board, they could have probably polled maybe 100 people? 1,000 people?

[HebrewHammer]

Or 5 people for that matter.

[nBo Baseball]

Here's how I would have answered the question if I were Catlin:

I think that maps are for losers. Just like book learning.

My butt is AWSOME! All straight men, and a few gay ones WORSHIP ME! Mario here (Scumbag Mario Lopez host of the show) has his hand on my Fine Tush right now. When I fart, it smells like Roses, ROSES I SAY! NOW BOW BEFORE ME LOSERS!!!!

[mothershipconnection]

Sorry not everyone was raised with the same opportunities as you. Make sure your pedestal doesn't get too high.

 

Pedestal? When we're talking about ability to locate your homeland, which is uniquely-shaped and not land locked? I'm not exactly ripping anyone for failing to understand tax law.

 

And don't worry, we lived in a trailer and had an El Camino. Not being a complete idiot isn't just for blue bloods anymore. LINK

 

 

So, I'm probably going to have to throw out my non-political-conversation spiel here...

 

Sorry, I wasn't attempting to be partisan or divisive. I have a big problem with marketing patriotism or any common virtue and consider it stupid. If it's not charitable and non-profit (or very close), it's likely to be little more than a way to rip people off.