Saturday, October 26, 2002

New Jerseyans: Giving Floridians a Run for Their Money

We've been making fun of Floridian stupidity for years now. But a recent New York Times/CBS News poll shows that we've been aiming at the wrong target. (The poll can be found via a pop-up link here or directly here.

Let's look at question 26:

26. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Protecting the environment is so important that requirements and standards cannot be too high and continuing environmental improvements must be made regardless of cost.

                  Agree   Disagree   DK/NA
10/19-24/02*        65       30        5

Anyone who answers yes to any question that includes the phrase "regardless of cost" is unfit to make mature decisions. Do I need to explain this any further? If you think so, email me here.

*sigh* Common sense isn't ...

posted by vepxistqaosani 3:02 PM

Who or what is vepxistqaosani? The hero of the medieval Georgian epic, The Knight in Panther Skin by Shota Rustaveli. You could look it up ... use the spelling ვეფხისტყაოსანი to see it in Georgian. And why use an unspellable and unpronounceable moniker? Just for fun ... and to do a little to popularize Georgian culture beyond the Caucasus.

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