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alistair

9 years ago

I don't like that quiz. To me it seems like it's been devised by a load of do-gooding liberals. I might be wrong.

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whateverpedia

9 years ago

Originally Posted by alistair

I don't like that quiz. To me it seems like it's been devised by a load of do-gooding liberals. I might be wrong.

What a strange comment. Facts are "do-good" liberalism?

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Alexa Smith

Banned 9 years ago

Originally Posted by whateverpedia

Facts are "do-good" liberalism?

They're not, but the selection of facts could certainly be motivated by that (and/or, indeed, by any other societal attitudes).

Originally Posted by whateverpedia

I got 7/9 for Australia.

How well did you do?

Only 6/9, here, for the UK - and my excuse is that some of the potential answers are terribly close together!

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Claude Whitacre

9 years ago

Four out of nine. Damn liberal questions. Damn Do Gooders.

Stupid facts, messing up my version of reality.

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Richard Van 9 years ago

I did worse than Claude but then again I don't even recognise this country from ten years ago so that's my excuse.
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lanfear63

9 years ago

Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre

Four out of nine. Damn liberal questions. Damn Do Gooders.

Stupid facts, messing up my version of reality.

6 out of 9 for the UK although not been there for years, America I got 4 too. How do they judge stuff like the religion? You might have been christened but not practicing.

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Originally Posted by lanfear63

How do they judge stuff like the religion? You might have been christened but not practicing.

Here is one way...

http://www.census.gov/compendia/stat...es/12s0075.pdf

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Claude Whitacre

9 years ago

Originally Posted by lanfear63

6 out of 9 for the UK although not been there for years, America I got 4 too. How do they judge stuff like the religion? You might have been christened but not practicing.

No idea. Maybe a general survey. On Wikipedia, I got the figure that 65% of the people in the US take their religion very seriously. No idea where anyone gets these figures.

But I can tell you that in Rural Ohio, the figures are much higher. It's very common to see Bible verses and religious sayings on Burger King signs, and listen to Christian music when in Wendy's. It's a major part of the culture.

A girl was murdered locally, and the newspaper's headline read "Little Cindy (Last name) Went Home To Be With Jesus". That was the real headline. And nobody thought anything of it.

If word got out that I was an atheist, my business would close in a month.

Anyway, I suppose it depends on how the questions are phrased, when the surveys are done.

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Kurt

9 years ago

Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre

No idea. Maybe a general survey. On Wikipedia, I got the figure that 65% of the people in the US take their religion very seriously. No idea where anyone gets these figures.

But I can tell you that in Rural Ohio, the figures are much higher. It's very common to see Bible verses and religious sayings on Burger King signs, and listen to Christian music when in Wendy's. It's a major part of the culture.

A girl was murdered locally, and the newspaper's headline read "Little Cindy (Last name) Went Home To Be With Jesus". That was the real headline. And nobody thought anything of it.

If word got out that I was an atheist, my business would close in a month.

Anyway, I suppose it depends on how the questions are phrased, when the surveys are done.

I just had a great idea for blackmail...er, I mean "social media management". BTW, I accept Paypal.

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Claude Whitacre

9 years ago

Originally Posted by Kurt

I just had a great idea for blackmail...er, I mean "social media management". BTW, I accept Paypal.

I would just tell everyone "How can you trust the word of a gay man...not named Riffle?"

In my town? That would be enough.

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Kurt

9 years ago

Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre

I would just tell everyone "How can you trust the word of a gay man...not named Riffle?"

In my town? That would be enough.

A gay man in your town? I wonder who that is? Buster, Wooster's only daytime gay male hooker with over 70 years experience thanks you. (Not that there's anything wrong with that.)

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lanfear63

9 years ago

Originally Posted by Kurt

A gay man in your town? I wonder who that is? Buster, Wooster's only daytime gay male hooker with over 70 years experience thanks you. (Not that there's anything wrong with that.)

Is this Blackmale, careful Kurt, Claude has Mafia connections, he once saw the Godfather.

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TLTheLiberator

9 years ago

Originally Posted by whateverpedia

Here's a selection of quizzes to ascertain how well you know your country. Select your country and take the quiz.

https://www.ipsos-mori.com/_assets/p...uiz/index.html

I got 7/9 for Australia.

How well did you do?

Pretty cool, I got an 8/9 for the USA.

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travlinguy

9 years ago

I wonder where they get the 6% unemployment rate for the US.

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Originally Posted by travlinguy

I wonder where they get the 6% unemployment rate for the US.

I realize many believe it may not be an accurate reflection but the Bureau of Labor is citing 5.9%...

Bureau of Labor Statistics Data

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- ThomM 9 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by ForumGuru
  
  I realize many believe it may not be an accurate reflection but the Bureau of Labor is citing 5.9%...
  
  Bureau of Labor Statistics Data
  
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  The problem with that Don is there are numerous statistics on the bureau of labor site that are different.
  The reason is each chart only uses certain demographics. For example the one you posted could just be people on unemployment or could be based on people signing up for unemployment and not take into account people outside the system who are no longer eligible for benefits.
  
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HeySal 9 years ago

Originally Posted by travlinguy

I wonder where they get the 6% unemployment rate for the US.

They used employment agency stats instead of raw unemployment. That's the one I missed, too. I thought they'd use the raw figure instead of unemployment agency figures just to stump people. Second guessed them wrong.
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whateverpedia

9 years ago

It turns out all the questions are exactly the same for each country. Interestingly every country overstates the answers to the questions.

Here's an infographic showing just how far out each country is. It shows each question and how far out of reality each nation is, and finishes with an "Index Of Ignorance".

According to the survey, Italians are the most "ignorant" and Swedes are the least.

Zoom the slideshow to full screen to get a better picture.

https://www.ipsos-mori.com/researchp...ets-wrong.aspx

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nickherc

9 years ago

8/9 for USA and I don't even live there. Was kind of suprised 76% americans are christians, always thought the nubmer was smaller.

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Claude Whitacre 9 years ago

Originally Posted by nickherc

8/9 for USA and I don't even live there. Was kind of suprised 76% americans are christians, always thought the nubmer was smaller.

On the coasts, the figure is much lower. In the south and central states, it's higher.
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Banned 9 years ago

Hi Thom,

I merely stated where the 6% number came from --> and I mentioned "many believe that it may not be an accurate reflection"...obviously you are one of those "many". While 5.9% is the number being cited (repeated) by most entities this month I will give you a figure that delves a bit deeper into the "real" numbers. How does 12.6% sound to you?

Tackling The Real Unemployment Rate: 12.6% - Forbes

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ThomM

9 years ago

Originally Posted by ForumGuru

I merely stated where the 6% number came from --> and I mentioned "many believe that it may not be an accurate reflection"...obviously you are one of those "many". While 5.9% is the number being cited (repeated) by most entities I will give you a figure that delves a bit deeper into the "real" numbers. How does 12.6% sound to you?

Tackling The Real Unemployment Rate: 12.6% - Forbes

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I know Don I was just explaining to those who may not know why some people dispute that number.

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Banned 9 years ago

10-4 on that...

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Dennis Gaskill

9 years ago

I don't know how you folks are taking that quiz. I tried it with IE, Chrome, and Firefox and don't see anything but a teal-colored square. Two of the three browsers were just updated today.

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lanfear63

9 years ago

Originally Posted by Dennis Gaskill

I don't know how you folks are taking that quiz. I tried it with IE, Chrome, and Firefox and don't see anything but a teal-colored square. Two of the three browsers were just updated today.

Update flash, although I know with chrome its supposed to be automatic

Mind you, do you have a cathode ray tube monitor and does it say Windows 3.1 when you start up?

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Dennis Gaskill

9 years ago

Originally Posted by lanfear63

Update flash, although I know with chrome its supposed to be automatic

Mind you, do you have a cathode ray tube monitor and does it say Windows 3.1 when you start up?

I just did that in the last 7 - 10 days. I get notified when there's an update available and haven't been notified since the last update.

Cathode ray tube, no . . . but I suppose the mouse on the treadmill that powers my graphics accelerator could be taking a break.

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HeySal

9 years ago

Oh crap - I just saw a whole discussion on the unemployment that I didn't see before I posted. That's what happens when you start to post - go cook dinner, then come and finish the post. LOL

I find that chart interesting for the close parallels of people losing jobs and the unemployment rates for those unemployed for 15 weeks or more.

I'd really like to know what months this one covers, too. Seasonal employment can really pull those charts around, yet the employment isn't that much of a "save" for people who are employed only 3 or 4 months then back in the unemployment line.

Also "employed part time due to economic reasons"? Huh? Their reasons, such as kid in school that they have to be home for around school hours or industry's economic reason - "we don't want to pay your benefits so we're cutting jobs to half time"?

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Originally Posted by HeySal

Oh crap - I just saw a whole discussion on the unemployment that I didn't see before I posted. That's what happens when you start to post - go cook dinner, then come and finish the post. LOL

I find that chart interesting for the close parallels of people losing jobs and the unemployment rates for those unemployed for 15 weeks or more.

I'd really like to know what months this one covers, too.

Here you go, updated through September (11.8%):

Table A-15. Alternative measures of labor underutilization

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