John McCain Made The Same Mistake

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Hamilton Nolan

10/02/08 04:36PM

Filed to: sarah palin

A French newspaper labeled a picture of Tina Fey on SNL as a real photo of Sarah Palin. But America's deep respect for the land of Descartes ensures that no mockery will ensue. [TV Squad]

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ShevantiHelenus Hamilton Nolan 10/02/08 05:27PM

@ rosaluxembourgeoise: Do not despair about American knowledge of geography, including neighbor Canada. About 80% of high-school students, a recent poll showed, think that "North America" is one of the states bordering Canada.

rosaluxembourgeoise ShevantiHelenus 10/02/08 05:35PM

@ShevantiHelenus:

It could be that you and I are both so overwhelmed by media coverage of the US elections and the financial crisis, that we totally overlooked a NYT story (buried below the fold on page A-3) confirming that Canada has remitted the province of Québec to France.

Pinekatz rosaluxembourgeoise 10/02/08 05:51PM

@rosaluxembourgeoise: Indeed. But probably because 70% of the high school students in America are from Mexico. So in that context, it all makes sense.

Scout 3.0 Hamilton Nolan 10/02/08 04:50PM

It could be a quality control issue based on:

a culture of massive alcohol consumption

35 hour work week

6 week annual vacation allotment

eeennnndless holidays (Pentecost?, Monday after Pentecost??)

LilyBlue Scout 3.0 10/02/08 06:12PM

@Scout 3.0: Which is precisely why I would like to move to Paris.

ShevantiHelenus Hamilton Nolan 10/02/08 05:44PM

@ Scout 3.0: Jealous much? I know, I would be.

Scout 3.0 ShevantiHelenus 10/02/08 06:04PM

@ShevantiHelenus: Yessss. My mother and her family live in Germany. Jeez...

6 weeks vacation, 4 weeks sick time, 38 hour work weeks, holidays always, I never knew when my mother was working!

belltolls Hamilton Nolan 10/02/08 04:45PM

And I thought Agence France-Presse was a nifty quick coffeemaker.

fileunder belltolls 10/02/08 05:03PM

@belltolls: I know what you mean.

I mistakenly subscribed to Le Figaro instead of Opera Digest.