5th grader catches smithsonian

davenotdead · 04.03.2008, 05:43 PM

.... they got schooled

thats kinda sad...

!@#$%! · 04.03.2008, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by davenotdead

.... they got schooled

thats kinda sad...

nothing sad about it! i think it's great the kid was smart enough to know this and report it. i have hope in our schools again.

floatingslowly · 04.03.2008, 06:13 PM

despite what the smithsonian may want people to believe, you KNOW they are pissed off at this. people who think they are intelligent do not like being told otherwise (or even having it inferred).

in a galaxy far far away, I was once held after class for explaining (to a class that was just told otherwise) that no, the US did not win WWII due to B-fuckin'52's. omg it's a b52 for fuck's sake.

ps: I'm huge fan of the Before Christ.

Sonic Youth 37 · 04.03.2008, 06:19 PM

It's not like it was anything big. Just a slight misnaming.

floatingslowly · 04.03.2008, 06:22 PM

dude, do you know any nerds?

there's no slightly misnaming shit when yr the fucking smithsonian.

Sonic Youth 37 · 04.03.2008, 06:26 PM

Yeah, I know quite a few nerds, actually.

The Smithsonian just added "era" to it, indicating that it is finite with a distinct beginning and end.

There's bound to be at least 100 more significant errors in the Smithsonian that no 5th grader would ever find.

Rob Instigator · 04.04.2008, 09:15 AM

While no previous visitors to the museum had brought up the error, it has long rankled the paleobiology department's staff, who noticed it even before the Tower of Time was erected 27 years ago, said Lorraine Ramsdell, educational technician for the museum.

Lurker · 04.04.2008, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Bytor Peltor

The best part of the story is the Smithsonian addressing the letter to Kenton Slufflebeam......the kids name is Kenton Stufflebeam. You know he spelt his name correctly when he completed the comment form : )

Stufflebeam! That's a brilliant name! I'm changing my name to that!

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floatingslowly invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 21,165	despite what the smithsonian may want people to believe, you KNOW they are pissed off at this. people who think they are intelligent do not like being told otherwise (or even having it inferred). in a galaxy far far away, I was once held after class for explaining (to a class that was just told otherwise) that no, the US did not win WWII due to B-fuckin'52's. omg it's a b52 for fuck's sake. ps: I'm huge fan of the Before Christ.
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Sonic Youth 37 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: if there is a bright spot in the universe, the farthest point from it Posts: 9,443	It's not like it was anything big. Just a slight misnaming. __________________ "One: Where's the fife? and Two: Gimme the fife."
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floatingslowly invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 21,165	dude, do you know any nerds? there's no slightly misnaming shit when yr the fucking smithsonian.
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Sonic Youth 37 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: if there is a bright spot in the universe, the farthest point from it Posts: 9,443	Yeah, I know quite a few nerds, actually. The Smithsonian just added "era" to it, indicating that it is finite with a distinct beginning and end. There's bound to be at least 100 more significant errors in the Smithsonian that no 5th grader would ever find. __________________ "One: Where's the fife? and Two: Gimme the fife."
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Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,975	While no previous visitors to the museum had brought up the error, it has long rankled the paleobiology department's staff, who noticed it even before the Tower of Time was erected 27 years ago, said Lorraine Ramsdell, educational technician for the museum. __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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