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[odditycollector]

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A French television journalist, freed after four days in captivity in Iraq, said he was repeatedly interrogated by captors who accused him of being an Israeli spy and made him prove his nationality by drawing a map of France.

I think I once had a nightmare like that, only I wasn't wearing any pants.

I had a scary high school geography teacher. It's unnerving to realize that now, when she shouts: "Quick! What's the capitol of Nova Scotia? This stuff could save your life one day!" at kids, she'll have an actual example to back it up.

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[rhyannelise.livejournal.com]

They used to show this game show on Public Television called "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego", based on the computer game of the same name, and the final round always consisted of a giant map, and the kid would have to run around and identify various countries, or states if they were lucking enough to end up with a U.S. map. And I would always feel so sorry for the kid who ended up with the U.S. map and couldn't identify any of the states, cause I mean, it's not that hard. And from then on out, I made sure I always knew where all the states were, just in case I ever made it on the game show, and to the final round. And I swear that had a point in between all the rambling.

[shyday.livejournal.com]

oh geez - had they captured an American, they would've been screwed...

i had an AP teacher in high school who used to make us draw maps. nothing like colored pencils lining the path to maturity.