What did she say?

[DevilAlumna]

So Earljam, you resident rock lyricist, you,

What would be the theme song for MapAid'08?

[Stray Gator]

So Earljam, you resident rock lyricist, you,

What would be the theme song for MapAid'08?

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I'm not EarlJam, but the theme song for MapAid is a no-brainer:

Blind Faith, "Can't Find My Way Home"

[knights68]

The Beatles "Help"

[knights68]

Or how about "Save Me", by Remy Zero (Smallville theme)

[hc5duke]

Pink Floyd "Another Brick in the Wall" (we don't need no education...)

[EarlJam]

So Earljam, you resident rock lyricist, you,

What would be the theme song for MapAid'08?

I will get to work on this immediately but here's a start. The show opens up to this tune (kind of a slow but heavy rock ballad):

Here Come the Maps (courtesy of the band)

Without a map, we find ourselves directionless;
Reminds me of some sad, old men.
Who without Viagra find themselves erectionless;
Let's make sure this never happens again.

Where is the U.S., I don't know;
Never knew about the Pacific Ocean.
My education failed me so long ago;
Through this music, we introduce a brand new notion.

Chorus
Boys and girls, don't cop an attitude;
Simply hold out your hands.
This rock n' roll's your longitude and latitude;
Here come the maps, courtesy of the bands!

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Still working on it. We'll get there. All we need is just a little patience.

-EarlJam

[billybreen]

On the topic of personal cartographic betterment, I give you purposegames.com, a fun way (for varying definitions of fun, though it's fun for me) to learn the location of every country on the planet.

Shall we have a DBR challenge? My personal bests are nowhere close to the global bests for Europe, Africa, and Asia (I think I'm over a minute on all of them), but 100% completion is a worthy first goal.

[Shammrog]

Yes, one of the most ridiculous, asinine interviews in history. BUT -- I'd truly like to see you guys start a post about MALE athletes, etc. with the same distain. Is this woman?girl an idiot?? Truly. Ban her from the planet. But there are a lot of 'pretty boys' and 'pretty men' that rival this. Don't ya think?

Ever heard Dog Killer (*Michael Vick) do an interview?

Gawd. Let's say "he doesn't read a lot of books..." and leave it at that...

[billybreen]

Shamm, off the subject entirely, if your sig is in fact a Real Genius reference you are my new best friend.

[DevilAlumna]

Shamm, off the subject entirely, if your sig is in fact a Real Genius reference you are my new best friend.

Do you ever have a dream where you see yourself standing in sort of sun-god robes on a pyramid with a thousand naked women screaming and throwing little pickles at you?

[Shammrog]

Shamm, off the subject entirely, if your sig is in fact a Real Genius reference you are my new best friend.

You are correct!

(And, glad we are friends!!!)

[billybreen]

It's always nice to meet fellow members of the Cult of Lazlo Hollyfeld.

I have a lifelong goal to deploy this one in the wild, but I've never found an occasion where it isn't wildly inappropriate:

Kent: Uh, I'll catch up with you guys. I have to go to the bathroom.
Chris Knight: Okay, Kent, but I don't think that's going to help your confidence any, do you?

[Bostondevil]

I watched part of this show with my husband (under protest). I just want to see the pretty gowns and dish on the not so pretty gowns. Anyway, this particular segment caused my husband to change the channel and say "I am NOT watching anymore of this drek." I did get him to let me see who won (Miss SC finished 5th of the 5 finalists). The only non-blonde, Miss Colorado, won. Actually the first runner-up was a redhead, the three blondes went first. Sigh. I spent my formative years as a natural blonde and somehow I managed to graduate from Duke, how, I wonder?

[Bluedawg]

Really, you don't think there's a difference between lower level competitions and being on national TV? Do you have much experience with public speaking? There's a _huge_ difference between audiences of 10, 100, or 1000. I can't quite imagine what a million feels like.

But you are right, she went through lower level competitions. If she sounded like this much of an idiot every time she was asked a question, I doubt she would have made it this far.

Yes, i have been on TV, not national, but on radio news show as well as TV live news broadcasts and news magazine shows and this really is sad.

[arbee]

The Miss Teen USA pageant contestant who became a YouTube sensation after butchering a question about why many Americans cannot find the U.S. on a world map says she was overwhelmed by her national television appearance and chalks up the experience to being “human.”

See interview here:

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/20473692/

[Stray Gator]

The Miss Teen USA pageant contestant who became a YouTube sensation after butchering a question about why many Americans cannot find the U.S. on a world map says she was overwhelmed by her national television appearance and chalks up the experience to being “human.”

See interview here:

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/20473692/

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Maybe she was just nervous because she thought they were going to ask her to locate the United States on a map...

[riverside6]

Ok, the song for mapaid...courtesy Dora The Explorer...(Disregard the video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V452r...elated&search=

[snowdenscold]

On the topic of personal cartographic betterment, I give you purposegames.com, a fun way (for varying definitions of fun, though it's fun for me) to learn the location of every country on the planet.

Shall we have a DBR challenge? My personal bests are nowhere close to the global bests for Europe, Africa, and Asia (I think I'm over a minute on all of them), but 100% completion is a worthy first goal.

Well I got 1:05 for Europe on my first try - but at least I knew where all the countries were beforehand!

1:55 first attempt at Asia - only confused Tajikistan and Krygystan - got everything else. Down to 1:14 on 3rd try.

[billybreen]

Well I got 1:05 for Europe on my first try - but at least I knew where all the countries were beforehand!

1:55 first attempt at Asia - only confused Tajikistan and Krygystan - got everything else. Down to 1:14 on 3rd try.

Nice!

Africa is a fun one.