The Lies They Told

Professor Smarmiarty · 07-24-2011, 07:56 AM

I once was a wee lad, bright eyed, strawberry hearted reading a textbook which told me that we would never be able to know what colour dinosaurs were.
10 years later and indeed that is exactly what we are doing. My childhood was a lie!

TDK · 07-24-2011, 12:15 PM

I am convinced that grade school science textbooks are not in fact written by scientists. What they don't oversimplify they just plain get wrong.

Also they all have to go through texas so

EVILNess · 07-24-2011, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by TDK

Also they all have to go through texas so

While it isn't my fault, I still apologize for that.

Aerozord · 07-25-2011, 12:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TDK

I am convinced that grade school science textbooks are not in fact written by scientists. What they don't oversimplify they just plain get wrong.

I think they were right at the time. When I was a kid I was always confused why all all my text books called Russia, USSR

Azisien · 07-25-2011, 12:43 AM

Lord of the Rings happened on Earth?

WHAT IS THIS SHIT

Magus · 07-24-2011, 05:40 PM

"Dinosaurs?! You mean behemoths and leviathans, right? Call them by their correct names from the book of Job, commie!"

Kerensky287 · 07-25-2011, 12:59 AM

We were supposed to be overrun by an authoritarian dictatorship like, 27 years ago. Who's going to tell me whether we're at war with Eurasia or Eastasia NOW, huh? It's all wrongbadfun.

Magus · 07-25-2011, 02:05 AM

You mean doubleplus ungood?

Bells · 07-25-2011, 02:23 AM

"the moon is not visible during the day"

"Light bulbs emit transparent light"

Aah... 5th grade science..........

Aerozord · 07-25-2011, 02:37 AM

ah I still remember when I realized that if what they told about STDs was true then by now pretty much every human alive should be a walking plague

07-24-2011, 07:56 AM	#1
Professor Smarmiarty Sent to the cornfield Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: K-space Posts: 9,758	The Lies They Told I once was a wee lad, bright eyed, strawberry hearted reading a textbook which told me that we would never be able to know what colour dinosaurs were. 10 years later and indeed that is exactly what we are doing. My childhood was a lie!

07-24-2011, 05:40 PM	#6
Magus Archer and Armstrong vs. the World Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 7,164	"Dinosaurs?! You mean behemoths and leviathans, right? Call them by their correct names from the book of Job, commie!" __________________ The Valiant Review

07-25-2011, 02:05 AM	#8
Magus Archer and Armstrong vs. the World Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 7,164	You mean doubleplus ungood? __________________ The Valiant Review

07-25-2011, 02:23 AM	#9
Bells That's so PC of you Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: In a Server-sided Dimension where time is meaningless Posts: 10,490	"the moon is not visible during the day" "Light bulbs emit transparent light" Aah... 5th grade science.......... __________________ *BELLS STORE : Clothes! You wear* them! Free US Shipping Subscription System? WTF?! Zazzle Black!**

07-25-2011, 02:37 AM	#10
Aerozord So we are clear Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Former murder capital of the world Posts: 13,824	ah I still remember when I realized that if what they told about STDs was true then by now pretty much every human alive should be a walking plague __________________ "don't hate me for being a heterosexual white guy disparaging slacktivism, hate me for all those murders I've done."

07-24-2011, 12:15 PM	#2
TDK Sent to the cornfield Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Reality Posts: 2,914	I am convinced that grade school science textbooks are not in fact written by scientists. What they don't oversimplify they just plain get wrong. Also they all have to go through texas so

07-25-2011, 12:43 AM	#5
Azisien wat Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,177	Lord of the Rings happened on Earth? WHAT IS THIS SHIT

07-25-2011, 12:59 AM	#7
Kerensky287 Just That Good Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3,426	We were supposed to be overrun by an authoritarian dictatorship like, 27 years ago. Who's going to tell me whether we're at war with Eurasia or Eastasia NOW, huh? It's all wrongbadfun.