halfmanhalfbronco Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/03/01/one-five-cannot-name-single-author-literature-survey-shows/ https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/we-asked-some-hipsters-to-name-literally-one-author?utm_source=vicefbuk&utm_campaign=global Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mugtang Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Phucking @BSUTOP25 4 Quote thelawlorfaithful, on 31 Dec 2012 - 04:01 AM, said:One of the rules I live by: never underestimate a man in a dandy looking sweater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halfmanhalfbronco Posted March 2, 2017 Author Share Posted March 2, 2017 30 minutes ago, mugtang said: Phucking @BSUTOP25 I wonder what the number would be for Americans? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roswellcoug Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 3 minutes ago, halfmanhalfbronco said: I wonder what the number would be for Americans? Let's ask Sarah Palin! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomascows Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 18 minutes ago, roswellcoug said: Let's ask Sarah Palin! She can't name an author but she can see one from her yard. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroncoOrange Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 To me that's about like saying you can't name a single actor from TV or the movies. Kind of mind blowing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halfmanhalfbronco Posted March 2, 2017 Author Share Posted March 2, 2017 2 minutes ago, BroncoOrange said: To me that's about like saying you can't name a single actor from TV or the movies. Kind of mind blowing. But much sadder. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomascows Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 2 minutes ago, BroncoOrange said: To me that's about like saying you can't name a single actor from TV or the movies. Kind of mind blowing. It would be fun to see the age distribution of those who couldn't name one. I suppose that millennials would be pretty high up. Hard to name an author when you don't read books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroncoOrange Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Just now, nomascows said: It would be fun to see the age distribution of those who couldn't name one. I suppose that millennials would be pretty high up. Hard to name an author when you don't read books. Yeah, but everyone knows about Shakespeare. Hell you just just name a random President and they have probably written a book. But you are probably right about the millennials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NVGiant Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 1 hour ago, halfmanhalfbronco said: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/03/01/one-five-cannot-name-single-author-literature-survey-shows/ https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/we-asked-some-hipsters-to-name-literally-one-author?utm_source=vicefbuk&utm_campaign=global Not even JK Rowling?! +++++ing Brits. How bad do you think this number is in the U.S.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halfmanhalfbronco Posted March 2, 2017 Author Share Posted March 2, 2017 1 minute ago, NVGiant said: Not even JK Rowling?! +++++ing Brits. How bad do you think this number is in the U.S.? Unfortunately I think it would be similar. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NevadaFan Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 1 hour ago, halfmanhalfbronco said: I wonder what the number would be for Americans? If it's 20 percent there, I'm guessing 1/10? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NVGiant Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 2 minutes ago, NevadaFan said: If it's 20 percent there, I'm guessing 1/10? I think that is probably pretty optimistic. 20 percent seems about right, though I wouldn't be shocked if it is worse than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NVGiant Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 3 minutes ago, halfmanhalfbronco said: Unfortunately I think it would be similar. Me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old_SD_Dude Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 1 hour ago, BroncoOrange said: To me that's about like saying you can't name a single actor from TV or the movies. Kind of mind blowing. I don't think it's the same at all. One is ephemeral for the most part. The other endures. 2 Quote Thay Haif Said: Quhat Say Thay? Lat Thame Say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NevadaFan Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 15 minutes ago, NVGiant said: I think that is probably pretty optimistic. 20 percent seems about right, though I wouldn't be shocked if it is worse than that. True. To your point, you'd think J.K. Rowling would be seared in their brains, but that is a pen name so maybe it doesn't count? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroncoOrange Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 26 minutes ago, Old_SD_Dude said: I don't think it's the same at all. One is ephemeral for the most part. The other endures. My point was that it should be just as easy naming an author as an actor. Evidently 1 in 5 Brits are completely uneducated. I certainly wasn't claiming the value was the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pokebball Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/9072482/OECD-fifth-of-British-teenagers-drop-out-of-school-at-16.html Figures show almost one-in-five pupils currently leave school at 16 before taking A-level style qualifications. Quote The World Needs More Cowboys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old_SD_Dude Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 1 hour ago, BroncoOrange said: My point was that it should be just as easy naming an author as an actor. Evidently 1 in 5 Brits are completely uneducated. I certainly wasn't claiming the value was the same. And I would like to see comparable data from the US. Having lived in the UK for a few years I would venture they are at least as literate as are we, if not more so. 1 Quote Thay Haif Said: Quhat Say Thay? Lat Thame Say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSanDiegan Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 4 hours ago, halfmanhalfbronco said: I wonder what the number would be for Americans? 4 hours ago, roswellcoug said: Let's ask Sarah Palin! Ha! Like she can count. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...