and the capital of Turkey is...
Oct 7th 2009 | 6:34 am
#17
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Re: and the capital of Turkey is...
Yes of course it is. I just don't think this particular fact is that important. Unless of course you feel that CBC reporting is riddled with inaccuracies and this is just the latest in a long list of errors.
Oct 7th 2009 | 6:38 am
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Re: and the capital of Turkey is...
Gosh, let me see. Expecting someone to know the capital city of a country, and expecting someone to know which actor was a voice in Nemo. I can see international ramifications for both, but one seems slightlyl more important than the other. The nemo question could fail you in a pub quiz.
Country, dogs, going.
Country, dogs, going.
The other one I spotted yesterday was regarding the british nobel prize winner (actually a dual US/ British citizen) who shared his prize with "2 US Physicists", one of whom was actually from Canada. Its since been modified to say something else
Yes, its not as crass as misidentifying a capital city, but its the same malaise, I guess I just expected better from the "Paper of record" ( if not the CBC obviously).
Oct 7th 2009 | 7:52 am
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Re: and the capital of Turkey is...
The capital of Australia is? Sydney
The capital of Brazil is? Rio de janerio
The capital of Germany is/was? Berlin
The capital of Canada is? Toronto
The capital of The Netherlands is? Holland
Oct 7th 2009 | 7:57 am
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Oct 7th 2009 | 8:02 am
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Re: and the capital of Turkey is...
Well I do. You seem not to.
Oct 7th 2009 | 8:40 am
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Oct 7th 2009 | 10:59 am
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Re: and the capital of Turkey is...
Let's wait and see how many references to "the Rockies" there will be in the news at this winter's 2010 Olympics in Vancouver. 
Oct 7th 2009 | 11:09 am
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Oct 7th 2009 | 11:19 am
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Re: and the capital of Turkey is...
Not got much time, but the answer is A, B, G, C, N (or maybe H). Ok - I'm going.... I'll fetch my coat on the way out.
They may have the odd typo too I'm told. What is this world coming too?
