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JenP - Oct 18, 2009 7:07:43 am PDT #14249 of 30001

If it makes you feel better, I can't do any of that.

Neither can I. There are lots of things like that (well, OK, not the English monarchs to that extent, but...) that I feel like I should know and/or remember but don't. Pretty sure I never had to learn all the Presidents in order, so I never did. I think, "Oh, I should just learn [insert knowledge gap here]." And then I don't do it. Because I'm lay-zee. I think I can still do most of the state capitals, though, so I comfort myself with that. And I know my way around the world map. More or less.

JenP - Oct 18, 2009 7:10:05 am PDT #14250 of 30001

Or maybe I should go visit sporcle.com. Sporcle?

-t - Oct 18, 2009 7:14:46 am PDT #14251 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I had to memorize the presidents in order at one point, high school I think, but after the exam I promptly lost that knowledge. Monarchs of anywhere I never knew.

flea - Oct 18, 2009 7:22:11 am PDT #14252 of 30001
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I had to memorize the kings of France at one point. We made up a song. I can't remember it, but I can still recite A Helene by Pierre de Ronsard.

Amy - Oct 18, 2009 7:22:42 am PDT #14253 of 30001
Because books.

I used to be fascinated with the First Ladies (and sisters, etc., for the unmarried guys). I had a shiny book about them from a childhood trip to D.C. The presidents themselves just never interested me as much.

Scrappy - Oct 18, 2009 7:26:29 am PDT #14254 of 30001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

Oh, did you see the first ladies' dresses at the Smithsonian? Since we lived near DC and my parents were very big on museums, I saw those once a month throughout my childhood.

Amy - Oct 18, 2009 7:28:37 am PDT #14255 of 30001
Because books.

Oh yeah, saw those. I love trips to D.C.

megan walker - Oct 18, 2009 7:29:32 am PDT #14256 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

Or maybe I should go visit sporcle.com. Sporcle?

No idea where the name came from but there are quizzes on all sorts of topics: geography, history, language, TV, etc.

For geography and things like U.S. presidents the maps/lists are blank and if you put in a right answer they fill in where it should go. So you don't have to know the placement/order, but I try to do them in order to teach myself (when you hit "give up" you can see all the answers).

JenP - Oct 18, 2009 7:36:38 am PDT #14257 of 30001

megan walker, I hereby assign blame to you for all the time I will waste at sporcle.com. So much fun. So, it's the good kind of blame, fwiw.

My brain doesn't function even half as quickly as it used to, I think. Files and Records needs to step it up. Perhaps sprocle will help with that. Ahem.

megan walker - Oct 18, 2009 7:39:03 am PDT #14258 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

It's educational!

ETA: And now I know how to spell Kyrgyzstan!

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