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- distrbnce, on 10/12/2007, -5/+259Well what do you know? Stupid people exist in other countries too.
Incredible that 56% of the audience voted The Sun. - daroots, on 10/12/2007, -5/+82I think is was more of a vote for laugh,I mean, it seem so obvious. On the moment, voting for the sun would have been something funny(you can hear people laughing int the audience).....
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+59At least his daughter is hot.
- bobcrotch, on 10/12/2007, -8/+65No really, the French are just as stupid as us.
- capiCrimm, on 10/12/2007, -4/+61maybe they don't speak french?
- speedstream, on 10/12/2007, -1/+57Don't be hard on the guy. This is from who wants to be a millionaire--Special Olympics edition.
- wicked9, on 10/12/2007, -3/+52at least his wife is hot
- invalidusername, on 10/12/2007, -0/+48In fact, it is his daughter ;-)
- twertyto, on 10/12/2007, -3/+50OMFG I actually teach astronomy in college.
Excuse me for a sec...I'm going to go put a bullet in my head. - KenMo, on 10/12/2007, -11/+40But wait, I thought Americans were stupid? Or is it just arrogant? I can't remember!
- jollyroger814, on 10/12/2007, -0/+29I'd hit it.
- Muss, on 10/12/2007, -6/+33They must have been confused because of their common misconception that everything revolves around France.
- Dunadan, on 10/12/2007, -5/+32http://French-dude.justgotowned.com/
- geordiedan, on 10/12/2007, -1/+25You lose at spelling "lose".
- josephhallett, on 10/12/2007, -0/+21I knew it! All these heretics saying its round! We will push them off the edge and then lets see whose laughing!
- Lagomorph42, on 10/12/2007, -10/+31Where is his white flag?
- Qliphah, on 10/12/2007, -6/+26Categorizing an entire country based on one person is something thing the entire world is caught up in. This man is obviously an idiot. However the fact that this was probably the 3rd or 4th level question doesn't say much for the intelligence of French contestants. But still my god how does anybody that can even form a coherent sentence not know basic facts like this?
- dbug, on 10/12/2007, -4/+23I probably would have voted for the sun too, just for laughs. Idiots like him don't deserve to win any money in a quiz show anyway.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -4/+20@masamunecyrus:
The 56% is NOT for everyone that watches the show.
That 56% percent is only for the audience in the studio. - zweben, on 10/12/2007, -2/+18That's really sad that it wasn't the first question. That means that the ones before it were... easier.
Ok, for 100 pounds! What is.... One plus one? - nullchris, on 10/18/2007, -0/+15By Odin's Beard!
- rasty, on 10/12/2007, -1/+15I hope they shut the show out of shame after this performance...
- thcobbs, on 10/12/2007, -4/+17I know I'm arrogant.... but I wouldn't say I was stupid.
Of course, how does one know if one is stupid or not? - jenx, on 10/12/2007, -6/+18@ idsignus:
If you're going to attempt writing something in French, you should probably avoid using an online translator... if you're not French, don't even bother. "Le" is "the". "Mon" is "my". This -> "drop the my gun" makes no sense at all. (Oh and yes, I do speak French. Born and raised in a French speaking town) - invalidusername, on 10/12/2007, -0/+12The Earth is flat!
- Mitchl, on 10/12/2007, -5/+17Dammit- what a trick question. The French have never been to the moon, how are they supposed to know that answer?
I would be willing to bet that our scientifically challenged president could answer that one.
And was the really the $1mm question? - BlackCow, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11@Qliphah
People say all Americans are stupid based on a few people so can you really blame people for calling the French stupid when they see this. Golden rule people, treat others the way you want to be treated. If you act like an ***** to Americans and insult our intelligence expect it back from us. - Methodius, on 10/12/2007, -1/+11More like, for 100, what color tie are you wearing, right now?
- masamunecyrus, on 10/12/2007, -10/+19@Qliphah:
56% of the audience voted for "The Sun." 56% is NOT the contestant. It is everyone who watches the show. - quiltmaster, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9I asked my 6 year old brother that question and he didn't even hesitate to answer "the moon". Maybe this guy skipped the first grade?
- insomniac83, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8i wonder what percentage out of those people who said it was the sun knew the right answer but wanted the guy to lose for self amusement purposes...
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -9/+17I thought that was an American delusion.
- thcobbs, on 10/12/2007, -2/+10Last I checked, creationism isn't taught in grade school.
This is what happens when you put emphasis on building self-esteem, social promotion, and "ethics are all relative". School needs to go back to the:
Here's what you need to know
Here are some examples
Test on Friday
Yes, this will be on the test
No, it won't be the same problems as your examples
If you fail, I'll see you next year - Photog, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9Did anyone notice that 2% of the audience voted MARS? :D
- MichaelLord, on 10/12/2007, -2/+9Talk about "Old Europe"! I'd bet even President Bush knows this one.
- aaronlidman, on 10/12/2007, -0/+71500 Euro = 1959.75 U.S. dollars
- turquoisefish, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7He got €1500, that isn't what the question was for
- thcobbs, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6That's kind of like Jay Leno's walk arounds.
If you ask enough people the same questions, you're going to find idiots. - pippin, on 10/12/2007, -3/+9how much money was that for?
- posure, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6We're arrogant but I don't think the median American is any dumber than those in other countries. Our smartest are probably smarter than yours and our stupidest are probably stupider than yours though. ;-)
@astrosmash
That's just a stereotype. Granted, the older I get, the more accurate stereotypes seem to become... - TeKoverride, on 10/12/2007, -10/+16If we didn't have enough reasons to make fun of the French already
- jkleinfeld, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7Well, that would be impossible, as the translation is..
What is it that gravitates around the Earth?
NOT!
Qu'est ce qui la Terre gravite autour? - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6wow
- fylb, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5For your information, this show is broad casted on a channel named TF1. As you may know, for this type of show, they carefully select the players and the audience. And TF1 is too the channel that broadcasts shows as Big Brother & Co, and its CEO said once "We make these shows to keep the brain of our public free for the Coke advertisements"...This channel sucks. Its shows suck. People watching it should get what they deserve, massive chainsaw destruction.
- ColinCampbell, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4First off, 62 million people voted for Bush, not 160,000,000. Secondly, a dumbass in France is the same as a dumbass in the United States, and I don't know why either should be seen differently.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5GEORGIE SURELY KNOWS EARTH IS FLAT
- ri0t, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5@PLUMCRAZY Oh yeah, finally a valid scientific proof! (you're a moron)
- Mitchum, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5You're making an ass of yourself.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -6/+9France has one of the largest shares of intellectuals in every field like Mathematics, Physics etc for such a small country. Obviously every country will have their share of idiots as well. Of course technically speaking the sun does revolve around the earth. It's just what frame of reference you use.
- shyguy01, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4He won €1500, so about $2000 or £1000
So the next level up would have probably been $4000/£2000 -
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