Thursday, October 17, 2013

Never underestimate the intelligence of the American public


A new poll, released this morning, finds that 13 percent of Americans say they approve of the job Congress is doing. The same poll also reveals that:
  • 23 percent believe the Civil War was fought between the SEC and Big 10
  • 31 percent think the FDA should reclassify boogers as organic food
  • 18 percent believe the actors they see on television reside inside their TV sets
  • 27 percent would approve if Bruce Jenner’s face were to replace George Washington's on Mt. Rushmore
  • 42 percent believe in the Tooth Fairy 
  • 15 percent are convinced they were born on another planet and sent to earth as punishment
  • 21 percent believe that when a Wall Street analyst recommends a stock they should buy it
  • 26 percent approve of a barren wife giving her husband a slave for purposes of procreation
  • 34 percent believe Dancing Bear on Captain Kangaroo was real
  • 13 percent rate ABBA’s Fernando as the "best song ever"

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