Comments on: The Likelihood of Death http://www.neatorama.com/2008/08/18/the-likelihood-of-death/ The Neat Side of the Web Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:22:16 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Ko http://www.neatorama.com/2008/08/18/the-likelihood-of-death/comment-page-1/#comment-761131 Ko Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:35:55 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=17905#comment-761131 Weak. Weak.

]]> By: lauredhel http://www.neatorama.com/2008/08/18/the-likelihood-of-death/comment-page-1/#comment-760817 lauredhel Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:39:07 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=17905#comment-760817 Okinawans? I was thinking of India and China, which will of course dramatically dominate any "average" figure. Okinawans? I was thinking of India and China, which will of course dramatically dominate any "average" figure.

]]> By: Neatoramawontsendmeapassword http://www.neatorama.com/2008/08/18/the-likelihood-of-death/comment-page-1/#comment-760493 Neatoramawontsendmeapassword Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:35:20 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=17905#comment-760493 I interpreted "Asian woman" as "a woman who lives in Asia"... and I got it right. For that question, I was thinking of Okinawans... And I'm not American, and I still got 100%. While the quiz was somewhat biased towards Americans, it doesn't mean the rest of us can't know some trivia. I interpreted "Asian woman" as "a woman who lives in Asia"... and I got it right. For that question, I was thinking of Okinawans...

And I'm not American, and I still got 100%. While the quiz was somewhat biased towards Americans, it doesn't mean the rest of us can't know some trivia.

]]> By: lauredhel http://www.neatorama.com/2008/08/18/the-likelihood-of-death/comment-page-1/#comment-758665 lauredhel Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:31:24 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=17905#comment-758665 There's an absolute clanger of a question in there, and it's the one I got "wrong": "How much longer will the average Asian woman live than the average African-American man?" Uh, yeah. I interpreted "Asian woman" to mean "Woman who lives in Asia". The quiz writers meant it as "Woman of Asian descent who lives in America". There's an absolute clanger of a question in there, and it's the one I got "wrong":

"How much longer will the average Asian woman live than the average African-American man?"

Uh, yeah. I interpreted "Asian woman" to mean "Woman who lives in Asia". The quiz writers meant it as "Woman of Asian descent who lives in America".

]]> By: Easy http://www.neatorama.com/2008/08/18/the-likelihood-of-death/comment-page-1/#comment-758320 Easy Tue, 19 Aug 2008 01:25:49 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=17905#comment-758320 Well the one I got wrong was the Tennessee / Sth Dakota one. Which is not surprising considering I have no idea where either one is within the US, or anything else about them for that matter. Every now and then I get upset about the American slant behind the global phenomenon of the WWW. Well the one I got wrong was the Tennessee / Sth Dakota one. Which is not surprising considering I have no idea where either one is within the US, or anything else about them for that matter.

Every now and then I get upset about the American slant behind the global phenomenon of the WWW.

]]> By: inkedgal http://www.neatorama.com/2008/08/18/the-likelihood-of-death/comment-page-1/#comment-757970 inkedgal Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:39:43 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=17905#comment-757970 i missed 2. i missed 2.

]]> By: Neatoramawontsendmeapassword http://www.neatorama.com/2008/08/18/the-likelihood-of-death/comment-page-1/#comment-757114 Neatoramawontsendmeapassword Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:41:14 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=17905#comment-757114 I got 100% correct, too. I hope that doesn't mean I'm more likely to die. I got 100% correct, too.

I hope that doesn't mean I'm more likely to die.

]]> By: jenjen http://www.neatorama.com/2008/08/18/the-likelihood-of-death/comment-page-1/#comment-757108 jenjen Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:37:15 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=17905#comment-757108 Wow, of all the quizzes you've posted this is the first one I've got 100% correct. I guess I'm in touch with my inner cadaver. Wow, of all the quizzes you've posted this is the first one I've got 100% correct. I guess I'm in touch with my inner cadaver.

]]> By: Public Relations http://www.neatorama.com/2008/08/18/the-likelihood-of-death/comment-page-1/#comment-757100 Public Relations Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:33:47 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=17905#comment-757100 YIKES! Great way to start of a Monday morning :-D YIKES! Great way to start of a Monday morning :-D

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