[Nerull]

I don't mind them showing the spelling bee (they should pay more attention to things like spelling, math, etc...see below). I just disagree with it being shown on the sports station (that's where they showed it here). Show it on regular television; unless they tackle or cross-check you if you get the word wrong, I really can't see how it get put on the sports station.

I was going to start another thread to mention this incident today, but this thread is heading in that direction, so I'll put it here. I was at the grocery store today, and they had a sale on Gatorade. They had 32oz bottles on sale, and the price on the sign stated "2 for $3, or $1.50 each" (the part about $1.50 each was in smaller print, to encourage you to get 2 bottles). It shouldn't take a genius to realize that $3.00 divided by 2 is $1.50, so there is no benefit for buying two bottles over one bottle. So I picked up one bottle, and walked with the few items I also had in my basket to the register. As the cashier was ringing it up, he stopped when he got to the Gatorade, and stated that I should get 2 bottles, since they are 2 for $3.00 and would then save money over the $1.50 per bottle for each one. [img]graemlins/laugh2.gif[/img] I told him that they are the same price either way, and he told me with complete and total seriousness "no, they aren't". What then commenced was a two-minute argument where I had to convince him that the two prices were the same. I explained it at first using division ($3.00 / 2 = $1.50), then multiplication ($1.50 x 2 = $3.00). Finally, I had to resort to addition ($1.50 + $1.50 = $3.00) not once but twice to finally get him to see that the prices are the same either way.

And the funny thing about it is, the guy looked familiar to me. It wasn't until the way home that I placed him. I've seen him in the halls at the university I go to. He is a college student that had to pass the admission exams and SAT to get into college in the first place, and he can't figure out that $3.00 / 2 = $1.50?

I've spoken to people who own their own businesses, and they constantly complain about not being able to hire good help anymore. Now I see why. They definitely need to emphasize education in general. If it takes televising educational competitions, so be it.