IT’S HOME: Corky Galloway wrote recently to explain our
“”allure,”” a response to an RTS of a few weeks back.[neWLine]
He writes, “”Many of us have reached or are beyond that certain
age when our memories can be rather selective. From the big heat of
Southern Arizona (which I share with thousands of other refugees
from other climes), I join all the others in extolling the
pleasures and excitement of that place that will always be
home.””[neWLine]
“”Wherever groups of retirees gather the conversations always
must always turn to tales of home. And since the first liar doesn’t
stand a chance, you can bet that my tales and stories of home are
the stuff of legend.[neWLine]
“”They say that the truth is stranger than fiction. I say the
stranger doesn’t know the truth and usually appreciates the
fiction. Yet, there is a part of me that is always at home with any
unpleasantness pushed so far down that I couldn’t recall it if I
wanted.[neWLine]
“”May good fortune always smile on McKean County and upon all
that represent that fair land wherever they live. It is after all,
home. This is where I live, but I love that Western Pennsylvania is
my home.””[neWLine]
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TEST TIME: Three quarters of Americans can correctly identify
two of Show White’s seven dwarfs while only a quarter can name two
Supreme Court Justices.[neWLine]
That’s the results of a poll on pop culture released recently
and published by Reuters.[neWLine]
The poll also showed 57 percent of Americans could identify J.K.
Rowling’s fictional boy wizard as Harry Potter, while only 50
percent could name the British prime minister, Tony
Blair.[neWLine]
Just over 60 percent of respondents were able to name Bart as
Homer’s son on the television show “”The Simpsons,”” while only
20.5 percent were able to name one of the ancient Greek poet
Homer’s epic poems, “”The Iliad”” and “”The Odyssey.””[neWLine]
Asked what planet Superman was from, 60 percent named the
fictional planet Krypton, while only 37 percent knew that Mercury
is the planet closest to the sun.[neWLine]
Respondents were far more familiar with the Three Stooges –
Larry, Curly and Moe – than the three branches of the U.S.
government – judicial, executive and legislative. Seventy-four
percent identified the former, 42 percent the latter.
