Confusion among web users regarding Georgia...

[PeterCH]

There's been some confusion recently among web users as to
the media reports of Russian forces attacking and invading
Georgia. As is some web users have been caught off
guard believing it's the US State of Georgia which was invaded
and not the country in the Caucasus Mountains and ex Soviet
republic.

Here's one poster on Yahoo's Answers Service:

Open QuestionShow me another » Jessica B
I live in georegia but i dont see rusia no where not even sound but they says theres tanks should i be worrie
i herd on the news that rusia has invaded but i dont see them no where wats going on
20 hours ago - 3 days left to answer.

http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cach...0080808091149AA3VGTk&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us

Yahoo deleted the question but a Google cache copy can still be read.

 

[mikeyb]

Open QuestionShow me another » Jessica B
I live in georegia but i dont see rusia no where not even sound but they says theres tanks should i be worrie
i herd on the news that rusia has invaded but i dont see them no where wats going on

How stupid can a person be

 

[Alan]

ROFL somebody is taking the piss

 

[a3dm86]

i don't want to be an american idiot

 

[Ivork]

You must understand that for a yank, the rest of the world does not exist.
World Series etc etc.

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[Globetrotter]

That doesn't surprise me at all. I saw a report on TV some time ago that a third of all americans cannot even point out their OWN country on a world map.

 

[sabagamma]

Here is a screen shot of a news story with the accompanying Google map:
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/34/2008/08/georgiagooglegoofsmall.png

 

[bwana]

You must understand that for a yank, the rest of the world does not exist.
World Series etc etc.

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[Syndyre]

ROFL. It can't be real?

 

[TheHiveMind]

LMFAO!!!

 

[jason006]

This situation with Georgia is serious some fear it could lead to another cold war

 

[milomak]

This situation with Georgia is serious some fear it could lead to another cold war

surely you mean actual war?

 

[d0b33]

You should watch Russia Today on DSTV to get the Russian perspective on this war, they are desperately trying to get their propaganda(citation needed) across

 

[Waaib]

I reckon it's a great opportunity for the American state of Georgia to launch a surprise attack on one of the other states just for the fun of it. Everyone is looking the other way at the moment.

 

[hawker]

I reckon it's a great opportunity for the American state of Georgia to launch a surprise attack on one of the other states just for the fun of it. Everyone is looking the other way at the moment.

LOL! Imagine that!, American Civil War, just because they are too dumb to know that they aren't actually being attacked and the country that is being attacked is thousands of km away.

 

[HavocXphere]

I reckon we're safe as long as the US Prez doesn't get things confused...

...like when McCain said that Putin is the Prez of Germany. Or Bush and his geography skills. x2