AndreaU
10-23-2001, 03:42 PM
I know there are quite a few fellow teachers here, so maybe you'll appreciate these. Even if you're not a teacher, I think you'll be mildly amused... :D (bare with me, it goes on a bit)
Top Ten Reasons to Study Geography
10. Mother Teresa, one of the most admired women in history, went to India as a Geography teacher.
9. You won't embarrass yourself incorrectly pronouncing Phuket, Thailand.
8. Those international coffees will take on a whole new meaning.
7. You will know why "surf's up."
6. History will finally make sense.
5. You will know what it's like where your Internet pals live.
4. You won't get ripped off buying an Amtrak ticket to Honolulu.
3. Michael Jordan, a geography major, makes over $80 million a year.
2. You'll understand the real reason the Russians were getting friendly with Saddam.
1. You'll know the way to San Jose.
You Need to Study More Geography If You Think...
Andes is an after dinner mint
The Balkans are an alien people on Star Trek
The English Channel is a TV sitcom about Charles and Di
The United Kingdom is a cultural theme park
Butte Montana is Joe's new girlfriend
Reno Nevada is what you get for being Attorney General
The Tropic of Cancer is a sunscreen lotion
The $10,000 Pyramid is in Egypt
The Gaza Strip is a Middle Eastern folk dance
The Ring of Fire is the center ring of Barnum and Bailey's Circus
The Bermuda Triangle is a percussion instrument in a reggae band
The Cumberland Gap gives out a pair of clogs with every set of jeans sold
The International Dateline is a new cable TV network
The Equator is a cartoon action figure
The Continental Shelf is a specialty section of the supermarket
An archipelago is a food stabilizer
The Dust Bowl is Granny's old favorite dish
A fault is what you find in other people
A fjord is a Norwegian car
A mantle is what goes over your fireplace
Tide is a laundry detergent
You can do a research paper to find out who killed the Dead Sea
Top Ten Reasons to Study Geography
10. Mother Teresa, one of the most admired women in history, went to India as a Geography teacher.
9. You won't embarrass yourself incorrectly pronouncing Phuket, Thailand.
8. Those international coffees will take on a whole new meaning.
7. You will know why "surf's up."
6. History will finally make sense.
5. You will know what it's like where your Internet pals live.
4. You won't get ripped off buying an Amtrak ticket to Honolulu.
3. Michael Jordan, a geography major, makes over $80 million a year.
2. You'll understand the real reason the Russians were getting friendly with Saddam.
1. You'll know the way to San Jose.
You Need to Study More Geography If You Think...
Andes is an after dinner mint
The Balkans are an alien people on Star Trek
The English Channel is a TV sitcom about Charles and Di
The United Kingdom is a cultural theme park
Butte Montana is Joe's new girlfriend
Reno Nevada is what you get for being Attorney General
The Tropic of Cancer is a sunscreen lotion
The $10,000 Pyramid is in Egypt
The Gaza Strip is a Middle Eastern folk dance
The Ring of Fire is the center ring of Barnum and Bailey's Circus
The Bermuda Triangle is a percussion instrument in a reggae band
The Cumberland Gap gives out a pair of clogs with every set of jeans sold
The International Dateline is a new cable TV network
The Equator is a cartoon action figure
The Continental Shelf is a specialty section of the supermarket
An archipelago is a food stabilizer
The Dust Bowl is Granny's old favorite dish
A fault is what you find in other people
A fjord is a Norwegian car
A mantle is what goes over your fireplace
Tide is a laundry detergent
You can do a research paper to find out who killed the Dead Sea