Proud Parents

The always funny Dave from Garfield Ridge had this posted on his site. Not only is it hilarious but it makes a sad commentary on the state of our educational system. Most people would agree that we have some problems with the government school system, unless you are a teacher or work for a government school, of course. Georgia has ranked near the very bottom of academic performance for years and I hate the stigma that goes with the poor showings.

The south already has an image of a bunch of dumbass rednecks driving around in pickups with gun racks in the back windows, spitting tobacco juice out the window, listening to Hank Jr., and spewing racial epithets in between the y'all's and aints that come from our mouths half filled with yellow stained teeth. I hate that image. Anyone who has visited the south knows that except for the really rural areas, the south doesn't fit that negative stereotype. I am proud to be southern and proud to be a smart, funny, well read, well informed, fairly moral, well mannered, mostly polite, decent, caring southern gentlemen (who sometimes curses way too much). I still keep one eye on the carpetbaggers, but we mostly let them stay.

There is some good news for the south. I read this article about Arizona being rated the dumbest of all the states. Georgia was 41. Not a great showing, but morons can't be too picky, I guess. The truly awesome part of all this is the story I read immediately after finding out how fucking dumb Arizonans children are; that gem is here. Boy, that doesn't help. That must be some proud parents. Congratulations, your kid is a retee. I'm glad those people don't live in the south.