I refuse to believe this is true

[Fanatical Meat]

nearly half the US population (47 percent) are unsure about where chocolate milk comes from. Seven percent believe that chocolate milk comes to us from brown cows. Yes, of the last 100 people you’ve seen, spoken to, had brunch with, 7 of them are under the impression that chocolate milk comes from brown cows.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddri...k-comes-from-brown-cows/ar-BBBPPNX?li=BBnb7Kz

 

[edcoolio]

"Aw, you can come up with statistics to prove anything.... Forfty percent of all people know that."

Homer Simpson

 

[disappoint]

Just be glad that it's only 7% of the population and that they are misinformed about something as unimportant as chocolate milk.

edit: Oh by the way how do we know most of those 7% were serious? They could have just chosen the joke response for laughs. If the internet has taught us anything, it's that Boaty McBoatface isn't the serious choice, because people aren't always so serious.

 

[Fanatical Meat]

Just be glad that it's only 7% of the population and that they are misinformed about something as unimportant as chocolate milk.

edit: Oh by the way how do we know most of those 7% were serious? They could have just chosen the joke response for laughs. If the internet has taught us anything, it's that Boaty McBoatface isn't the serious choice, because people aren't always so serious.

Exactly my thought

 

[GagHalfrunt]

I'd believe the opposite. If somebody was to tell me that only 7 percent of Americans believe chocolate milk comes from brown cows I'd think the number was too low. There is no level of stupidity that seems unobtainable.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Lol I would not be surprised. There was a show where they used to go around interviewing Americans about Canada related questions. Some people legitly thought we live in igloos or that or parliament is made of ice. Or that the polar bears just roamed the streets etc. I need to find that now.

 

[ctbaars]

I've taught my children well, that this is true.
This is almost as common as Santa.

 

[BarkingGhostar]

I use to tell little kids that Chicken McNuggets come from baby chickens. Imagine their horror.

 

[disappoint]

I use to tell little kids that Chicken McNuggets come from baby chickens. Imagine their horror.

Glad you didn't tell them where McNuggets really come from. Baby flamingos. That's why it looks pink before it's cooked.

 

[mnewsham]

Just be glad that it's only 7% of the population and that they are misinformed about something as unimportant as chocolate milk.

edit: Oh by the way how do we know most of those 7% were serious? They could have just chosen the joke response for laughs. If the internet has taught us anything, it's that Boaty McBoatface isn't the serious choice, because people aren't always so serious.

This, it's like the substance abuse surveys they gave us in Highschool. Everyone put they were doing cocaine on the daily despite the fact 95% of them had never even seen cocaine.

 

[Iron Woode]

everyone knows chocolate milk come from the store, duh.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

I've got a manager at work who believes whole milk is more likely to go bad than skim or 2%

 

[lxskllr]

I've got a manager at work who believes whole milk is more likely to go bad than skim or 2%

In my experience it is. I can keep 2% milk as long as a week after the expiration. Whole milk sometimes starts turning before the expiration.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

You can't fix lactic loonies.

 

[Thebobo]

And what about brown eggs?

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

And what about brown eggs?

Deplorable chickens?

 

[purbeast0]

Considering I see about 50 different stupid people driving every day, I find those numbers low.

 

[Will Thatcher]

Nothing looks impossible right now and I believe there are people who would believe most anything, and the lack of interest to get informed and conscious regarding the world around them is quite disturbing. Everyone is influenced in one way or another, to buy the things they do not need or to believe any crazy thing they hear.

 

[CA19100]

I use to tell little kids that Chicken McNuggets come from baby chickens. Imagine their horror.

But the reality is so much worse...

 

[Mai72]

Lol I would not be surprised. There was a show where they used to go around interviewing Americans about Canada related questions. Some people legitly thought we live in igloos or that or parliament is made of ice. Or that the polar bears just roamed the streets etc. I need to find that now.

Lots of editing was involved.

But, I'm sure much of it was true.

 

[Azuma Hazuki]

For not the first time I find myself wishing this forum had SomethingAwful's vomit emoji. Yeeee gods.

 

[Mai72]

In society there is a pyramid.

Now, in this pyramid the masses are at the bottom. They get their information at the bottom of the pyramid. Think news, tabloids, reality shows, Facebook newsfeeds, etc... Stuff like that.

The people at the top of the pyramid are low in number. They are typically successful entrapuneres. Maybe even college professors, scientist, researchers, etc. They are consciously reaching up. Think reading books that expand their thinking. They read books on system building, spirituality, personal growth, etc.

It's the difference from being in a duuurr state (masses) to being fully awake (the few). So, I'm not really suprised to see that many Americans don't know much about other cultures because most are reaching down. Most are too busy watching Netflix to give a f*ck.

 

[JulesMaximus]

I would like to think we're not this stupid but then I remember that we elected Donald Trump as our president so this really doesn't surprise me.

 

[BurnItDwn]

If you ask a stupid question in a poll, people will often choose the funniest option....

 

[Fardringle]

And what about brown eggs?

Mmm. I love me some chocolate eggs! That's why they are brown on the outside, right? And they come from chocolate chickens...or is it the chocolate bunnies that lay those eggs?