Meet the Flintstones

[babsbunny]

http://www.texastribune.org/stories/2010/feb/17/meet-flintstones/

by Ross Ramsey
February 17, 2010

Nearly a third of Texans believe humans and dinosaurs roamed the earth at the same time, and more than half disagree with the theory that humans developed from earlier species of animals, according to the University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.

The differences in beliefs about evolution and the length of time that living things have existed on earth are reflected in the political and religious preference of our respondents, who were asked four questions about biological history and God:

[benld74]

1. WILMA!!!!!! No Dino! Down Boy! HEEL! BARNEY!!! YABBA-DABBA-DOO

[stevedeshazer]

2. Yabba-dabba-doo.

I hate to crack on Texans because I know there are many good-thinking folks there, but Jesus H. Christ?! What the hell is this?

:wtf:

[marmar]

3. That's just frightening and sad.....

I guess it's Mission Accomplished for the Texas Bd of Ed.

[spanone]

4. devolution....the increasing ignorance of man

[RainDog]

5. scientifically illiterate: the goal of the wahbbapists

they don't like people who aren't as stupid as they are.

[Roland99]

8. Speaking of de-evolution. Devo is reuniting

http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/Music/02/17/devo.comeback/

[Swamp Rat]

25. AWESOME!!

I saw them in 1981 at the Sanger Theatre in New Orleans. One of the best live shows I ever saw.

From the link:

"We're not trying to freak people out," he said. "We're here to be like the house band on the Titanic, to entertain everybody while we all go down together." :D

[Roland99]

27. They "got it" 30 years ago. The herd mentality is taking over.

At least we'll have some good music to listen to as we drown. ;)

[11 Bravo]

6. They're a modern Stone Age family.

[Roland99]

7. 3 out of 10 Texans are dumber than a box of stones

wow.

[SoCalDem]

9. they have photographic proof.

[RockaFowler]

10. I can't stop laughing at this picture

Jesus with the dinosaur. :rofl:

As a Jew I really find this funny. People actually think Dinosaurs existed 2000 years ago. It's sad and funny at the same time!!

[ChicagoSuz219]

18. LMAO... That's priceless!! nt

[CatWoman]

21. you are soooooo fucking bad!!!!

:rofl:

[SoCalDem]

30. That was Jesus', dino-pup..named him Larry

[Bluebear]

11. Yabba Dabba Dimwits

[Earth_First]

15. +1 n/t

[muntrv]

12. Well I say....MEET GEORGE JETSON!......HIS BOY ELROY!

[muntrv]

13. Do they have themselves a gay ole' time?

:evilgrin:

[HughMoran]

14. Their loss

If they want to live in the dark ages, let them. :evilgrin:

[IDemo]

16. There are some tough people in Texas

You gotta be to propel a 4X4 pickup around with your bare feet.

[dixiegrrrrl]

17. 2 shades of ignorance on this graph

the ones who believe........
and the ones who DON'T know!!!!
(if) humans and dinosaurs lived at the same time.
for a grand total of 59% moran.

splutter....



:banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

edit because the splutter made me typo all over.

[surrealAmerican]

19. This just shows what a massive failure their educational system is.

It's too bad the people in charge of that won't find this alarming.

[Quantess]

20. Has this belief always been around? Say, 50 years ago?

Back when The Flintstones first came out, were there a lot of people who believed that dinosaurs co-existed with humans? Or is this a growing phenomena for America?

I'm almost 40 and I had never heard of people actually believing that until maybe 5 years ago. But then, I don't socialize with wacked-out fundies.

[muntrv]

22. Will they have themselves a gay old time?

:evilgrin:

[daleo]

23. Don't forget unicorns and dragons

And centaurs, minotaurs, gorgons...

[Yurovsky]

24. Note to self: stay out of Texas...

if they find out I have non-biblical book learning they might burn me at the skate...

[comrade snarky]

26. Keep to the cities

Beware the moors...

Wait, I mean the hill country. Beware the hill country. Oh, and the plains. Forests too. Really, just stay in the city.

[Greyhound]

28. Good advice. n/t

[proudohioan]

29. Well, this explains why my roommate left Texas....

vowing never to return.

:crazy:

[Solly Mack]

31. Tragic