Where in the World Isn't Bob Saget?

[Lucky]

I knew 2, 3 & 5.

Reminds me of the promotion the Honest Tea company did a few years back where they set up un-manned stands in busy train stations in different cities with bottles of iced tea and a sign to take one for $1.00. Most honest (100%) - Alabama and Hawaii. Least honest (80%) - DC.

http://www.bevnet.com/news/2013/honest-tea-studies-honesty-of-americans

I'm surprised more people don't lie and cheat in these experiments. Maybe they would if it were for higher stakes.

 

[NYwdwfan]

Did you or a close relative play the trumpet? I didn't have the slightest idea on that question.

I played the flute for 6 years and a close friend played the trumpet so we would switch instruments from time to time and I learned how to play a few songs. Also, my son plays the trumpet now.

 

[NYwdwfan]

I'm surprised more people don't lie and cheat in these experiments. Maybe they would if it were for higher stakes.

I was shocked NY came in at 91%. I'm pretty sure the kiosk was placed in Grand Central Station. I think location has a lot to do with the success or failure of the honesty rate.

 

[Lucky]

I was shocked NY came in at 91%. I'm pretty sure the kiosk was placed in Grand Central Station. I think location has a lot to do with the success or failure of the honesty rate.

In NYC or DC most of the test subjects could just be visitors from out of town.

 

[Goofyernmost]

Here's an interesting study. They compare dishonesty across countries by offering on-line survey respondents a few dollars if they report getting heads when they flip a coin. If people are all honest the % in each country reporting heads should be about 50%. In China it was over 80%.

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles...east-honest-countries-in-the-world-study-says

They did another version where you get the money if you report that you knew the answers to all 6 of these music-related questions, without looking them up.

1. Who wrote "Fur Elise"?
2. What is Lady Gaga's real first name?
3. Name the rock group Nirvana's drummer.
4. What year was Claude Debussy born?
5. How many valves are there on a standard modern trumpet?
6. Name the town and state where Michael Jackson was born.

The idea is that virtually no one would know the answers to all 6, so anyone saying they did was lying. Pretty much no one would know #4.

I knew 1, 3 and 6, but not 2, 4 or 5.

Didn't know any of them, and I can say with a little honesty, I'm fairly proud of that! (I do think that there are only three valves on a standard trumpet unless you include spit valves.

 

[JenniferS]

I never said. I think most everyone knows my favorite movie.

Spoiler

I generally tell people it's Goodfellas.

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But Goodfellas is actually my real 2nd favorite movie.

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My actually favorite movie is...

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Dazed & Confused. But I don't tell people unless they know me well for fear of being unfairly judged.

Judges you!

 

[acishere]

I never said. I think most everyone knows my favorite movie.

Spoiler

I generally tell people it's Goodfellas.

Spoiler

But Goodfellas is actually my real 2nd favorite movie.

Spoiler

My actually favorite movie is...

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Dazed & Confused. But I don't tell people unless they know me well for fear of being unfairly judged.

Did you hear about the director's "spiritual followup" to the film.

 

[PUSH]

Did you leave him at the hotel after that?

Unfortunately his family was staying at a different hotel, so we had no way of jamming his door shut.

 

[Lucky]

Unfortunately his family was staying at a different hotel, so we had no way of jamming his door shut.

You could have bought him a one-way ticket to Gatorland.

 

[PUSH]

You could have bought him a one-way ticket to Gatorland.

I would have, but they said some Duke bought all the tickets.

 

[NYwdwfan]

Did you hear about the director's "spiritual followup" to the film.

I'm thinking I have a good idea what that was all about!

 

[catmom46]

Did you or a close relative play the trumpet? I didn't have the slightest idea on that question.

Yep, I played trumpet in high school. I was a band geek.

 

[catmom46]

I played the flute for 6 years and a close friend played the trumpet so we would switch instruments from time to time and I learned how to play a few songs. Also, my son plays the trumpet now.

I played flute before trumpet - one of the reasons why I switched is because there were too many girls in flutes, and only one in trumpets!

 

[JenniferS]

Four hours of Christmas running around! Ugh!
Once we got off the highway (sat through 5 lights), it took between 3-5 lights to clear every intersection en route to the Costco. And then, a cop on point duty.

35 minutes to travel what normally takes 5.

I still have to go to the grocery store later. Much later. Like, after a nap later.

On the plus side, my friend is finally out of the hospital, after almost 3 weeks.

 

[JenniferS]

Didn't know any of them, and I can say with a little honesty, I'm fairly proud of that! (I do think that there are only three valves on a standard trumpet unless you include spit valves.

I didn't know a single one of them either.

 

[Nemo14]

Here's an interesting study. They compare dishonesty across countries by offering on-line survey respondents a few dollars if they report getting heads when they flip a coin. If people are all honest the % in each country reporting heads should be about 50%. In China it was over 80%.

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles...east-honest-countries-in-the-world-study-says

They did another version where you get the money if you report that you knew the answers to all 6 of these music-related questions, without looking them up.

1. Who wrote "Fur Elise"?
2. What is Lady Gaga's real first name?
3. Name the rock group Nirvana's drummer.
4. What year was Claude Debussy born?
5. How many valves are there on a standard modern trumpet?
6. Name the town and state where Michael Jackson was born.

The idea is that virtually no one would know the answers to all 6, so anyone saying they did was lying. Pretty much no one would know #4.

I knew 1, 3 and 6, but not 2, 4 or 5.

I knew 1,2,3, and 5.

 

[Nemo14]

We went to see StarWars this afternoon. Good times!

 

[Andrew C]

We went to see StarWars this afternoon. Good times!

woo!

 

[Lucky]

I knew 1,2,3, and 5.

Wow. We'll start calling you "Maestro."

 

[Nemo14]

Wow. We'll start calling you "Maestro."