ravinlunachick Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Sadly, no, this is NOT an Onion article. Listen to this poor woman try to determine how long it will take to drive 80 miles if your speed is 80mph. :001_huh: http://now.msn.com/entertainment/0319-funny-mph-video.aspx#scptm2 (Of course, the question as to why her husband would film this--especially while driving!--is another thread entirely.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pqr Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 2 questions: 1. Why would you humiliate the woman you love like that? 2. Why would you ever marry such an idiot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lang Syne Boardie Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 :auto: Speechless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 :D I just watched that from someone else's FB post! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer in MI Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 2 questions: 1. Why would you humiliate the woman you love like that? 2. Why would you ever marry such an idiot? :iagree: I saw it this morning after a Facebook friend posted it. He thought it was funny. I couldn't get over how pathetic is was. Really, truly pathetic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Sadly, no, this is NOT an Onion article. Listen to this poor woman try to determine how long it will take to drive 80 miles if your speed is 80mph. :001_huh: ONE of the funny parts is that she was basing it on how fast she runs, and whether you are driving a stick or automatic. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amo_mea_filiis. Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 2 questions: 1. Why would you humiliate the woman you love like that? 2. Why would you ever marry such an idiot? :iagree: :lol::lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amo_mea_filiis. Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 ONE of the funny parts is that she was basing it on how fast she runs, and whether you are driving a stick or automatic. :lol: And considering the air pressure in the tires! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissad2 Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 :banghead: :lol::lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pqr Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 (edited) a. Edited March 20, 2012 by pqr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest submarines Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Looks staged to me. My guess is that they initially had the conversation about speed / time, and she momentarily blanked out, and they had a good laugh about it and then decided to check whether they could go viral with this. Performance art, totally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 The woman may be dumber than a box of rocks, but he is being mean and laughing at her to her face. I can't fathom humiliating my spouse like this no matter what he was wrong about. I agree with the article, they are soon to be divorced. Unless this is a fake and they made it to go viral. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lang Syne Boardie Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 (edited) I gave her up for lost once she herself finally began to get the gist of it but then refused to believe it. :lol: Edited March 20, 2012 by Tibbie Dunbar edited to remove a snobby remark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justamouse Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 2 questions: 1. Why would you humiliate the woman you love like that? 2. Why would you ever marry such an idiot? :iagree: Really, if in fact that happened, to make my wife the laughing stock of the evening news? No way. And, if I were her? There'd be hell to pay if I stayed with him at all. That is not how you repay love and loyalty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All4one Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 She was really close to the right answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amo_mea_filiis. Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Looks staged to me. My guess is that they initially had the conversation about speed / time, and she momentarily blanked out, and they had a good laugh about it and then decided to check whether they could go viral with this. Performance art, totally. It didn't look staged to me, but I *know* someone like her, a guy. I just texted my father to say that X (our male friend) has a perfect match out there and sent him the video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catz Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 :001_huh: I truly hope that was staged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 She was really close to the right answer. So close, yet so far away. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birkenkathy Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Why I homeschool reason #476. If this was staged then she's a pretty good actress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravinlunachick Posted March 20, 2012 Author Share Posted March 20, 2012 It didn't look staged to me, but I *know* someone like her, a guy. I just texted my father to say that X (our male friend) has a perfect match out there and sent him the video. I know a few people like that as well. They either don't know or don't understand certain algorithms, so what should be simple problems turn into complex "discoveries". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
********* Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 That was very unkind of her husband. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 I also would hope that this was staged, but the way he's laughing... it's pretty hard to fake that kind of enjoyment. When she talked about how some car tires turn faster than others, I just about laughed myself silly. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest submarines Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 It didn't look staged to me, but I *know* someone like her, a guy. I just texted my father to say that X (our male friend) has a perfect match out there and sent him the video. I don't doubt they had a similar conversation that happened spontaneously, or witnessed someone else having it. But the one that is taped seems staged--just the way they talk, and their reactions to each other. In other words, I'm more at ease with someone blanking out when faced with a math problem, than with a husband humiliating his wife like this. I want to believe that both of them were on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakia Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 I'm going to tell myself it was fake. I don't want to believe that young man would treat his wife that way. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeanne in MN Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 I don't really feel he was being mean. I could see the humor in it. Not trying to be mean at all, just listening to her logic was a bit humorous. Maybe she eventually understood it and had a good laugh about it. Maybe she agreed to let him post it. Who knows! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacquelyn in NC Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 That was just painful to watch. Both the woman's complete lack of math skills and the husband's laughter at her expense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 I'm going to tell myself it was fake. I don't want to believe that young man would treat his wife that way. :tongue_smilie: Or that she really is that ridiculous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakia Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Or that she really is that ridiculous. Well yeah, that too. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 I also would hope that this was staged, but the way he's laughing... it's pretty hard to fake that kind of enjoyment. Some people laugh like that when lying or trying to act. My husband can't keep a straight face if he is trying to fool someone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsBasil Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 I think it's fake. He works in marketing for one company, has an MMA promotion and his twitter wallpaper is, well, here: https://twitter.com/#!/travis_chambers Essentially using various social media and other internet resources as " free inbound marketing". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 (Of course, the question as to why her husband would film this--especially while driving!--is another thread entirely.) Despicable. IF it was not staged, he obviously knew she was no genius. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perry Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 What a jerk. It says more about his character than hers. She might not be a rocket surgeon :) but that's not really under her control. OTOH, he chose to post a humiliating video of her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ester Maria Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 I am in the "there is hope for humanity" mood, so I vote that this was staged. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deniseibase Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 I once had a grown person ask me, in all seriousness, and because someone had been trying to convince her of this, whether or not cheese was a vegetable. So, yeah, I'm buying it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Home_s_Cool Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 In instances in today's world where things go viral on the web, I tend to first think "staged". If this isn't the case - I hope she has a great sense of humor towards herself and a big heart to forgive her dh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remudamom Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 If she's really that stupid she probably won't divorce him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Well, I really, really hope that it will come out "staged". However, I hate to say this, but I've recently had an adult tell me he couldn't figure his gas mileage because "I didn't take calculus in high school." :001_huh: This same person thinks my youngest is Einstein because he figures the gas mileage whenever we fill-up and does it in his head. The concept of multiplication or division without a calculator was just too much for this person. I don't like it when people call my kids "geniuses", but I have to admit if one is functioning that lowly in an academic area, then unfortunately, speaking relatively, my kids are geniuses in comparison. The husband is a bigger idiot! Too immature to be married in my opinion. Faith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 I can't watch it, it makes me cringe to see Jay Walking on the Jay Leno show.....I am quite sure I couldn't take it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretty in Pink Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 nm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 I can't watch it, it makes me cringe to see Jay Walking on the Jay Leno show.....I am quite sure I couldn't take it. I can't watch it either. I got the general idea from reading the posts here. I often wonder if Jay Walking is staged, but I'm afraid to find out the truth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teachin'Mine Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 If this wasn't staged, then why wouldn't she have been looking at him when talking instead of staring straight ahead? If it was "real" I think she would have asked him what he was laughing about and been looking at him. I think she had to look straight ahead to avoid looking at him and bursting out laughing. It's also possible that they did have a conversation before this with some "unusual" theories on her part, and they decided to have some fun with it. I just can't imagine it's real ... :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
readinmom Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Why, oh why, does she have to be blonde? A major setback...:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meriwether Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 He was so disrespectful of her. It would have been bad enough if he had just videotaped her, but he kept turning the recorder to his face and winking or smirking or laughing like he and the watcher were co-conspirators. Like when a group of popular girls act like they are befriending a girl but are really setting her up for something humiliating. I think he is small and mean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RanchGirl Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 He looks into the camera, introduces the storyline -- she looks at the camera because she knows he is filming. I don't think she could fake that kind of confusion. And then she says "please stop filming" and he turns it off. I thought his reaction and patience in dealing with her obvious lack of mathematical prowess was super cute. My only concern was the safety of him filming while driving. She's clearly no genius at math but I'm sure she has other great qualities so I'm not feeling too bad for her. "whack it in half". LOVE that tag for this thread. bwahahaha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewingmama Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Did anyone else open this thread and get a little anxious they wouldn't be able to answer the math question either? :tongue_smilie::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
readinmom Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 Her reasoning confused dd9 so much that she walked out of the room. She came running in a few minutes later and said, "Hey, wait a minute...she's just not very smart!" :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twigs Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Here's an update to the story (and an apology) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teachin'Mine Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 She was for real?!!!! :svengo: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravinlunachick Posted March 23, 2012 Author Share Posted March 23, 2012 I hope she wasn't studying for a calculus final. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermom1 Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Here's an update to the story (and an apology) Thanks for sharing . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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