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Cooking & Baking

appmanga

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6. C'mon now...

Reply to Bayard (Original post)

Wed May 28, 2025, 11:05 PM

May 28

...with the educational issues we have in this country surrounding basic spelling, math, civics, and science, should we really be concerned about where four-year olds think bacon comes from? Thanks goodness you can get your kid that age to be non-picky.

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Forty percent of kids in a U.S. study thought bacon was a plant [View all] Bayard May 28 OP

I expect dweller May 28 #1

He *was* a plant! The fbi put him in central roles in those movies to spy on Hollywood! unblock May 28 #2

Most could probably operate an iPad or tablet and negotiate any NoMoreRepugs May 28 #3

Absolutely incredible. Duppers May 28 #4

I knew an 11 year old boy who was amazed when I made waffles. dixiegrrrrl May 28 #5

Newlywed back in early 70s, asked husband (a grown man, theoretically) if he would like pancakes one morning. Attilatheblond May 28 #7

C'mon now... appmanga May 28 #6

It's easy to use agriculture as a method of teaching those things tishaLA May 29 #10

Well I'm glad they were between 4-7 year olds Figarosmom May 29 #8

I suppose I could make allowances for kids who consume no_hypocrisy May 29 #9

I wonder how the question was posed to the children. UniqueUserName May 29 #11