tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377446.post355039213391110764..comments2024-03-05T17:55:58.806+00:00Comments on Nanny Knows Best: EducashunKen Frosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13568488818950912374noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377446.post-22710990750936688002007-07-11T22:07:00.000+01:002007-07-11T22:07:00.000+01:00Grant,I confess to the necessary educational quali...Grant,<BR/>I confess to the necessary educational qualifications; unfortunately, I have no fucking idea what the answers to your questions are.<BR/>Does this make me super-intelligent or thick?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377446.post-82253916197233018072007-07-10T13:18:00.000+01:002007-07-10T13:18:00.000+01:00Grant: - No real difference from the genius that d...Grant: - No real difference from the genius that demands that packets of salted peanuts carry the warning "May contain nuts"...<BR/><BR/>I have two degrees but only an MSc, so I guess my comment is valueless. :-(Pogohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10812765444160924585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377446.post-45560565067112615122007-07-09T19:11:00.000+01:002007-07-09T19:11:00.000+01:00Here's a question of education - and food!Opening ...Here's a question of education - and food!<BR/><BR/>Opening a polystyrene contain of 6 eggs from ASDA supermarket a couple of days ago (for our offshore readers ASDA = Walmart, by ownership at least) I noticed that printed inside the lid was some information.<BR/><BR/>A little Lion symbol (egg marketing board stuff of old) a column of data giving the food value of eggs, another column of data giving an 'Egg Code' whatever that is (GCHQ stuff maybe?) and in between the two another column for allergy information warning me that the contents of the package contained eggs.<BR/><BR/>So, here is the education part of the question.<BR/><BR/>How many A* A-levels and degrees at First level does it take to decide that a box of clearly labels eggs, containing eggs, needs allergy information to advise the buyer that the eggs contain eggs?<BR/><BR/>Second education question, is there an even higher level of education requirement to make sure that the message is INSIDE the container (in rather small but just about readable print?<BR/><BR/>Extra marks awarded for discussing whether the internalisation of the warning message is wise because;<BR/><BR/>a) Good sales practice since before most people read it they will have purcased the good and taken them home and probably can't be arsed to return them ; OR<BR/><BR/>b) It is a legal requirement to provide the information but an embarrassingly stupid message so hiding it inside on the lid and printing it is almost unreadably small type face saves most peoplel from reading it and thinking what a stupid message it is - extra marks for including observations about the likely reading skills of the lardy consumers buying so many eggs; OR<BR/><BR/>c)The benefits to Politicians, Bureaucrats and the Legal Profession of extending laws that are sometimes valuable to a small number of people into areas where they seem to serve little purpose.<BR/><BR/><BR/>I will assume that all answers from correspondents with less than 2 degrees and a PHD carry little or no weight no matter how sensible they are.<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>GrantAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377446.post-90153589761778020592007-07-09T15:44:00.000+01:002007-07-09T15:44:00.000+01:00what's the pay of a job got to do with academic qu...what's the pay of a job got to do with academic qualifications?<BR/><BR/>We've been trying to persuade a friend of ours to apply to GCHQ for ages as that work would suit his talents. He's been declining because he'd take a pay cut from his current warehouse job (on the floor, not management)!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377446.post-7405235195122836402007-07-09T12:48:00.000+01:002007-07-09T12:48:00.000+01:00Flip; he's talking about A levels. No A* there yet...Flip; he's talking about A levels. No A* there yet.<BR/><BR/>BTW, if nuclear physicist is such a top job, how com it's so poorly paid?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377446.post-38780056094909113382007-07-09T10:33:00.000+01:002007-07-09T10:33:00.000+01:00Erm Ken, the A* has been around for donkeys years....Erm Ken, the A* has been around for donkeys years. Did you mean something else?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com