baltimore aureole:

i read somewhere that the average american reads at the 5th grade level (hence the popularity of the reality TV show "are you smarter than a WalMart greeter"). of course people who actually read at the 5th grade level (or lower) weren't reading that article - they were watching the TV show instead. and even if they'd read the report, it wouldn't have offended them. its just some college professor insulting the values of middle america, after all . ..