Did Diane purposely make Geography errors when Sam's "D" earned his GED?

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!!!deleted!!! (64867252) — 9 years ago(November 03, 2016 07:28 AM)

Remember Sam Malone was feeling a little down after earning his GED, since he studied hard for that Geography test and barely passed. During Diane's uplifting words, she referenced Geography facts, to which Sam corrected her, twice. Since she was notorious for patronizing him, did she intentionally say something geographically incorrect so that Sam can jump in?

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cjh8504 — 9 years ago(November 03, 2016 01:56 PM)

No. She doesn't know as much as she thinks. Sam correctly corrected her, then gloated with Coach.
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Calumette — 9 years ago(November 29, 2016 08:07 PM)

No. She doesn't know as much as she thinks
Exactly; during the episode where she yells Sam's name while making love with Frasier she makes grammatical errors while talking to them both later in Sam's office: she says "between you and I" and then when comparing the two she says ".which one I like most" (rather than "more").
she's not as 'educated' as she thinks she is.

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cjh8504 — 9 years ago(December 01, 2016 06:33 PM)

Well, that might've been the script writers grammatical error in that case.
RIP Gene Wilder. One of the funniest people of all time. RIP Robert Vaughn

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buddyboy28 — 9 years ago(November 21, 2016 10:27 AM)

Diane would never make herself look less intelligent under any circumstances. She got it wrong and Sam made her look an idiot. Loved it.

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cjh8504 — 9 years ago(November 21, 2016 08:49 PM)

Thanks for agreeing with me, Buderick.
RIP Gene Wilder. One of the funniest people of all time. RIP Robert Vaughn

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Zippy47 — 2 years ago(April 20, 2023 12:55 AM)

She clearly knew the right answers and was deliberately erring to make Sam feel better about himself.
At the end of that exchange, she stands alone, smiles, and says “ If ignorance is bliss, this is Eden.”.