It's ok, you don't need to be smart to be the white Kris Kross.

Funny I took him for a regular Einstein. Im shocked.

I weep for the future.

We really don't, and it's pathetic. The meaningless hate of a race of people for actions so old and so singular is something the Nazis would truly be proud of.

Brettster808: The kid didn't understand the question and neither did I at first.

He was asked if it was true or false that the German word for basketball was "bieber". The kid didn't understand what was asked and the interviewer never went back and asked the question clearly. It was confusing and the kid said he didn't understand.

I don't know much about this kid but the little I've seen of him speaking on TV leads me to believe that he is probably smarter than the average 15 year old.

That sounds like something a fan of Justin Bieber would say.

propasaurus: Isn't Justin Bieber Canadian?

How 'bout we keep that one quiet.

Come back here! I'm not through demeaning you!

docsigma: Down here in the States, we abort things like that long before they come full term. It's only humane...

I beg to differ. (new window)

Justin Bieber should be on "Are You Smarter Than A Houseplant".

Brettster808: The kid didn't understand the question and neither did I at first.

He was asked if it was true or false that the German word for basketball was "bieber". The kid didn't understand what was asked and the interviewer never went back and asked the question clearly. It was confusing and the kid said he didn't understand.

I don't know much about this kid but the little I've seen of him speaking on TV leads me to believe that he is probably smarter than the average 15 year old.

What isn't there to understand? He even showed him the written question.

oh. my.

"bieber" comes from old German for beaver.

If the kid really doesn't know what German is then he is thicker than a plank of petrified wood.

After seeing him performing on stage with Stevie Wonder I personally would like to slap him.

WFern: Brettster808: The kid didn't understand the question and neither did I at first.

He was asked if it was true or false that the German word for basketball was "bieber". The kid didn't understand what was asked and the interviewer never went back and asked the question clearly. It was confusing and the kid said he didn't understand.

I don't know much about this kid but the little I've seen of him speaking on TV leads me to believe that he is probably smarter than the average 15 year old.

What isn't there to understand? He even showed him the written question.

To be fair I got thrown off too. "Justin, uhhh... Bieber, sorry, is German for basketball, true or false?" Sounds like he's saying his full name them asking "is German for basketball?" like a bad Wayne's World joke. Cut the talentless kid pop-star a break.

*them = then

/bedtime

insipid: WFern: Brettster808: The kid didn't understand the question and neither did I at first.

He was asked if it was true or false that the German word for basketball was "bieber". The kid didn't understand what was asked and the interviewer never went back and asked the question clearly. It was confusing and the kid said he didn't understand.

I don't know much about this kid but the little I've seen of him speaking on TV leads me to believe that he is probably smarter than the average 15 year old.

What isn't there to understand? He even showed him the written question.

To be fair I got thrown off too. "Justin, uhhh... Bieber, sorry, is German for basketball, true or false?" Sounds like he's saying his full name them asking "is German for basketball?" like a bad Wayne's World joke. Cut the talentless kid pop-star a break.

I don't know what was so hard to understand, I got what he meant the first time he said it. Bieber is a retarded ass clown.

"we don't say that in America"

Don't way what, Justin? Don't say the word "German"? "Basketball"?? I don't get what you're trying to say.
Also, you are Canadian, please don't reference a country you have no part of as if it's your own

/Canadian

insipid: To be fair I got thrown off too. "Justin, uhhh... Bieber, sorry, is German for basketball, true or false?" Sounds like he's saying his full name them asking "is German for basketball?" like a bad Wayne's World joke. Cut the talentless kid pop-star a break.

Was it Kierkegaard or Dick Van Patten who said, "If you label me, you negate me?"

The German word for beaver is Bär (lit. "bear")?

/The more you know

I don't know what a Justin Beiber is, but with a last name like that, I'd've assumed it knew German...

That's one shaved Bieber.

dougfm: I beg to differ. (new window)

Wow. That kid looked embarrassed.

dougfm: "Justin Bieber should be on "Are You Smarter Than A Houseplant"."

Justin Bieber would lose. Only light in that kid's eyes happens when the sun hits the side of his head.

I wouldn't know what "jemmin" is, either.

WFern: Brettster808: The kid didn't understand the question and neither did I at first.

He was asked if it was true or false that the German word for basketball was "bieber". The kid didn't understand what was asked and the interviewer never went back and asked the question clearly. It was confusing and the kid said he didn't understand.

I don't know much about this kid but the little I've seen of him speaking on TV leads me to believe that he is probably smarter than the average 15 year old.

What isn't there to understand? He even showed him the written question.

This.

And I blame pop stardom instead of public schools. If he weren't a pop star he'd be in school...possibly learning German.

Send him to Darth Benedict. Then he will learn what "German" means.

The stink of stupid, blind fans... ahh...

The interviewer made "German" clear. He even should the kid the card. Bieber doesn't know what German is. Period. Now if you really gave a crap about the kid you would be worried about his education. Does he have tutors or not?

Personally, I'm looking forward to many years of dumb ass comments.

Ok, I understood the kiwi straight away, but being in the studio with him, maybe Ellen Page Justin Bieber didn't. Fair enough.

When he started to repeat "German" over and over, that's when the kid wandered into stupid territory.

When he let the kid READ THE CARD which was written in ENGLISH and he still didn't understand "German"... he's a Palin-American, no doubt.

Oh come on people. Seriously. I don't dig this kid's music at all, but the host did botch the question pretty much.

The way he fumbled the question made it sound like the question was, "Is German for basketball". It certainly doesn't come across like he doesn't know what German is. Jeez, some people are desperate enough to cling to anything. He didn't understand the question, and I didn't realize what he the host said right away either. Fortunately, we have the privilege of being able to replay it.

I'm thinking his name, "Bieber" has got to be german... he looks pretty arian. You would think that he would know what a german is.
Probably didn't understand what that guy was saying, twas a pretty thick accent.

Still, the question remains: what is German for basketball?



I can shoot potato.

Him and every other 14 year old american kid

sure haven't: Also, you are Canadian, please don't reference a country you have no part of as if it's your own

/Canadian

maybe he's one of those Canadians who considers himself American because his country resides in North America.


/nudges thread.

jedimindtrick: Probably didn't understand what that guy was saying, twas a pretty thick accent.


He showed him the farking card...Unless you're suggesting he can't read either.

TeddyRooseveltsMustache: I weep for the future.



it doesn't matter that he doesn't know what German is or what Germany is.

he's in The Club. the new American Aristocracy, born into his position in life.

what he knows does not matter anymore.

It may not know what German is, but it sure knows German style.

snowstradamus: It may not know what German is, but it sure knows German style.

Hehe.

This kid is the next Corey Haim, or perhaps Boner. Can't happen soon enough.

harland_mct: Oh come on people. Seriously. I don't dig this kid's music at all, but the host did botch the question pretty much.

The way he fumbled the question made it sound like the question was, "Is German for basketball". It certainly doesn't come across like he doesn't know what German is. Jeez, some people are desperate enough to cling to anything. He didn't understand the question, and I didn't realize what he the host said right away either. Fortunately, we have the privilege of being able to replay it.

Hässer, die gehen zu hassen

haemaker: Now, now, the Canadian Government has apologized for Justin Bieber on several occasions!

As someone who listened to OWL City or whatever that song is, I want to be clear that I consider Bieber to be an act of war by the Canadians.

ecmoRandomNumbers: Go ahead and try to blame the public schools for this one.

hipsellipsis: Still, the question remains: what is German for basketball?

Basketball. Yes, really.