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LAST WEEK'S QUESTION: American adults scored below the international average in a test of math, reading, and problem-solving skills, with 12 countries scoring higher than the U.S. in
all three categories. In what skill would America still rank No. 1 in the world? RESULTS: THE WINNER: Spending money we don't have SUBSCRIBE TO THE WEEK Escape your echo chamber. Get
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inbox. _Dick Wilcher,_ _Mount Airy,_ _Md__.___ SECOND PLACE: Deep fat frying _Jeffrey Contompasis,_ _Ashburn,_ _Va__.___ THIRD PLACE: Outsourcing A free daily email with the biggest news
stories of the day – and the best features from TheWeek.com _Sonja Amadae,_ _Cambridge, Mass.___ HONORABLE MENTIONS: Electing idiots _Marlon G. Smith,_ _Elmont__, N.Y.___ Problem-making
skills _Bernice Roberts,_ _Middletown, N.J.___ Supersizing _Ujjal Kohli,_ _Saratoga, Calif.___ Putting a big "Closed" sign on the government _Claire Ziffer,_ _Union Grove, Wis._
Going into debt__ _Ken Kellam III,_ _Dallas___ Per capita consumption of everything__ _William J. Kiskowski,_ _Capitol Heights,_ _Md__.___ Selfies per capita__ _Eric McCormick,_ _New York
City___ Finding ways and excuses to become obese__ _Bob Maxwell,_ _Brevard, N.C.___ Keeping up with the Kardashians__ _Kevin Moran,_ _St. Louis Park,_ _Minn__.___ Destroying the English
language__ _Christopher Glenn,_ _La Mesa, Calif.___ Teaching foreigners how to excel at math, reading and problem-solving skills__ _John Achinapura,_ _Great Meadows, N.J.___ Texting while
driving, eating, making love, etc.__ _Joel Conarroe,_ _New York City___ Judging from the number of commercials, erectile dysfunction__ _Glen Greenfield,_ _Santa Monica, Calif.___ Police
tasings__ _MaryKay Serrill,_ _Smithville, Texas_ Gerrymandering__ Bill Glinka, Colchester, Vt. Addiction and rehab__ Laura Cahners-Ford, Charlotte, Vt. Lawsuits__ Ed Ellinger, Sequim, Wash.
Leading from behind__ Randy Amburgey, Rockville, Md. Shooting each other__ Cynthia Hall Grossman, Durham, N.C. Deciding how other countries should solve their problems__ Bob Arriola, Santa
Cruz, Calif. Borrowing money to pay someone to do our math, reading and problem solving for us__ David A. Hettinger, Beckley, W.Va. Forgiving our enemies by consistently re-electing them to
Congress__ Jack Faust, Portland, Ore. Re-gaining weight lost after dieting__ Charles & Mary Parry, Catonsville, Md.