November 18, 2004 Issue

These anecdotes illustrate that neither liberals nor conservatives have
a lock on stupidity!

While looking at a house, my brother asked the real estate agent
which direction was north because, he explained, he didn't want the sun
waking him up every morning. She asked, "Does the sun rise in the north?"

When another person jumped in and explained that the sun rises in the
east (and has for some time), she shook her head and said, "Oh, I don't keep
up with that stuff."

And then she voted.

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I used to work in technical support for a 24/7 call center. One day I
got a call from an individual who asked what hours the call center was
open. I told him, "The number you dialed is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week."
He responded, "Is that Eastern or Pacific time?" Wanting to end the
call quickly, I said, "Pacific.."

And then he voted.

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So my colleague and I were eating our lunch in our cafeteria when
we overheard one of the administrative assistants talking about the
sunburn she got on her weekend drive to the shore. She drove down in a
convertible, but "didn't think she'd get sunburned because the car was moving."

And then she voted.

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I was in a high school advanced physics class and the teacher was
talking about a new military weapon that uses sonic waves on the battlefield
to burst enemy soldier's chests. One individual in the class spoke up
and said, "Well that's stupid! Why don't they just wear headphones?"

And a few years later, he voted.

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My sister has a lifesaving tool in her car. It's designed to cut
through a seatbelt if she gets trapped. She keeps it in the trunk.

And then she voted.

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My friends and I were on a beer run and noticed that the cases
were discounted 10 percent. Since it was a big party, we bought two cases.
The cashier multiplied two times 10 percent and gave us a 20 percent discount.

And then they all voted.

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I was hanging out with a real liberal friend of mine when we saw a
woman walk by us with a nose ring attached to an earring by a chain. My
friendsaid, "Wouldn't the chain rip out every time she turned her head?" I
had to explain to her that a person's nose and ear remain the same
distance apart no matter which way the head is turned.

And then she voted.

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I couldn't find my luggage at the airport baggage area. So I went to
the lost luggage office and told the woman there that my bags never showed
up. She smiled and told me not to worry because they were trained
professionals and I was in good hands. "Now," she asked me, "has your plane
arrived yet?"

And then she voted.

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