SUBJECT: YES, THEY WALK AND LIVE AMONG US....A LITTLE SCARY
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> A DC airport ticket agent offers some examples:
>1. I had a New Hampshire Congresswoman ask for an aisle seat so that her hair wouldn't get messed up by being near the window. (On an airplane!)
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> 2. I got a call from a candidate's staffer, who wanted to go to Capetown. While I started to explain the length of the flight and the passport information, she interrupted me with, "I'm not trying to make you look stupid, but Capetown is in Massachusetts." Without trying to make her look stupid, I calmly explained, ''Cape Cod is in Massachusetts, Capetown is in Africa." Her response - click.
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> 3. A senior Vermont Congressman called, furious about a Florida package we did. I asked what was wrong with the vacation in Orlando. He said he was expecting an ocean-view room.
> I tried to explain that is not possible, since Orlando is in the middle of the state. He replied, 'Don't lie to me, I looked on the map and Florida is a very thin state!'' (OMG)
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> 4. I got a call from a lawmaker's wife who asked, ''Is it possible to see England from Canada ?'' I said, ''No.'' She said, ''But they look so close on the map. (OMG, again!)
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> 5. An aide for a cabinet member once called and asked if he could rent a car in Dallas When I pulled up the reservation, I noticed he had only a 1-hour layover in Dallas . When I asked him why he wanted to rent a car, he said, ''I heard Dallas was a big airport, and we will need a car to drive between gates to save time.'' (Aghhhh)
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> 6. An Illinois Congresswoman called last week. She needed to know how it was possible that her flight from Detroit left at 8:30 a.m., and got to Chicago at 8:33 a.m. I explained that Michigan was an hour ahead of Illinois , but she couldn't understand the concept of time zones. Finally, I told her the plane went fast, and she bought that.
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> 7. A New York lawmaker called and asked, ''Do airlines put your physical description on your bag so they know whose luggage belongs to whom?'' I said, 'No, why do you ask?'
> She replied, ''Well, when I checked in with the airline, they put a20tag on my luggage that said (FAT), and I'm overweight. I think that's very rude!'' After putting her on hold for a minute, while I looked into it (I was dying laughing), I came back and explained the city code for Fresno , CA is (FAT - Fresno Air Terminal), and the airline was just putting a destination tag on her luggage.
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> 8. A Senator's aide called to inquire about a trip package to Hawaii . After going over all the cost info, she asked, ''Would it be cheaper to fly to California , and then take the train to Hawaii ?''
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> 9. I just got off the phone with a freshman Congressman who asked, "How do I know which plane to get on?'' I asked him what exactly he meant, to which he replied, ''I was told my flight number is 823, but none of these planes have numbers on them.''
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> 10. A lady Senator called and said, ''I need to fly to Pepsi-Cola , Florida . Do I have to get on one of those little computer planes?'' I asked if she meant fly to Pensacola , FL on a commuter plane. She said, ''Yeah, whatever, smarty!''
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> 11. A senior Senator called and had a question about the documents he needed in order to fly to China . After a lengthy discussion about passports, I reminded him that he needed a visa. 'Oh, no I don't. I've been to China many times and never had to have one of those.'' I double checked and sure enough, his stay required a visa. When I told him this he said, ''Look, I' ve been to China four times and every time they have accepted my American Express!"
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> 12. A New Mexico Congress woman called to make reservations, ''I want to go from Chicago to Rhino, New York.'' I was at a loss for words. Finally, I said, ''Are you sure that's the name of the town?'' ''Yes, what flights do you have?'' replied the lady. After some searching, I came back with, ''I'm sorry, ma'am, I've looked up every airport code in the country and can't find a Rhino anywhere.' ''The lady retorted, ''Oh, don't be silly! Everyone knows where it is. Check your map!'' So I scoured a map of the state of New York and finally offered, ''You don't mean Buffalo , do you?'' The reply? ''Whatever! I knew it was a big animal.''
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> Now you know why the Government is in the shape that it's in! Could anyone be this DUMB?
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> YES, THEY WALK AMONG US, ARE IN POLITICS, AND THEY CONTINUE TO BREED!
rofl rofl
Who cares if they walk among us.
They are running the place!
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Hah! Too funny. One thing I can guarantee you though.... the last statement was not made by Heather Wilson...that lady is one sharp cookie.
Ditto, Frank
Back when people were ordering advance tickets for the '96 Olympics in Atlanta th 800# connected you to the ticket office here in GA.
Someone from NM tried to order tickets only to be told the office could only process U.S. orders. The irate caller said " I live in New Mexico".
Response, " New Mexico, Old Mexico .... we can't help you."
Gotta love Gov't schools.
Yes, we hear about that kind of stuff.
It's not personal, Don. Many can't name the states that border GA, or even know how many states border GA.
And it's not just southerners. When the newspapers were full of articles announcing that the population of the U.S. was about to go over 300 million, they conducted a poll on the streats of Manhattan asking folks what the thought the U.S. population was. It was sad how many came back with numbers like 10 million. There are ~ 25 million in the greater NY city area.
I think it's all funny and so sad, all at the same time. rofl :(
Sometimes I let the late night TV news roll over into the Tonight show for a little. The above reminds me of Leno's Jaywalkers segment. Interviews/questions about current events with clueless people on the street.
My favorite one of those was when Jay was asking a young blonde if she knew the capitol of Alaska. He kept saying, "Juneau the capital of Alaska?" (You know the capital of Alaska?) and she kept shaking her head and saying, "I have no idea." So he said let me give you a little hint: JUNEAU, the capital of Alaska? She still didn't get it. It was hilarious.
When I worked one summer in the Grand Canyon during college, I was walking along the canyon rim one evening on my way home from work and there was a lady standing on the rim with her small children. There were three huge California condors with wingspans (they were young ones) of about 8 ft. circling above the canyon in the sunset, and the lady pointed them out to her kids and said, "Wow, guys, look at the size of the BATS!!"
Juneau, that'd be enough to drive a person batty!
Are you sure the above quoted possess the proper intellect to put together the motor skills involved for walking? Wow, just amazing. It's like my Grandma has always said, "it takes all kinds, sweetheart".
I once had a boy that worked for me. He was trying to find someone to revoke their drivers license. He was told at the Post Office that they had moved to DC. He said well this is going to be easy to make a written return to the DMV by stating that they had "moved out of the country".
Had another boy that came from the deep hollows. He actually believed that after you ordered a slice of pizza which they had made for him they would just throw the rest away.
Quote from: MountainDon on February 03, 2009, 10:55:44 AM
Ditto, Frank
I didn't support Wilson vs. Pearce in the runoff, but I have a lot of respect for her. Her kids were on the chess team that I coach (for Taylor Middle School) and she would come to the club meetings, find a table, and proceed to work the whole time. When I see her at lunch she is always working. I've never seen her flustered or out of place. Never seen her arrogant either. She'll talk to anybody, anytime and is genuinely interested and likable. She even remembers my name and asks about my kids. She's very quiet too. Very unlike many politicians I know. Her husband Jay is a nice guy too. Does a lot of volunteer work and fund raising for Boy Scouts.
I would support Heather in a run for Governor.
QuoteAre you sure the above quoted possess the proper intellect to put together the motor skills involved for walking?
That's not important. They get to vote..... d*
Quote from: NM_Shooter on February 03, 2009, 03:12:27 PM
I would support Heather in a run for Governor.
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