America is Fucked.

**Cyrus** · 07-31-2008, 07:03 PM

I'm not sure how true this is but I got it in an email. Yet it does sound like things that people would let slip out of their mouths.

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!)

2. I got a call from a candidate's staffer who wanted to go to Capetown. I started to explain the length of the flight and the passport information. Then 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".

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 oceanview room. I tried to explain that's not possible, because Orlando is in the middle of the state.

He replied, 'Don't get smat with me, I looked on the map and Florida is a very narrow state!' (Oh, my God!)

4. I got a call from a lawmaker's wife who asked, 'Is it possible to see England from Canada ?' I said, 'No.' She then said, 'But they look so close on the map.'

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 only had a one-hour layover in Dallas . I asked him why he wanted to rent a car, he replied, 'I heard Dallas was a big airport, and we will need a car to drive between gates to save time.' (Aghhhh!)

6. An Illinois Congresswoman called last week. She needed to know how it was possible that her flight from Detroit left at 8:30 AM and got to Chicago at 8:33 AM. 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 really fast, and she accepted that.

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 a tag 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 laughing--, I came back and explained that the code for the Fresno, CA airport, is "FAT" = Fresno Air Terminal, and the airline was just putting a destination tag on her luggage.

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 ?'

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.'

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 she was flying to Pensacola , FL on a commuter plane. She said, 'Yeah, whatever, smarty!'

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 also needed a visa. 'Oh, no I don't. I've been to China many times and I have 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!'

12. A New Mexico Congresswoman 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."

Cathy · 07-31-2008, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Ztimwef

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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 a tag 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 laughing--, I came back and explained that the code for the Fresno, CA airport, is "FAT" = Fresno Air Terminal, and the airline was just putting a destination tag on her luggage.

I like that one.. xD FAT and overweight

~~*Nightstrider*~~ · 07-31-2008, 07:18 PM

The last one is the best!
These are quite funny XD

~~*akashamu*~~ · 07-31-2008, 08:56 PM

I like the last ones. LOL

Pandox · 07-31-2008, 09:01 PM

I can't decide which one is my favorite.
xD

Sake_Toast · 07-31-2008, 09:07 PM

I don't think there is any truth to any of them. There aren't many people who are that stupid, especially people who go to college and have degrees. I guess I just don't have a sense of humor today. xD

**Sejiru** · 07-31-2008, 09:54 PM

Sake_Toast you must've had stupid teachers. I sure as hell know I have, you know the lot of which I speak where one day you get into an argument with them and the realization that they know nothing of the world outside the books they studied. Thats the ones I speak of. Reading and doing tests gets you nothing living and seeking knowledge is what makes you smart. School is more to encourage learning and give degrees then to actually teach you.

Pandox · 07-31-2008, 10:57 PM

There is a college professor in the history department of the school im going to,
and she insists that the sun revolves around the Earth.
She honestly believes that the Sun revolves around the Earth...
I shit you not...
: \

There -are- people that stupid.

She's a fking history professor!

mysoace · 08-02-2008, 05:41 PM

So What?

Were All Going To Die In 12-21-12

G'Luck Mates.

**Cyrus** · 08-02-2008, 06:32 PM

Most definitely we are. So ware you one of those whacked out people that is gonna kill themselves right before that day? So that you won't end up in purgatory?