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>A woman in a hot air balloon realized she was lost. She lowered her
>altitude and spotted a man in a boat below.
>
>She shouted to him, "Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend
I >would meet him an hour ago, but I don't know where I am."
>
>The man consulted his portable GPS and replied, "You're in a hot air
>balloon, approximately 30 feet above a ground elevation of 2346 feet
above >sea level. You are at 31 degrees, 14.97 minutes north latitude
and 100 >degrees, 49.09 minutes west longitude."
>
>She rolled her eyes and said, "You must be a Republican.".
>
>"I am," replied the man. "How did you know?"
>
>"Well," answered the balloonist, "everything you told me is
technically >correct, but I have no idea what to do with your
information, and I'm still >lost. Frankly, you've not been much help
to me."
>
>The man smiled and responded, "You must be a Democrat."
>
>"I am," replied the balloonist. "How did you know?"
>
>"Well," said the man, "you don't know where you are or where you're
going. >You've risen to where you are, due to a large quantity of hot
air. You >made a promise that you have no idea how to keep, and you
expect me to >solve your problem. You're in exactly the same position
you were in before >we met, but, somehow,
>now it's my fault."
>
>
>
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3 comments:
huh.
that one used to be an engineer and a manager.
and, i'm sure, countless other pairs...
>"Well," said the man, "you don't know where you are or where you're
going. >You've risen to where you are, due to a large quantity of hot
air. You >made a promise that you have no idea how to keep, and you
expect me to >solve your problem. You're in exactly the same position
you were in before >we met, but, somehow,
>now it's my fault."
Jeepers, you couldn't ever put a republican on the receiving end of that lecture.
Echo anyone?
When he got to the Pearly Gates, he asked St. Peter why God hadn't sent anybody to rescue him from the flood, and St. Peter said, "What are you talking about? We sent a lady in a balloon!"
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