deffro
09-28-2006, 03:33 PM
Thought this was funny:
"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 2,346 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."
"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 2,346 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."