LA_MERC_LaTech
March 31st, 2004, 08:33 AM
A woman in a hot air balloon realized she was lost. She lowered 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 sea level. You are 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 guess?" "Well," answered the
balloonist, "everything you told me is technically correct, but I have no
idea what to make of 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!"
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 sea level. You are 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 guess?" "Well," answered the
balloonist, "everything you told me is technically correct, but I have no
idea what to make of 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!"