lynnifer21
01-13-2007, 12:17 PM
A woman in a hot air balloon realized she was lost. She lowered
altitude
and spotted a man 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 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 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.
altitude
and spotted a man 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 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 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.