13thAugust2008, 03:26 PM
A woman in a hot air balloon realized she was lost. She lowered her
> altitude and spotted a man in a bass 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 bass fisherman. '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 bass fisherman, 'you don't know where you are or where
> you are 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 in a bass 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 bass fisherman. '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 bass fisherman, 'you don't know where you are or where
> you are 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.'
