BagOfCrisps 24 Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Why is it that so many people seem to be basically so stupid? Are they, one wonders. Perhaps we could collect examples. Here's one for starters - "Driver Led To 100ft Cliff Edge By Sat Nav" Quote: A driver has blamed his sat nav for leaving his car teetering on the edge of a cliff after he followed its instructions. Robert Jones said he trusted his navigational system and continued to follow it when it told him the steep, narrow footpath he was driving on was a road. Mr Jones, from Doncaster, South Yorkshire, now faces court action for driving without due care and attention. His BMW nearly plunged down a 100ft cliff in Todmorden, West Yorkshire, on Sunday. He was only stopped from falling after the vehicle rammed into a wire fence. Police and rescue teams then spent nine hours recovering his car following the incident. The 43-year-old, who works as a driver, said he relies on his sat nav for his job and described the incident as a "nightmare". He told the Halifax Evening Courier: "It kept insisting the path was a road, even as it was getting narrower and steeper, so I just trusted it. "You don't expect to be taken nearly over a cliff." Mr Jones added: "I guess I'm just lucky the car didn't slip all the way over the edge." The drama attracted crowds of onlookers in the picturesque market town that borders the Pennines. One said: "It's like something off the Italian Job, but what a waste of police time. "It's all well and good trusting your sat nav but how about trusting your eyes and when there's not a road in front of you, don't keep driving." A West Yorkshire Police spokesman said: "Officers received a call at 11.18am on Sunday March 22 reporting that a BMW was hanging off the edge of a cliff off Bacup Road. "The driver was a 43-year-old man from Doncaster. He has been summonsed to court for driving without due care and attention." Link to post Share on other sites
Mantas 3 Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 They are everywhere Bag. Fortunately they seem to flock together, so no need to mingle with them too much. Stupid people in cars a real worry though. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Quote: "It kept insisting the path was a road, even as it was getting narrower and steeper, so I just trusted it. Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Being incredibly intelligent I constantly find myself surrounded by idots. It's a curse Link to post Share on other sites
kokodoko 67 Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 ha ha i love stupid people. They make me feel good about myself.. Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Originally Posted By: kokodoko ha ha i love stupid people. They make me feel good about myself.. That's why programs like Jerry Springer were so popular. Link to post Share on other sites
gareth_oau 2 Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 and we let them continue to breed? Link to post Share on other sites
gaijin+nihonjin 0 Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 They are often the ones who breed the most. Link to post Share on other sites
Mantas 3 Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Originally Posted By: grungy-gonads She sure is pretty though. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 yeah, pretty, blonde, dumb, what more can you want? Link to post Share on other sites
nzlegend 1 Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Why are blondes like KFC???? dont click if you are the easily offended p.c type Click to reveal.. Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Originally Posted By: thursday yeah, pretty, blonde, dumb, what more can you want? rich, then you've just about covered everything. Link to post Share on other sites
2pints-mate 0 Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Quote: what more can you want? long black hair! Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 I like "elegant" as well myself, but I'll shut up now. Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Well my first reaction to Miss Teen USA's video clip was; "Oh My God She is SO Dumb" perhaps we should shorten that to OMG-SISD so our young people can understand it. Originally Posted By: gaijin + nihonjin They are often the ones who breed the most. India has a novel method to prevent this Now just imagine if this was brought in elsewhere.... Originally Posted By: Jason Overdorf The Globe and Mail Go under the knife, get a gun. Family planning officials in a remote part of India where everyone wants a gun have come up with novel way to promote vasectomies: You can't get a permit to fire bullets unless you get an operation to make sure you're shooting blanks. Link to post Share on other sites
griller 9 Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Is there a transcript of that? I think it's just too deep for us to 'get'. She's right though, some people just don't have maps. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Helping South Africa won't help either Link to post Share on other sites
foreversnow 5 Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 I have a very dear friend who has had a really tough life. Anyho she is not as academic as the rest of us. When the planes hit the World Trade Centre she calmly looked at me and said wow he didn't even slow down!! She thought Pearl Harbour was a great movie but was horrified to learn that Pearl Harbour actually happened!! Yesterday people she has been working for have just gone under in a BIG WAY and she innocently looked at me at said you know $27 million is a lot of money isn't it!!!! She has a heart of gold though. Link to post Share on other sites
veronica 2 Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 Can you have a good conversation without laughing snowhuntress! :eek: Link to post Share on other sites
foreversnow 5 Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 You know sometimes it is really hard but I would never like her to think I am laughing at her (maybe once she has gone). I actually think I could write a book on her life. I just have to tell you all this one quickly. Please keep in mind she is a pretty very tall blonde girl who is quite naturally well endowed. She was going up to customs to collect something and she was running late and couldn't find a hair tie. So she quickly grabbed a pair of her g strings on the floor and tied her hair back. Ran around the house then jumped in the car went up to customs, stopped and did some shopping where a teller kindly pointed out that she had a pair on underpants in her hair. SHE HAD COMPLETELY FORGOTTEN!!!!! I have thousands of these!!! Link to post Share on other sites
Jynxx 4 Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 She sounds like a very interesting person. Original. Unique. Mr. Bean ... People have described me often as a "professional student" with cynicism and I can tell you knowledge is over rated. People say, "knowledge is power" but only true to a certain extent. Intelligence is something very tangible and the way we evaluate it is not really holistic. To me, a stupid person is someone who had read 4 books about Quantum physics written for a layman, and thinks "I know quantum physics" and thinks star trek is close to life. A person with a university BA thinking himself as a specialist. Or collects these words of wisdom and thinks himself wise. Being good at trivial pursuit as being knowledgeable. Most people's idea about intelligence is in itself Fake. When you really think about it, The original post when the guy nearly drove off the cliff, this is an interesting case. Most people rely on their eyesight predominantly, some say 90 %. meaning one's eyesight takes over other senses we have. In this case the guy decided what he is Seeing on the gadget is more reliable than what he is Seeing himself. This is something that comes out of "calculator-computer user background" Lots of people can't calculate in their head. In this one.. mmmm....the lane is getting narrower...I am sill on the road, but.. hold your course....the computer says you are right....ahhhhh Link to post Share on other sites
JA2340 16 Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 Originally Posted By: Jynxx She sounds like a very interesting person. Original. Unique. Mr. Bean ... Nah, she's just blonde, Jynxx- no real news there. Link to post Share on other sites
kokodoko 67 Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 Jynxx, you are very wise.. Link to post Share on other sites
me jane 0 Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 Jynxx, How would you define intelligence? Link to post Share on other sites
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