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LOOK AT THE IQs of our WASHINGTON D C wizards. Garon sen t this:
Ticket Agent Tidbits
A Washington, DC airport ticket agent offers some examples of why our country is in trouble: 1. I had a New Hampshire Congresswoman ask for an aisle seat so that her hair wouldn't get messed up by being near the window. (On an airplane!) 2. I got a call from a candidate's staffer, who wanted to go to Cape Town. I started to explain the length of the flight and the passport information. Then she interrupted me with, 'I'm not trying to make you look stupid, but Cape Town is in Massachusetts.' Without trying to make her look stupid, I calmly explained, 'Cape Cod is in Massachusetts, Cape Town is in Africa ' Her response - click. 3. A senior Vermont Congressman called, furious about a Florida package we did. I asked what was wrong with the vacation in Orlando. He said he was expecting an ocean-view room. I tried to explain that's not possible, since Orlando is in the middle of the state. He replied, 'Don't lie to me. I looked on the map and Florida is a very thin state!' (OMG) 4. I got a call from a lawmaker's wife who asked, 'Is it possible to see England from Canada ?' I said, 'No.' She said, 'But they look so close on the map.' (OMG again!) 5. An aide for a cabinet member once called and asked if he could rent a car in Dallas. When I pulled up the reservation, I noticed he had only a 1-hour layover in Dallas. When I asked him why he wanted to rent a car he said, 'I heard Dallas was a big airport, and we will need a car to drive between gates to save time.' (Aghhhh) 6. An Illinois Congresswoman called last week. She needed to know how it was possible that her flight from Detroit left at 8:30 am and got to Chicago at 8:33 am. I explained that Michigan was an hour ahead of Illinois, but she couldn't understand the concept of time zones. Finally, I told her the plane went fast, and she bought that. 7. A New York lawmaker called and asked, 'Do airlines put your physical description on your bag so they know whose luggage belongs to whom?' I said, 'No, why do you ask?' She replied, 'Well, when I checked in with the airline, they put a tag on my luggage that said 'FAT', and I'm overweight. I think that's very rude!' After putting her on hold for a minute while I looked into it (I was laughing) I came back and explained the city code for Fresno, CA is 'FAT' (Fresno Air Terminal), and the airline was just putting a destination tag on her luggage. 8. A Senator's aide called to inquire about a trip package to Hawaii. After going over all the cost info, she asked, 'Would it be cheaper to fly to California, and then take the train to Hawaii ?' 9. I just got off the phone with a freshman Congressman who asked, 'How do I know which plane to get on?' I asked him what exactly he meant, to which he replied, 'I was told my flight number is 823, but none of these planes have numbers on them.' 10. A lady Senator called and said, 'I need to fly to Pepsi-Cola, Florida. Do I have to get on one of those little computer planes?' I asked if she meant fly to Pensacola, Fl. on a commuter plane. She said, 'Yeah, whatever, smarty!' 11. A senior Senator called and had a question about the documents he needed in order to fly to China. After a lengthy discussion about passports, I reminded him that he needed a visa. 'Oh, no I don't. I've been to China many times and never had to have one of those.' I double checked and sure enough, his stay required a visa. When I told him this he said, 'Look, I've been to China four times and every time they have accepted my American Express!' 12. A New Mexico Congresswoman called to make reservations, 'I want to go from Chicago to Rhino, New York.' I was at a loss for words. Finally, I said, 'Are you sure that's the name of the town?' 'Yes, what flights do you have?' replied the lady. After some searching, I came back with, 'I'm sorry, ma'am, I've looked up every airport code in the country and can't find a Rhino anywhere.' The lady retorted, 'Oh, don't be silly! Everyone knows where it is. Check your map!' So I scoured a map of the state of New York and finally offered, 'You don't mean Buffalo, do you?' The reply? 'Whatever! I knew it was a big animal.' Now you know why the Government is in the shape it's in! 4 comments from 4 users
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posted by
Bicycle
on Jul 17, 2008 at 01:12 PM
I received a similar "why Americans should never be let out of the country" e-mail from a friend in 2001. In the version I got, it was just "a client," "a woman," "A man," "a nice lady," etc., making the foolish comments. Looks like someone substituted those with "a congresswoman," a senator" "a lawmaker," "a candidate's staffer," etc.
posted by
pogofire
on Jul 16, 2008 at 08:22 AM
Aaawww, freethinker, don't ruin a good thing with actual facts! True or not, this is friggin' hilarious, and I wouldn't doubt that some people in the government are probably pretty close to being this ignorant.
posted by
TexasHuckleberry
on Jul 16, 2008 at 08:15 AM
Yeah that does bring you to the attention of WHO does run this country starting with ....you know who at the top... ..you know ...whats his name ... cause we hardly see him anymore he kinda rode into the sunset so to speak...you know the one ..on the "We Interrrupt This Broadcast From Washington DC you know that guy.. yeah..like my daughter told me the other day..MOM.. you know who runs all the plants around our area.. and I said alot of people.. she said the people who stop at the speedy stop at 4pm on weekedays (after work) to pick up a 12 pack of beer and drive fast in their cars to get home ..yes those .. she said... hmmm .....pray that our town doesnt get blown up..mouth of babes... same difference..makes you wonder
posted by
freethinker
on Jul 16, 2008 at 06:34 AM
This is an urban legend that has been circulating for many years!!
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