http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/OLDRUSTYBUCKET1/8094 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! 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! en-us This is an urban legend that has been circulating for many years!! http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/OLDRUSTYBUCKET1/8094/#c_58897 http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/OLDRUSTYBUCKET1/8094/#c_58897 This is an urban legend that has been circulating for many years!! 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 http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/OLDRUSTYBUCKET1/8094/#c_58916 http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/OLDRUSTYBUCKET1/8094/#c_58916 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 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. http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/OLDRUSTYBUCKET1/8094/#c_58918 http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/OLDRUSTYBUCKET1/8094/#c_58918 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. 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.  http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/OLDRUSTYBUCKET1/8094/#c_59123 http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/OLDRUSTYBUCKET1/8094/#c_59123 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.