Saturday, March 11, 2006
Idiots Rule
Ever run into people and wonder what planet they came from. The TV show of the 90's "Third Rock" was a scream. It poked fun at "earthlings" and their behavior, attitudes and customs. Many times they pointed out how 'silly' humans can be, sound, and think.
Case in point. A lady was in McDonald's the other day and was deciding on what size of McNuggets to buy. They come in 6, 9, and 12 piece portions. She asked the young man at the counter for "a half dozen". He replied,"We don't have a half dozen, only 6, 9, and 12 piece." Looking incredulous at the McNumby, she said,"I'll take 6 McNuggets."
What happened? When did a half dozen not mean six? Maybe this is an extreme but it did happen.
How about this? When I lived in Philadelphia, PA this was in the local Radnor paper. Police in Radnor, Pa., interrogated a suspect by placing a metal colander on his head and connecting it with wires to a photocopy machine. The message "He's lying" was placed in the copier, and police pressed the copy button each time they thought the suspect wasn't telling the truth. Believing the "lie detector" was working, the suspect confessed.
Then we have our government. Fifteen marines are being courtmartialed for allegedly murdering Iraqi insurgents without first attempting to find out if they were hostile. This after two Marines were wounded and one killed after taking automatic weapons fire. It seems that a reporter embedded with the USMC unit reported that the marines did not identify whether they were engaging the enemy before returning fire. The Pentagon is preparing charges of murder against these men.
Have we gone nuts? Are we losing common sense. How can we expect our military to protect our interests, other's freedoms and themselves if they constantly have to second guess their position when under fire. It just proves the point if you can't make it in the real world, get elected to Congress. _ _ _ _ Idiots rule.
Case in point. A lady was in McDonald's the other day and was deciding on what size of McNuggets to buy. They come in 6, 9, and 12 piece portions. She asked the young man at the counter for "a half dozen". He replied,"We don't have a half dozen, only 6, 9, and 12 piece." Looking incredulous at the McNumby, she said,"I'll take 6 McNuggets."
What happened? When did a half dozen not mean six? Maybe this is an extreme but it did happen.
How about this? When I lived in Philadelphia, PA this was in the local Radnor paper. Police in Radnor, Pa., interrogated a suspect by placing a metal colander on his head and connecting it with wires to a photocopy machine. The message "He's lying" was placed in the copier, and police pressed the copy button each time they thought the suspect wasn't telling the truth. Believing the "lie detector" was working, the suspect confessed.
Then we have our government. Fifteen marines are being courtmartialed for allegedly murdering Iraqi insurgents without first attempting to find out if they were hostile. This after two Marines were wounded and one killed after taking automatic weapons fire. It seems that a reporter embedded with the USMC unit reported that the marines did not identify whether they were engaging the enemy before returning fire. The Pentagon is preparing charges of murder against these men.
Have we gone nuts? Are we losing common sense. How can we expect our military to protect our interests, other's freedoms and themselves if they constantly have to second guess their position when under fire. It just proves the point if you can't make it in the real world, get elected to Congress. _ _ _ _ Idiots rule.
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