I didnt create it, I just found it. The real truth of gubmint stupidity can be worse though. like signing a 2500 page bill into law without reading it. I'll post this link at the BBS where I found it though and see what comes up.
Funny, but false. It's old, and the details get changed now and then, which shows that it just isn't credible. The current version, about Democratic lawmakers, has such an obvious agenda it hardly even needs dubunking. Sorry, I love stories about stupid people as much as the next guy, but they're a lot more fun when they're true.
I'd characterize this more as "people stupidity" or "talking while jet-lagged or otherwise frazzled by travel." You'd be hard pressed to limit it only to Congresscritters. I once spent the evening after a very long day of flying trying to explain how my connecting flight had been delayed at Midland Airport because of sub-zero temps and snow on the runway. Someone interrupted me to say "There was snow in Texas?" No, I insisted. Midland. Yanno, in Chicago. Took them some time to convince me I'd just spent four hours in Midway... It's not like I wasn't there listening to the announcements for four hours, but for some reason "Midland" got stuck in my head...
First time I've heard this though but I cant disagree. Everyone at the BBS I got this from fell for it though. (Me too ) But the way gubmint is today you'd think it was true.
At least the one about the congressman who didn't want to many people on Guam or else it would tip over is true. On second thought, that isn't a good thing either.
Curious -- the version I have copied off has "Hippopotamus" in place of "Rhino". Everything else (aside from the Congresspeople) seems to be identical. On a related note, here is a list of tourist questions that may or may not have actually taken place, but generally sound pretty likely to me: How do the elk know they're supposed to cross at the "Elk Crossing" signs? At what elevation does an elk become a moose? Tourist: "How do you pronounce 'Elk'?" Park Information Staff: "'Elk'" Tourist: "Oh" Are the bears with collars tame? Is there anywhere I can see the bears pose? Is it OK to keep an open bag of bacon on the picnic table, or should I store it in my tent? Where can I find Alpine Flamingos? I saw an animal on the way to Banff today - could you tell me what it was? Are there birds in Canada? Did I miss the turnoff for Canada? (while standing in the middle of Banff!) Where does Alberta end and Canada begin?
heh heh heh pepsi-cola, Fl (but it doesn't help that the shops at the beach here sell shirts with a faux pepsi logo)
I just relied on Snopes the other day. Needed to find out if the urban legend about John Wayne's colon was true.
