More proof that Americans are SO FUCKING DUMB!

[Michigander4Dean]

http://www.parade.com/articles/editions/2007/edition_07-29-2007/Ask_Marilyn

I notice you have the same first name as Marilyn Monroe. Are you two related?
—Portland, Ore.

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Do you think daylight-saving time could be contributing to global warming? The longer we have sunlight, the more it heats the atmosphere.
—San Antonio, Tex.

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Why do birds sometimes pick a single vehicle to make a mess on? Do they have a warped sense of humor, or are they not capable of this kind of thought?
—Williamsburg, Va.

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When I dream, why don’t I need my glasses to see?
—Peabody, Mass.

[billyskank]

1. "Do you think daylight-saving time could be contributing to global warming?"

I wish I had thought of that. :rofl:

[qnr]

2. Well, I'd hope that some were asked in a humorous vein, as in when I say:

"If you put the batteries into a flashlight backwards, does it absorb light?" Of course I know it doesn't, I'm just playing with ideas.

[Oeditpus Rex]

3. Oh, dog, there's one from here!

How did all that sand get in the desert?


:banghead:

[pinniped]

4. No. When the Earth changes its rotation during the summer solstice,....

the greenhouse effect is reversed and temperatures reach equilibrium.

Do you think daylight-saving time could be contributing to global warming? The longer we have sunlight, the more it heats the atmosphere.
—San Antonio, Tex.

[Deja Q]

5. And these people are older than the age of 7?

:wow:

[judaspriestess]

6. thanks, my head hurts now

[EstimatedProphet]

7. I weep for our nation.

[achtung_circus]

8. Dumb or whimsical??

After I began experiencing menopausal hot flashes, I wondered: Could we harness all this free heat generated by millions of women for a practical use?
—Stuart, Fla.

can't be serious, can it?

[Flaxbee]

9. I actually like this one:

If fish could sneeze, and a whole school of fish sneezed all at once, how big of a wave would it create?
—Wichita, Kan.

I don't think they're all real -- some have to be tongue-in-cheek. The daylight savings one is a hoot, though!

[Droopy]

10. Dumb or under-educated?

My working clas brothers and sisters aren't dumb! They have inherent knowledge of what is right.