Truth in Humor

Funny how something passed around as a "joke" can make so much sense:

A woman in a hot-air balloon realized she was lost. She lowered her altitude and spotted a man in a boat below her. She shouted to him, "Excuse me! Can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I don't know where I am."

The man in the boat consulted his portable GPS and replied, "You're in a hot air balloon, approximately 30 feet above a ground elevation of 2, 346 feet above sea level. You are at 31 degrees, 14.97 minutes north latitude, and 100 degrees, 49.09 minutes west longitude."

The woman rolled her eyes and said, "You must be a Republican."

"I am," the man replied. "How did you know?"

"Well," answered the balloonist, "everything you told me is technically correct. But I have no idea what to do with your information, and I'm still lost. Frankly, you haven't been much help."

The man smiled and responded, "You must be an Obama Democrat."

"I am," replied the woman. "How did you know?"

"Well," replied the man, "you don't know where you are or where you're going. You've risen to where you are due to a large quantity of hot air. You've made a promise you have no idea how to keep, and you expect me to solve your problem. You're in exactly the same position you were before we met, but somehow it is now my fault."


Good for a chuckle on a Friday.

Hey, Hussein...screw you, buddy! (Haven't said that in a while; didn't want him to think I've forgotten about him.)