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pbmus

(13,131 posts)
Sun Dec 28, 2025, 07:20 PM Yesterday

NoShit...

A man in a hot air balloon realized he was lost. He lowered his altitude, spotted a woman in a boat below and shouted to her:
“Excuse me, can you help me?
I promised a friend I’d meet him an hour ago, but I don’t know where I am.”

The woman consulted her portable GPS and shouted back, “You’re in a hot air balloon approximately 30 feet above ground elevation of 2,346 feet above sea level. You’re at 31 degrees, 14.97 minutes north latitude and 100 degrees, 49.09 minutes west longitude."

The man rolled his eyes and yelled, “You must be a Democrat."

“I am,” replied the woman. “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. Frankly, you haven’t been much help to me.”

The woman smiled and yelled, “You must be a Republican.”

“I am,” shouted the balloonist. “How did you know?”

“Well,” said the woman, “You don’t know where you are or where you’re going. You’ve risen to where you are thanks to a large quantity of hot air. You 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 in before we met, but somehow now it’s all my fault.”

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NoShit... (Original Post) pbmus Yesterday OP
Ah ya, they're ALL FAWKING IDIOTS!!!! a kennedy Yesterday #1
Bingo! 3catwoman3 Yesterday #2
Well, that's one way to explain it. calimary Yesterday #3
Love it malaise Yesterday #4
Hello! oasis Yesterday #5
EXACTLY!!! niyad Yesterday #6
Perfect! n/t iluvtennis Yesterday #7
Lol. 😀 Dave Bowman Yesterday #8
this is brilliant lol Takket Yesterday #9
Good one canetoad 22 hrs ago #10
But there's no body of water at that location nuxvomica 13 hrs ago #11
O.M.G. sheshe2 10 hrs ago #12
Most excellent! Martin68 10 hrs ago #13
an old joke that was originally about engineers and corporate executives. jg10003 7 hrs ago #14
It must have been an old joke popsdenver 5 hrs ago #15
That's brilliant! PJMcK 3 hrs ago #16

popsdenver

(1,469 posts)
15. It must have been an old joke
Mon Dec 29, 2025, 05:00 PM
5 hrs ago

because these days, all the Corporate Execs and Engineers that I know are all die hard, MAGA republicans, and both group's members are all composed of 100%.........."Know It Alls"

(Actually, in all honesty, I know a few Dem Engineers, but not a single Corporate Exec who isn't a massive MAGAot......)

PJMcK

(24,693 posts)
16. That's brilliant!
Mon Dec 29, 2025, 07:06 PM
3 hrs ago

Thank you. That is priceless and I’m sending it to my MAGA relatives as a New Years greeting.

Cheers!

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