what the hell?

We’re in Atlanta for a few days and went to the Georgia Aquarium today.  Chopper and Helen overheard a comment that I am just relieved that I didn’t.  We were in front of the penguin exhibit and a genius said:

“Oh look, they put bands on the penguins so they don’t fly away!”

There is no possible way I would have been able to keep my mouth shut.  Not Possible.  Some poor child is going to be traumatized later when she learns that penguins don’t fly.
Another genius comment, although not as bad, came in front of the sea lion exhibit.  “Are those fish or mammals?”

And finally: “What is that fish with the saw?” while holding a card identifying said fish as a “sawtooth shark.”

Dear Lord.  Today’s Quote of the Day from Scott Adams seems apt:  “If there are no stupid questions, then what kind of questions do stupid people ask? Do they get smart just in time to ask questions?”

Nope.

What cop has so little to do in his professional life that he runs the plates on the Wienermobile?  Seriously.

27-foot wiener gets cop roasted – CNN.com

Chopper and I (well, okay, mostly me) had a good laugh at someone’s expense during this week’s podcast of Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me — a new story about an unfortunate old man who got trapped rather like a bug.  The joke was “91 year old men walk in, but they don’t walk out.”  Mean … but funny.