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pbmus

(13,131 posts)
Sun Dec 28, 2025, 07:20 PM 21 hrs ago

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 21 hrs ago OP
Ah ya, they're ALL FAWKING IDIOTS!!!! a kennedy 20 hrs ago #1
Bingo! 3catwoman3 20 hrs ago #2
Well, that's one way to explain it. calimary 20 hrs ago #3
Love it malaise 20 hrs ago #4
Hello! oasis 19 hrs ago #5
EXACTLY!!! niyad 19 hrs ago #6
Perfect! n/t iluvtennis 19 hrs ago #7
Lol. 😀 Dave Bowman 18 hrs ago #8
this is brilliant lol Takket 18 hrs ago #9
Good one canetoad 16 hrs ago #10
But there's no body of water at that location nuxvomica 7 hrs ago #11
O.M.G. sheshe2 5 hrs ago #12
Most excellent! Martin68 5 hrs ago #13
an old joke that was originally about engineers and corporate executives. jg10003 2 hrs ago #14
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