Stupidity that knows no bounds.

[V8Ian]

https://youtu.be/VzV3U6pu91U'si=BgwP8wyQbWFM_c1q

Some are absolutely unbelievable!

[BradC]

My grandfather on dads side was American. Turns out we had/have a lot of family over there from Minnesota to Texas. We spent many years traveling around meeting them and their friends. Often the guests of honor at "Meet our Australian relatives" parties.

I can believe pretty much all of those. Just be thankful its only a small percentage of Americans that own a passport.

[Ferret]

Heard a story somewhere of an American tourist in Alice Springs on a 'cultural experience' day tour. At the end of the day the locals threw some kangaroo tails on a fire and passed some around for everyone to have a taste.

The American woman took a bite and said "hmm this so moist. Tell me... how long does it take for the kangaroo to regrow it's tail after it is cut off"

True story or a joke, I don't know...

[Tins]

Some are absolutely unbelievable!

Oh no they're not.

[p38arover]

I may have told this story before...

Some years ago when we were in Switzerland, an American woman asked my wife, Elisabeth, (who is Swiss), "What are there so many Red Cross flags?"

194461

Shortly after, another American woman looked at the Swiss flag pendant Elisabeth was wearing and asked, "What is your medical condition?

Elisabeth had no idea what the woman was talking about until she pointed at the pendant.

[Tins]

I imagine that is like standing on a street in Vienna and asking where the kangaroos are.

[p38arover]

We bought the "No kangaroos in Austria" souvenir in Vienna.

[Slunnie]

Crazy stuff.

Mind you, I got asked by a student today if you can get welders flash from an angle grinder. That resulted in a swift barrage of disrespect from the rest of the class.

[JDNSW]

That is a par with the serious question I was asked many years ago " will I get sunburnt if I go out to look at the super full moon tonight?"

Or the lady in the flat next door to me in Melbourne about 1980, who was very concerned because her daughter, who was a nurse, was taking a job in Darwin - "she might have to nurse aborigines!!". I told her that she most certainly would have to! She headed straight for the telephone to call her daughter, who, I suspect, might be taking the job because it was a long way from Melbourne, and probably already knew the answer. I never met the daughter, but knowing her mother I can see why she might want a job a long way from Melbourne.

[V8Ian]

My sister and bil were holidaying in Iceland. The hotel staff will, if asked, wake guests if the Northern Lights are putting on a good display.
After being woken one night, an American complained that the display wasn't put on during the day.

[Saitch]

I was working on a large, canal development in the Moreton Bay area. A female resident of the adjoining, previous stage, voiced her concerns over the fact that, when all the canals were constructed and filled with water, the level of the bay would drop and would make navigating their large sailing yacht more difficult.
I informed her that the water used filling the canals was more than offset by the displacement of the increasing number of Supertankers in the ocean. She seemed happy enough with the explanation.
(This was just before the "Al Gore Prophecies" were placed upon us, so Global Warming was not a known rationale.)

[Fattima]

We had a new guy start at work and he was not the sharpest tool in the shed shall we say.

Coming up to Easter he asks everyone in the workshop "Do we get Easter Tuesday off here" I as a joke responded "It depends, if Good Friday falls on the Saturday then yes we get it" He quickly ran off to look at the calendar to check and was happy that it looked like he got Tuesday off.

[Tins]

I was working on a large, canal development in the Moreton Bay area. A female resident of the adjoining, previous stage, voiced her concerns over the fact that, when all the canals were constructed and filled with water, the level of the bay would drop and would make navigating their large sailing yacht more difficult.
I informed her that the water used filling the canals was more than offset by the displacement of the increasing number of Supertankers in the ocean. She seemed happy enough with the explanation.
(This was just before the "Al Gore Prophecies" were placed upon us, so Global Warming was not a known rationale.)
Archimedes would have been proud of you, John.

[Tins]

We had a new guy start at work and he was not the sharpest tool in the shed shall we say.

Coming up to Easter he asks everyone in the workshop "Do we get Easter Tuesday off here" I as a joke responded "It depends, if Good Friday falls on the Saturday then yes we get it" He quickly ran off to look at the calendar to check and was happy that it looked like he got Tuesday off.
Did you call him ?opium?, by any chance?

[p38arover]

Or the lady in the flat next door to me in Melbourne about 1980, who was very concerned because her daughter, who was a nurse, was taking a job in Darwin - "she might have to nurse aborigines!!". I told her that she most certainly would have to! She headed straight for the telephone to call her daughter, who, I suspect, might be taking the job because it was a long way from Melbourne, and probably already knew the answer. I never met the daughter, but knowing her mother I can see why she might want a job a long way from Melbourne.

After our daughter qualified as a nurse circa (2007) she took a job in Derby, WA. I reckon it was because Derby is probably to furthest one can get away from Sydney (and parents?) whilst staying in Oz.

Now she's a doctor working in Japan. :)

[Arapiles]

In 1995 I was studying Japanese at a university in Tokyo. The class was mostly beginners, including an older American guy, who I think was already retired. After a couple of weeks the teachers started testing us by asking simple questions in Japanese, like "what is your name?". This American guy got really agro and actually said that if they'd just ask the questions in English he'd be able to answer!

[Arapiles]

When I was living in London I had a conversation with an American tourist who asked what street we were in. I said "Eastcheap". He said "oh, Eastcheap Street". I said no, it's just Eastcheap. He clearly didn't get it or believe me.

[Tins]

Just watched ( sort of ) a movie on yt. You want stupidity? Endangered Species has it in spades. I've heard of B grade, well this is Z grade. But it's so bad , and the characters are so stupid, that it's funny. I'm definitely not recommending it, but it fits the topic of this thread, especially the scenes with the leopard, which I wanted to win.

[Tins]

John ( JDNSW ) would be chuffed to know that ?cell? phones don't work in sub Saharan Africa, at least not where you find hyenas, rhinos, and yes, leopards.

But these muppets think they should. And that's the smart bit.

[RANDLOVER]

Yesterday someone attended my brother's work place after they just tested positive for Covid, and didn't even wear a mask, also came to work via public transport!

[V8Ian]

Yesterday someone attended my brother's work place after they just tested positive for Covid, and didn't even wear a mask, also came to work via public transport!
That's beyond stupidity. :bat:

[Saitch]

someone attended their work place after they just tested positive for Covid, and didn't even wear a mask, also came to work via public transport!

Not an uncommon occurrence these days, from what I gather.

[Max Headroom 2.3m]

Stupidity that knows no bounds? Amongst many other examples, the "rambunctious" leader of Retardistan recently exclaimed that he had cut drug prices by 1,200, 1,300 and 1,400, 1,500%........quod erat demonstrandum!! [bighmmm]

Yes, I had to go there.

[RANDLOVER]

Yes, that means that the pharmacy would pay you to take their drugs!

[Arapiles]

Stupidity that knows no bounds? Amongst many other examples, the "rambunctious" leader of Retardistan recently exclaimed that he had cut drug prices by 1,200, 1,300 and 1,400, 1,500%........quod erat demonstrandum!! [bighmmm]

Yes, I had to go there.


What's worrying is that the media had to explain why that's not possible.

[Tins]

Archimedes would have been proud of you, John.
Can't edit this Steve. 🙃

[NavyDiver]

NOT suggesting the percentage of VERY VERY Special types is higher in America, Australia or anywhere else- Some Mothers Do have them [biggrin]


I may have put this VIP American in another post.

Post Navy gig on a Pearl Farm in Shark Bay WA. Diving and driving a glass bottom boat from Monkey Mia to the Pearl Farm with a boat load of tourist from the daily busses that arrived for the famous Dolphins.

After I delivered a Boat load to the show of seeding pearl oysters and the shopping on the pontoon, I got to work for the hour diving or cleaning growth of the pearl oysters on the ropes they grew on. Cleaning them helped them grow. It also saw a lot of little oysters scrapped of the pearl shells.

I love fresh oysters and any big enough went into my mouth. A BIG GRUFF Sheriff J.W. Pepper type with a BIG BOOMING voice asked

"WHAT ARE YOU EATING THERE SONNY?" I told him it was oysters. He asked, "CAN I HAVE SOME SONNY?"

I gave him a sweet fresh oyster. His face screwed up a bit and he then asked "WHAT DID YOU COOK THEM IN?"

It took a while for the fresh, natural or Sashmi style to register. He was not impressed and threatened to sue me for feeding him uncooked food poisoning. He was Loud and all the crew and others were watching this occur.

Giving his anger and aggression I said it would be unsafe for him to get in my boat for the 6km ride back to Monkey Mia while he was so agitated. His dummy spit was BIG as everyone was laughing including his wife and kids.

He demanded to know how he could get back to Monkey Mia?

I told him its only a short 2km swim to the beach and lovely 8km around to Monkey Mia. His dummy spit went bit quiet when we discussed why Shark Bay is called Shark bay :)

https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/aKzXusxO5KN2ZQfpFssS48njM2X.jpg

PS Clifton James is cool actor!

[RANDLOVER]

Some may remember, about 30 years ago they were experimenting with bullbars that were safer for pedestrians, one version had clear plastic/acrylic tubes as the cross pieces. I heard a guy on the radio say that when his mother first saw one she said "Look fluro's for cars".

[Tins]

I heard a guy on the radio say that when his mother first saw one she said "Look fluro's for cars".

If they had actually had lights in them they might have served some purpose. Until they turned opaque and yellow, as they all did.

[V8Ian]

Who remembers the aerodynamic, plastic bullbars that were optional on Freightliners? The only one I ever saw was at the truck show, on the Freightliner stand. [bigrolf]

[RANDLOVER]

Can't say I ever noticed them on trucks, I have seen plastic ones occasionally on cars and utes, but not recently.

[Tins]

Who remembers the aerodynamic, plastic bullbars that were optional on Freightliners? T

Not me.

[RANDLOVER]

I forgot the plastic bullbars are mostly seen on ambulances these days but they are made for other vehicles too and available via ARB....Just a moment... (https://smartbar.com.au/about/our-story/)

Edit: Not for Land Rover though.

[V8Ian]

https://youtu.be/aGGJ9BVnlwQ'si=vaDzQKlOBiTAvxvr

[Arapiles]

Yesterday someone attended my brother's work place after they just tested positive for Covid, and didn't even wear a mask, also came to work via public transport!

Which is why I wear a mask on the tram, even now. My 20 year old was on the tram with me recently and she was horrified that I was wearing a mask - but she's had Covid twice, and I haven't had it yet. And of the 5 people in my team in Melbourne, in the last 18 months all of them other than me have had Covid, including one who did a first aid course with it. Lucky we were carefully cleaning the dummies between CPR practices or else she'd've given it to everyone there.

[RANDLOVER]

A mask on public transport is probably a good idea seeing how irresponsible some people can be.

[RANDLOVER]

This week during the Tour of Spain cycling event, someone tied a dog to a chair but must have stood up to watch the riders come past, so the dog dragged the chair into the road while chasing them. Luckily no one was hurt including the dog which was nearly hit by the motorbike camera!

[Tins]

This week during the Tour of Spain cycling event, someone tied a dog to a chair but must have stood up to watch the riders come past, so the dog dragged the chair into the road while chasing them. Luckily no one was hurt including the dog which was nearly hit by the motorbike camera!

Now THAT might get me interested in watching cycling! Nothing else will.

[Saitch]

https://youtu.be/yJYZZ2UH-mc

[NavyDiver]

Kayaker who faked his death to leave wife for Ukrainian woman says plan was a ‘crazy dream’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmA-wvRD8X0

Not a Smart man[bigrolf]

Mr Borgwardt had already overturned his kayak on the lake and cycled through the night to catch a bus to Canada, the first leg of his journey to Tbilisi, the Georgian capital. His destination was a Ukrainian woman he had been secretly courting online.
Details of the elaborate deception emerged from a massive file of case documents released by the Green Lake County Sheriff's Office to The Associated Press this week, offering a glimpse into the couple’s tense marriage. In one interview included in the documents, Mr Borgwardt confessed to detectives that he was a "failure" and described his plan to abscond to the country at the crossroads of fly and Asia as a "crazy, emotional dream."
Borgwardt, 46, was convicted of obstruction last month. His wife divorced him in May. Kayaker who faked his death to leave wife for Ukrainian woman says plan was a ‘crazy dream’ (https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/kayaker-who-faked-his-death-to-leave-wife-for-ukrainian-woman-says-plan-was-a-crazy-dream/ar-AA1Mdlix?ocid=msedgntp&pc=EDBBAN&cvid=68c1db2648724ecd91f0c6e2378c9afe&ei=23)

[Tins]

Kayaker who faked his death to leave wife for Ukrainian woman says plan was a ‘crazy dream’



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmA-wvRD8X0

Not a Smart man[bigrolf]

Mr Borgwardt had already overturned his kayak on the lake and cycled through the night to catch a bus to Canada, the first leg of his journey to Tbilisi, the Georgian capital. His destination was a Ukrainian woman he had been secretly courting online.
Details of the elaborate deception emerged from a massive file of case documents released by the Green Lake County Sheriff's Office to The Associated Press this week, offering a glimpse into the couple’s tense marriage. In one interview included in the documents, Mr Borgwardt confessed to detectives that he was a "failure" and described his plan to abscond to the country at the crossroads of fly and Asia as a "crazy, emotional dream."
Borgwardt, 46, was convicted of obstruction last month. His wife divorced him in May. Kayaker who faked his death to leave wife for Ukrainian woman says plan was a ‘crazy dream’ (https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/kayaker-who-faked-his-death-to-leave-wife-for-ukrainian-woman-says-plan-was-a-crazy-dream/ar-AA1Mdlix?ocid=msedgntp&pc=EDBBAN&cvid=68c1db2648724ecd91f0c6e2378c9afe&ei=23)
Spent too much time listening to Paul Macartney singing about the Ukraine Girls knocking him out.

[V8Ian]

So many levels, but the shades have to be right up there. [bigrolf]


https://youtu.be/-O3z7nXZD0A?si=-eWWylxW0gTNLAZC

[Ronski]

Treat yourselves to an almost bad movie, called, "Don't look up". I wasn't sure if it was meant to be a comedy, but the stupidity of Americans made me laugh so much.
About 2 astrophysicists who discover a huge comet that will certainly destroy all life on Earth. The fun starts when they try to tell people about it. a must watch.

[Tins]

Treat yourselves to an almost bad movie, called, "Don't look up". I wasn't sure if it was meant to be a comedy, but the stupidity of Americans made me laugh so much.
About 2 astrophysicists who discover a huge comet that will certainly destroy all life on Earth. The fun starts when they try to tell people about it. a must watch.
Col, just what I need. Is it streaming somewhere.?

[V8Ian]

Col, just what I need. Is it streaming somewhere.?
Netflix.

[Tins]

I watched one while I was waiting to come in here called Abominable. It was. But it was about some folks who were in some cabins in I dunno, Pennsylvania or somewhere. Bunch of girls in one and a bloke in a wheelchair and a “carer” in another. Bloke in the chair saw some nasty version of Bigfoot but nobody believed him, even though half of them had disappeared screaming.
Stupidity was everywhere. The bloke in the chair survived and so did the prettiest girl. And still nobody believed him.
Of course, some would say that believing in Bigfoot is stupid. I’m not taking sides, but the movie concludes with the non believing cops surrounded by Bigfeet.


Oh yeah, Spoiler Alerts.

[Tins]

Netflix.

Of course. I don’t get that in here.

[Tins]

Treat yourselves to an almost bad movie, called, "Don't look up". I wasn't sure if it was meant to be a comedy, but the stupidity of Americans made me laugh so much.
About 2 astrophysicists who discover a huge comet that will certainly destroy all life on Earth. The fun starts when they try to tell people about it. a must watch.
We talking about the one with Jennifer, Leonardo and Meryl? Apparently it’s meant to be satire.

[Ronski]

Yep, that's the one. Meryl plays the part of, well, the dumbest President. Satire? Taking the **** would be more like it.
you can also watch entire movie on you tube.

[RANDLOVER]

I saw something similar called Moonfall with some big name actors in it....Moonfall - Official Trailer | IMDb (https://www.imdb.com/video/vi3862676249/?playlistId=tt5834426&ref_=tt_ov_ov_vi)