Stupid Is As Stupid Does, Stupid.

Now here is something I can rant about all day long. I thought about doing a 52 part rant on this topic so you can get the full scope over the next year. Instead I will do my best to make this a Readers Digest condensed version.
Stupid people. Stupid, stupid, stupid, stuuuuuuppppiiiiddd people. I can hear Flower now " We don't say that, daddy!"
I'm not talking about riding the short bus, wearing a helmet to bed, training wheels on the special shoes stupid. There is nothing wrong with someone that was born with less mental capacity than the average person. God loves them, and so should you. I'm talking about ignorant, stubborn, close minded, STUPID people.
It's ok if you don't know everything. Just admit it. There is nothing more aggravating than someone that thinks they know everything, especially to those of us that DO know everything.

I deal with lots of stupid people on a daily basis. It's what I get paid to do so I guess I shouldn't complain about this limitless national resource, but I am going to. In case my definition of stupid isn't crystal clear, I'm going to give you an example of a tech support call I have honestly experienced many times. I help agents in the Philippines as they attempt to "help" American customers.

Me: "Bla bla bla, How may I help you?"

Cherry-Lemon-Lime-Turd (you Qwesties will get these names): "Yes sir, the customer is not able to authenticate the modem. We have typed the correct user name and password thrice."

Me: "Let me check. I see the customer is typing the password wrong. Have them type it correctly."

Cherry-Lemon-Lime-Turd: "Sir, they have already typed it correctly, sir."

Me: "Are they authenticated?"

Cherry-Lemon-Lime-Turd: "No sir."

Me: "Then they have not typed it correctly. Have them do it again, correctly please."

(Repeat the last 4 lines approximately 10 more times)

Cherry-Lemon-Lime-Turd: "Fine sir! If you cannot help, thanks anyways!" ::click::

You may not understand all that went on there, and you aren't necessarily expected to. The point is a stupid person wanted my help, but didn't want to accept the answer I gave him. Need more examples of stupid people? Here are some examples of famous stupid people:

–Bill Clinton, during his 1998 grand jury testimony on the Monica Lewinsky affair
~"It depends on what the meaning of the words 'is' is."
~"It depends on how you define alone…"
~"There were a lot of times when we were alone, but I never really thought we were."

George W. Bush
~"You teach a child to read, and he or her will be able to pass a literacy test."
~"The same folks that are bombing innocent people in Iraq were the ones who attacked us in America on September the 11th."
~"I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully."

Britney Spears
~"I'm famous, but I'm not famous like freaking Brad Pitt or Jennifer Aniston."
~"I always listen to 'NSYNC's Tearin' Up My Heart. It reminds me to wear a bra."
~"I want to wait to have sex until I'm married."

I'm sure we could keep going for days quoting the more infamous stupid people. But I feel myself getting more stupid just reading these quotes.

Being stupid is a choice. For some people it's not a hard choice, but it is a choice none the less. People just need to TRY to think before they speak and act. These same stupid people should just stop speaking all together. Abraham Lincoln says it best "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt." So people of the world, please stop being STUPID!

Cya in 7