The Deepening Pool of Human Stupidity...

In a former work-assignment experience...serving for eight years as a member of a small group that worked intimately with personnel deployment, supervision and sometimes personnel difficulties...I was introduced to a statement that I have come to believe is true...harsh, but true.  That statement is this: You can't fix stupid.

It gets proven true time after time, of course.

Saying something stupid, by definition, means saying something that lacks understanding, intelligence, reason or sense.

Heraclitus, the Greek philosopher, once said that "Stupidity is better kept a secret than displayed."  Some people just can't help themselves, however...or so it seems.

I read somewhere that the first basic law of human stupidity is that "Always and inevitably everyone underestimates the number of stupid people in circulation."

Here are some contributions to the Deepening Pool of Human Stupidity:


“You guys line up alphabetically by height.”
- Bill Peterson, Florida State football coach

“The internet is a great way to get on the net.”
- Bob Dole

“I get to go to lots of overseas places, like Canada.”
- Britney Spears

“I owe a lot to my parents, especially my mother and father.”        
- Greg Norman

“I love sports. Whenever I can, I always watch the Detroit Tigers on the radio.”
- Gerald Ford

“If you’re killed, you’ve lost a very important part of your life.”     
- Brooke Shields

“A low voter turnout is an indication of fewer people going to the polls.”
- Dan Quayle

And, of course, pretty much anything Wayne LaPierre says.