Why the US is in trouble

[5thDan]

A Washington, DC airport ticket agent offers some examples of why our country is in trouble!

1. I had a New York Senator ask for an aisle seat so that her hair wouldn't get messed up by being near the window.


2. I got a call from a candidate's staffer, who wanted to go to Capetown.
I started to explain the length of the flight and the passport information, then she interrupted me with, "I'm not trying to make you look stupid, but Capetown is in Massachusetts," Without trying to make her look stupid, I calmly explained, "Cape Cod is in Massachusetts, Capetown is in Africa,"
Her response - click.

3. A senior Vermont Congressman called, furious about a Florida package we did. I asked what was wrong with the vacation in Orlando.
He said he was expecting an ocean-view room. I tried to explain that's not possible, since Orlando is in the middle of the state.
He replied, "Don't lie to me, I looked on the map and Florida is a very thin state!"

4. I got a call from a lawmaker's wife who asked, "Is it possible to see England from Canada?"
I said, "No."
She said, "But they look so close on the map."

5. An aide for a cabinet member once called and asked if he could rent a car in Dallas. When I pulled up the reservation, I noticed he had only a 1-hour layover in Dallas.
When I asked him why he wanted to rent a car, he said, "I heard Dallas was a big airport, and we will need a car to drive between gates to save time."

6. An Illinois Congresswoman called last week. She needed to know how it was possible that her flight from Detroit left at 8:30 am and got to Chicago at 8:33 am.
I explained that Michigan was an hour ahead of Illinois, but she couldn't understand the concept of time zones.
Finally, I told her the plane went fast, and she bought that.

7. A New York lawmaker called and asked, "Do airlines put your physical description on your bag so they know whose luggage belongs to whom?"
I said, "No, why do you ask?"
She replied, "Well, when I checked in with the airline, they put a tag on my luggage that said (FAT), and I'm overweight. I think that's very rude!"
After putting her on hold, for a minute, while I looked into it (I was laughing) I came back, and explained the city code for Fresno, CA is (FAT), and the airline was just putting a destination tag on her luggage.

8. A Senator's aide called to inquire about a trip package to Hawaii.
After going over all the cost info, she asked, "Would it be cheaper to fly to California, and then take the train to Hawaii?"

9. I just got off the phone with a freshman Congressman who asked, "How do I know which plane to get on?"
I asked him what exactly he meant, to which he replied, "I was told my flight number is 823, but none of these planes have numbers on them."

10. A lady Senator called and said, "I need to fly to Pepsi-Cola, Florida. Do I have to get on one of those little computer planes?" I asked if she meant fly to Pensacola, Fl. on a commuter plane. She said, "Yeah, whatever, Smarty!"

11. A senior Senator from Mass called and had a question about the documents he needed in order to fly to China.
After a lengthy discussion about passports, I reminded him that he needed a visa.
"Oh, no I don't. I've been to China many times and never had to have one of those."
I double checked and sure enough, his stay required a visa. When I told him this he said, "Look, I've been to China four times and every time they have accepted my American Express!"

12. A New Mexico Congresswoman called to make reservations, "I want to go from Chicago to Rhino, New York."
I was at a loss for words.
Finally, I said, "Are you sure that's the name of the town?"
"Yes, what flights do you have?" replied the lady.
After some searching, I came back with, "I'm sorry, ma'am, I've looked up every airport code in the country and can't find a Rhino anywhere."
The lady retorted, "Oh, don't be silly! Everyone knows where it is. Check your map!"
So I scoured a map of the state of New York and finally offered, "You don't mean Buffalo, do you?"
The reply?
"Whatever! I knew it was a big animal".

Now you know why Government is in the shape that it's in!

Sadder still is we keep voting for these bozo's and returning them to office!

[croatanita]

Ahahahahaaha these are funny - I love #2!

On second thought, they're sorta scary too.

[illuminatus]

LMFAO.. thanks for the early morning (noon) laugh!

[vtdragon]

Great post.
I especially love the one re: the Senior VT Congressman, (Vermont only has one).
Thanks for the smile

[cmiller]

Originally Posted by vtdragon

Great post.
I especially love the one re: the Senior VT Congressman, (Vermont only has one).
Thanks for the smile

I could be wrong but vermont has 2 senators and 1 representative which equals 3 congressmen.....

[shakespeare]

BRILLIANT!!!!!!!!!!!

A friend of mine worked in a hotel and got a call from upstairs. A couple called claimed they couldn´t lock their safe.
My friend went upstairs confused as the hotel only had one main vault. He knocked on the door and they gestured him in.. " the combination doesn´t work " they said while dumbfoundedly staring at a microwave...

[JezterVA]

too funny. and these are people who we have chosen to run the most powerful nation in the world.

[Suburbahick]

I would like to hope that the future of my Country doesnt rely on these people. Lets hope my generation is able to produce better leaders...

[King James]

part of me really hopes alot of those are made up....but they are funny either way

[Danimal]

Wow. I suppose that since is not in the joke section they are all real. What a shame.

[steve12553]

"The Government that governs least, governs best." Thomas Jefferson.

Nuff Said.

[cigar no baka]

Hey I don't suppose you work for a travel agency do you? These sound familiar, I run a travel agency.

Reminds me of the time our client wanted to be on the shady side of the ship on a cruise. She didn't want the sun coming in on her balcony and ruining her trip. After trying to explain the rotation of the earth and the fact that cruise ships are mobile, she looked at me and said "I'm not stupid". Uh, yeah, right.