76e Subj : Re: Stupid People To : alt.tv.er From : Sharon Three Date : Mon Aug 29 2005 09:07:34 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.er "Rap" wrote in message news:_cvQe.134891$E95.14802@fed1read01... > > "Dropping The Helicopter" wrote in message > news:dmuQe.432$ym5.162@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net... >> Barrnabas Collins wrote: >> > I'm watching Faux news and they had a report >> > by Shepard Smith where he went up to >> > people on the street and asked them why >> > they are still there. >> > >> [regarding the hurricane] >> > "Don't tell us what to do" were what some of >> > these people said. >> > >> > I wanted to scream at the TV "we're telling you >> > what to do since you are too stupid to get >> > out of the way of FOURTH most powerful >> > hurricane to hit the US mainland. >> > >> >> Barn, Barn, Barn, calm down. That's simply the thinning of the herd. I >> just saw a report where some family of dipshits was going to "ride out" >> the storm... >> >> ...ON A SMALL BOAT... >> >> ...IN THE WATER. >> >> Quote from the mother: "I'm really scared, I don't know what's going to >> happen!" >> >> I do: YOU ARE GOING TO DIE, AND THE BODIES OF YOU AND YOUR FAMILY WILL >> NEVER BE FOUND. > > Yeah I saw that story on MSNBC. All I could think is that I sure hope they > tag themselves so their bodies can be identified. > > I saw it, too The dingbat mother, while holding her baby, claimed they couldn't 'afford' to evacuate. Good lord, you can't afford NOT to evacuate that kind of storm. At the very least, get to higher, more stable ground than a fishing boat, for goodness' sakes. There are stadiums, schools and other large buildings being used as shelters, why not go there? I feel sorry for her kid who is too young to know what a fool her mother is. Doc Sharon . 0