A woman in a hot air balloon realized she was lost.
She lowered altitude and spotted a man in a boat
below. She shouted to him, "Excuse me, can you help
me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour
ago, but I don't know where I am."
The man consulted his portable GPS and replied,
"You're in a hot air balloon approximately 30 feet
above a ground elevation of 2346 feet above sea
level. You are 31 degrees, 14.97 minutes north
Latitude and 100 degrees, 49.09 minutes west longitude."
She rolled her eyes and said, "You must be a Republican.
"I am," replied the man. "How did you know?"
"Well, answered the balloonist, "everything you told
me is technically correct but I have no idea what
to make of your information and I'm still lost.
Frankly, you've not been much help to me."
The man smiled and responded, "You must be a
Democrat." "I am," replied the balloonist. "How did
you know?"
"Well," said the man, you don't know where you are
or where you're going. You've risen to where you are
due to a large quantity of hot air. You made a
promise that you have no idea how to keep and you
expect me to solve your problem. You're in exactly
the same position you were in before we met but
somehow, now it's my fault."
She lowered altitude and spotted a man in a boat
below. She shouted to him, "Excuse me, can you help
me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour
ago, but I don't know where I am."
The man consulted his portable GPS and replied,
"You're in a hot air balloon approximately 30 feet
above a ground elevation of 2346 feet above sea
level. You are 31 degrees, 14.97 minutes north
Latitude and 100 degrees, 49.09 minutes west longitude."
She rolled her eyes and said, "You must be a Republican.
"I am," replied the man. "How did you know?"
"Well, answered the balloonist, "everything you told
me is technically correct but I have no idea what
to make of your information and I'm still lost.
Frankly, you've not been much help to me."
The man smiled and responded, "You must be a
Democrat." "I am," replied the balloonist. "How did
you know?"
"Well," said the man, you don't know where you are
or where you're going. You've risen to where you are
due to a large quantity of hot air. You made a
promise that you have no idea how to keep and you
expect me to solve your problem. You're in exactly
the same position you were in before we met but
somehow, now it's my fault."
