[thechat] stupidity

[rudy]

in the newspaper this morning....

guy from ontario attempts to parachute off a 10-storey building in anchorage
and gets two broken legs, a broken pelvis, a collapsed lung

the prime minister of new zealand apologizes (and faces criminal charges)
for duping a charity by falsely passing off as her own a painting that was
auctioned

chancellor gerhard schroeder declares germany is ready to send peacekeeping
troops to the middle east (never mind that there is no peace there),
promising to take into account "historical sensitivities"

somebody paid US$10,000 for a wad of gum chewed by arizona diamondbacks
outfielder luis gonzalez


homo sapiens?   give me a break