No Jim, this is not about you wanting to pack your leaf blower when you drive south for the winter.
We have all done dumb things. It’s what we do, because we’re human and prone to periodic intervals of going brain dead. In fact, as I get older, I could say that such moments come more frequently than they used to. Or maybe I just don’t remember how often it used to happen.
But let’s look at a few things that illustrate just how dumb humans can be at times. Not just silly dumb, not just forgetful dumb, but plain all-out stupid dumb, dumb at a level that when you hear about it, or read about it, you say to yourself, “What? They really did this? Eh? WTF!” Okay, most of my neighbours and some of my family would not say WTF, but that’s the level of dumb we’re talking about.
How dumb do you have to be to play Pokémon Go with such concentration that you do harm to yourself? And/or others?
There have been lots of stories, in the short life of Pokémon Go, of people walking over cliffs, stepping into traffic, wandering into private locations, and getting lost. Actually I’m all in favour of the last-mentioned hazard. If you need Pokémon Go to augment your life, you probably don’t have much of a life to start with, and I won’t miss you.
For those not familiar with this phenom, which is barely a month old, Pokémon Go is a free location-based reality game where players use their smartphone’s or tablet’s GPS and camera to capture, battle, and train virtual creatures who appear on the screen as if they were in the same real-world location as the player. Perfect for those who think that the real world isn’t interesting enough.
How dumb do you have to be to invest your lottery winnings in a profitable, but illegal business?
A man in Georgia, USA, invested his $3 million lottery winnings into a thriving crystal meth business. His name is Ronnie Music -- such a melodious name. He told lottery officials he and his wife planned to save a portion of the money.
Instead, according to federal prosecutors, he invested in a crystal meth business, working with others to distribute the drug where he lives. Mr. Music’s partners in the drug ring were caught trying to sell crystal meth, which led to Mr. Music being identified as the supplier. He had bought the drugs for resale using his lottery winnings.
In court, Mr. Music definitely hit some sour notes, and he is now going behind bars for 10 years. Not too sharp, that man.
How dumb do you have to be to come up with most of the things that have been coming out of Donald Trump’s mouth the past few weeks?
Very. Obviously money does not buy common sense, nor wisdom, nor civility, nor reason, nor a sense of humanity, nor honesty, nor...
Well, you get the idea. Only three more months, and it will all be over. Can’t come soon enough.
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