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Just plain stupid

Post by jacfan » Tue Feb 20, 2007 1:35 pm

A chance to rat out on friends or family or whoever says something that makes you go... :wtf: and then :ROTFLMAO: before taking them either
a. Back to school
or
b. Take away their medication.

This one was sent to me.. so I don't know this person but then I wouldn't want to either.

Idiotic ‘Millionaire’ Contestant Makes Worst Use Of Lifelines Ever
>
>
>
>
> Kathy Evans, the single dumbest contestant to ever get on "Who Wants To
>Be A Millionaire?"
>
>
>NEW YORK – Idaho resident Kathy Evans brought humiliation to her friends
>and family Tuesday when she set a new standard for stupidity with her
>appearance on the popular TV show, “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.”
>
>It seems that Evans, a 32-year-old wife and mother of two, got stuck on the
>first question, and proceeded to make what fans of the show are dubbing
>“the absolute worst use of lifelines ever.”
>
>After being introduced to the show’s host Meredith Vieira, Evans assured
>her that she
> was ready to play, whereupon she was posed with an extremely easy $100
>question. The question was:
>
>“Which of the following is the largest?”
>A) A Peanut
>B) An Elephant
>C) The Moon
>D) Hey, who you calling large?
>
>Immediately Mrs. Evans was struck with an all consuming panic as she
>realized that this was a question to which she did not readily know the
>answer.
>
>“Hmm, oh boy, that’s a toughie,” said Evans, as Vieira did her level best
>to hide her disbelief and disgust. “I mean, I’m sure I’ve heard of some of
>these things before, but I have no idea how large they would be.”
>
>Evans made the decision to use the first of her three lifelines, the 50/50.
>Answers A and D were removed, leaving her to decide which was bigger, an
>elephant or the moon. However, faced with an incredibly easy question,
>Evans still remained unsure.
>
>“Oh! It removed the two I was leaning towards!” exclaimed Evans. “Darn. I
>think I
> better phone a friend.”
>
>Using the second of her two lifelines on the first question, Mrs. Evans
>asked to be connected with her friend Betsy, who is an office assistant.
>
>“Hi Betsy! How are you? This is Kathy! I’m on TV!” said Evans, wasting the
>first seven seconds of her call. “Ok, I got an important question. Which of
>the following is the largest? B, an elephant, or C, the moon. 15 seconds
>hun.”
>
>Betsy quickly replied that the answer was C, the moon. Evans proceeded to
>argue with her friend for the remaining ten seconds.
>
>“Come on Betsy, are you sure?” said Evans. “How sure are you? Puh, that
>can’t be it.”
>
>To everyone’s astonishment, the moronic Evans declined to take her friend’s
>advice and pick ‘The Moon.’
>
>“I just don’t know if I can trust Betsy. She’s not all that bright. So I
>think I’d like to ask the audience,” said Evans.
>
>Asked to vote on the correct answer, the audience
> returned 98% in favor of answer C, ‘The Moon.’ Having used up all her
>lifelines, Evans then made the dumbest choice of her life.
>
>“Wow, seems like everybody is against what I’m thinking,” said the
>too-stupid-to-live Evans. “But you know, sometimes you just got to go with
>your gut. So, let’s see. For which is larger, an elephant or the moon, I’m
>going to have to go with B, an elephant. Final answer.”
>Evans sat before the dumbfounded audience, the only one waiting with bated
>breath, and was told that she was wrong, and that the answer was in fact,
>C, 'The Moon.'
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Post by Julian Mayo » Tue May 15, 2007 12:35 pm

I think I met her once, working for the Department of Defence. 8)
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Re: Just plain stupid

Post by mlittle » Sat Jan 12, 2008 9:41 am

jacfan wrote:A chance to rat out on friends or family or whoever says something that makes you go... :wtf: and then :ROTFLMAO: before taking them either
a. Back to school
or
b. Take away their medication.

This one was sent to me.. so I don't know this person but then I wouldn't want to either.

Idiotic ‘Millionaire’ Contestant Makes Worst Use Of Lifelines Ever
>
>
>
>
> Kathy Evans, the single dumbest contestant to ever get on "Who Wants To
>Be A Millionaire?"
>
>
>NEW YORK – Idaho resident Kathy Evans brought humiliation to her friends
>and family Tuesday when she set a new standard for stupidity with her
>appearance on the popular TV show, “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.”
>
>It seems that Evans, a 32-year-old wife and mother of two, got stuck on the
>first question, and proceeded to make what fans of the show are dubbing
>“the absolute worst use of lifelines ever.”
>
>After being introduced to the show’s host Meredith Vieira, Evans assured
>her that she
> was ready to play, whereupon she was posed with an extremely easy $100
>question. The question was:
>
>“Which of the following is the largest?”
>A) A Peanut
>B) An Elephant
>C) The Moon
>D) Hey, who you calling large?
>
>Immediately Mrs. Evans was struck with an all consuming panic as she
>realized that this was a question to which she did not readily know the
>answer.
>
>“Hmm, oh boy, that’s a toughie,” said Evans, as Vieira did her level best
>to hide her disbelief and disgust. “I mean, I’m sure I’ve heard of some of
>these things before, but I have no idea how large they would be.”
>
>Evans made the decision to use the first of her three lifelines, the 50/50.
>Answers A and D were removed, leaving her to decide which was bigger, an
>elephant or the moon. However, faced with an incredibly easy question,
>Evans still remained unsure.
>
>“Oh! It removed the two I was leaning towards!” exclaimed Evans. “Darn. I
>think I
> better phone a friend.”
>
>Using the second of her two lifelines on the first question, Mrs. Evans
>asked to be connected with her friend Betsy, who is an office assistant.
>
>“Hi Betsy! How are you? This is Kathy! I’m on TV!” said Evans, wasting the
>first seven seconds of her call. “Ok, I got an important question. Which of
>the following is the largest? B, an elephant, or C, the moon. 15 seconds
>hun.”
>
>Betsy quickly replied that the answer was C, the moon. Evans proceeded to
>argue with her friend for the remaining ten seconds.
>
>“Come on Betsy, are you sure?” said Evans. “How sure are you? Puh, that
>can’t be it.”
>
>To everyone’s astonishment, the moronic Evans declined to take her friend’s
>advice and pick ‘The Moon.’
>
>“I just don’t know if I can trust Betsy. She’s not all that bright. So I
>think I’d like to ask the audience,” said Evans.
>
>Asked to vote on the correct answer, the audience
> returned 98% in favor of answer C, ‘The Moon.’ Having used up all her
>lifelines, Evans then made the dumbest choice of her life.
>
>“Wow, seems like everybody is against what I’m thinking,” said the
>too-stupid-to-live Evans. “But you know, sometimes you just got to go with
>your gut. So, let’s see. For which is larger, an elephant or the moon, I’m
>going to have to go with B, an elephant. Final answer.”
>Evans sat before the dumbfounded audience, the only one waiting with bated
>breath, and was told that she was wrong, and that the answer was in fact,
>C, 'The Moon.'

Now that I think of it, doesn't the above person work for ChampCar's marketing office? :lol: :lol: :lol: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:
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Post by Julian Mayo » Tue Jan 20, 2009 5:29 am

Then there was the Brazilian mechanic who thought it would be clever to open an RPG with a sledgehammer................................... :shock:
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Post by mlittle » Tue Jan 20, 2009 6:18 am

Julian Mayo wrote:Then there was the Brazilian mechanic who thought it would be clever to open an RPG with a sledgehammer................................... :shock:

That fellow won a Darwin Award for his efforts, if I recall correctly................. :shock: :shock: :shock:
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Post by Julian Mayo » Tue Jan 20, 2009 8:08 am

mlittle wrote:
Julian Mayo wrote:Then there was the Brazilian mechanic who thought it would be clever to open an RPG with a sledgehammer................................... :shock:

That fellow won a Darwin Award for his efforts, if I recall correctly................. :shock: :shock: :shock:

Posthumously.......................... 8)
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Post by RE30B#16 » Mon Jan 26, 2009 8:06 am

Julian Mayo wrote:
mlittle wrote:
Julian Mayo wrote:Then there was the Brazilian mechanic who thought it would be clever to open an RPG with a sledgehammer................................... :shock:

That fellow won a Darwin Award for his efforts, if I recall correctly................. :shock: :shock: :shock:

Posthumously.......................... 8)
:) Nice!!! :clap:
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Post by Julian Mayo » Mon Jan 26, 2009 9:03 am

RE30B#16 wrote:
Julian Mayo wrote:
mlittle wrote:

That fellow won a Darwin Award for his efforts, if I recall correctly................. :shock: :shock: :shock:

Posthumously.......................... 8)
:) Nice!!! :clap:
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