A man is flying in a hot air balloon and realizes he is lost. He reduces height and spots a man in a field down below. He lowers the balloon further and shouts: "Excuse me, can you help me? I promised my friend I would meet him half an hour ago, but I don't know where I am."
The man below says: "Yes. You are in a hot air balloon, travelling east at approximately 1 mile an hour at a height of 30 feet above this field. You are between 40 and 42 degrees north. latitude, and between 58 and 60 degrees west. longitude."
"You must be an Ex Patriot Yorkshireman," says the balloonist.
"Yes I am," replies the man. "How did you know?"
"Well," says the balloonist, "I have no doubt that everything you have told me is technically correct, but I have no idea what to make of your information, and the fact is I am still lost.
"The man below says, "You must be a Staff Officer."
"Yes I am," replies the balloonist, "but how did you know?"
"Well," says the man, "you don't know where you are, or where you are going. You have made a promise to someone which you have no idea how to keep, and you expect me to solve your problem. The fact is, you are in exactly same position you were in before we met, but now suddenly it's my fault."
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What contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch? -- W.C. Fields
"Many of those who enjoy freedom know little of its price."
You can't fix Stupid, but you can occasionally head it off before it hurts something.