
Sandettie Light Vessel Automatic tells us: "My dad's friend told us there's no such thing as gravity - it's just the weight of air holding us down". Tell us of times you've been floored by abject stupidity. "Whenever I read the Daily Express" is not a valid answer.
( , Thu 18 Mar 2010, 16:48)
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As a teenager I was arguing with a young lady of my acquaintance, about her alleged lack of knowledge of the world.
"I bet you don't even know who Winnie Mandela is!" I sneered (this was the 1980s).
"Nelson Madela's teddy?"
Still melts my heart 20 years later.
( , Sat 20 Mar 2010, 17:52, 4 replies)

That *was* rather sweet. How young, though? Excusable if very young, surely?
( , Sat 20 Mar 2010, 19:11, closed)

If she also thought that 'sanctions' was a nightclub, she's got my acquaintance Sue beat on the 'ignorant about South African politics' front.
( , Mon 22 Mar 2010, 21:48, closed)
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