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Recently I was driving behind a car whose bumper sticker went something like this: "Why is there never money for education, but plenty for war?" and I immediately thought "Because you can't scare people into paying for education. 'Johnny can't read,' doesn't strike fear in the hearts of Americans like 'OMG, Terrorists!' People just don't fear large amounts of Stupid like they should. Realistically, you're way more likely to be killed by Stupidity than Terrorism."
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So true :-)
Posted by: Rachel Inbar | November 08, 2007 at 01:33 AM
Well said.
Posted by: K77 | November 08, 2007 at 02:46 AM
Oh yes.
Posted by: Vivien | November 08, 2007 at 05:01 AM
Apparently you can't scare people into paying for healthcare either (re: SCHIP).
Posted by: Melody | November 08, 2007 at 05:56 AM
I think that my new favorite sentence in the English language is "people just don't fear large amounts of Stupid like they should."
Posted by: Sara | November 08, 2007 at 05:58 AM
This is my new favorite entry. I plan on quoting you.
Posted by: hydrogeek | November 08, 2007 at 07:04 AM
Sad, but true. :(
Posted by: ashley | November 08, 2007 at 07:15 AM
Yes indeed, "People just don't fear large amounts of Stupid like they should" is my new motto. Like I want to use it as my tagline.
Posted by: AmyinMotown | November 08, 2007 at 07:28 AM
you got it!
Posted by: Ashley | November 08, 2007 at 10:07 AM
*cackle* I see a bumpersticker in your future. Or maybe mine, if I can figure how to have one printed. Applicable across the board. I think Large Amounts of Stupid accounts for much of our current foreign policy, *cough* as well as for acts of personal stupidity.
*links to Akeeyu spring up all over the blogsphere*
Posted by: Marie | November 08, 2007 at 10:57 AM
*People just don't fear large amounts of Stupid like they should*.....love it. I'm gonna have to use that quote..lol
Posted by: Sandy | November 08, 2007 at 11:29 AM
Yeah, there's got to be a market for cynical bumper stickers out there surely?
And damn, typepad is chucking a total wobbly fit at my perfectly valid (I swear) url. Boo and hiss!
http://missionimpossibleinfertile.wordpress.com
Posted by: Geohde | November 08, 2007 at 01:11 PM
Let me see if I can hide it more discreetly in the url field of the comments section again (where I'd much rather hide it)
J
Posted by: Geohde | November 08, 2007 at 03:24 PM
Sooooo true!
Posted by: erinberry | November 08, 2007 at 09:30 PM
The truest thing I have read in a LONG time. Bravo!
Posted by: Tiffanni | November 09, 2007 at 12:20 PM
reminds me of another favorite bumper sticker (on the back of an old car I bought when I was at college in the US), "If you think education is expensive, try ignorance"
Posted by: travelise | November 09, 2007 at 10:48 PM