{"id":2266,"date":"2014-12-19T05:30:08","date_gmt":"2014-12-19T15:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/grumpyseniors.com\/?p=2266"},"modified":"2014-12-19T04:55:46","modified_gmt":"2014-12-19T14:55:46","slug":"i-worry-about-this-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/grumpyseniors.com\/?p=2266","title":{"rendered":"I worry about this country"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Not the political aspects, although there&#8217;s plenty to worry about there.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/grumpyseniors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/dumb1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2272\" src=\"http:\/\/grumpyseniors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/dumb1-242x250.png\" alt=\"dumb1\" width=\"242\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"http:\/\/grumpyseniors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/dumb1-242x250.png 242w, http:\/\/grumpyseniors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/dumb1-290x300.png 290w, http:\/\/grumpyseniors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/dumb1.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 242px) 100vw, 242px\" \/><\/a>It&#8217;s the intelligence of some people.<\/p>\n<p>Okay, some people are smarter than others.<\/p>\n<p>But I have believed for many years there is no such thing as a dumb person.<\/p>\n<p>Only people who don&#8217;t use their brain.<br \/>\nWe all know a few of those.<\/p>\n<p>But then I stumbled on one of these &#8220;Answer my question, please&#8221; websites and now I may have to reassess my opinion.<\/p>\n<p>Some samples from real people:<\/p>\n<p><em>Is it legal to kill an ant?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Did NASA invent thunderstorms to cover up the sound of space battles?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>What percentage of water is celery?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>How many calories are in a booger?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Why does my arm shake and turn bright red when I&#8217;m eating dirt?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I was bitten by a turtle as a child. Can I still drink orange juice?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I kissed a boy on the cheek and I&#8217;m worried I am pregnant and I can&#8217;t eat bananas.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>HOW DO I TURN OFF MY CAPSLOCK? i ACCIDENTLY TURNED IT ON YESTERDAY AND i DON&#8217;T KNOW HOW TO TURN IT OFF.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>How do I get YouTube to come film me? 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