And then there’s just plain stupidity

[ellentonboy]

12 hours ago, topblkmale said:

Nothing about government buildings in DC is sexy. Even the bathhouse there is cold and sterile with DC types. It feels like a free government clinic when you enter.

I spent the majority of my federal career working in government buildings and can tell you they are usually run down, dirty, either too hot or too cold, and often make you feel like you are in a time warp.  They are dank, dark, no chance anyone spent money decorating these places.   The furniture and outdated filing equipment look like something that has been hanging around since the 1960s.  

I remember being given a new chair for my desk, you would have thought I had won the lottery when it was rolled up to me by my supervisor at the time.  Oh goodie!  Look, it's not broken.  Because I never knew of another work environment, when I finally left the north and was put in a government leased office in Florida, imagine my surprise.  They had windows - that you could see out of!  Central air and not broken window units.  Yippie!  

[hntnhole]

Another, fresh example of raw Stupidity occurred yesterday, at the trial of Fani Willis:  

One of the lawyers-cum-interrogators was grilling her about keeping (apparently) a stash of cash in her home.  He even spelled out what he meant, which was truly dull:  The attorney actually spelled out the word: h-o-r-d-e .... which only summons forth allusions an army from the 13th Century ... namely, "Genghis Khan and the Golden Horde", meaning a force of armed men so enormous, the combatants couldn't even be counted.  

I doubt that "attorney" could possibly be gay, but in the event he is:  The word you - stupid attorney - seemed to be searching for is "hoard" - meaning a mass of currency (whether metal or (these days) paper.  This dullard actually spelled out an entirely wrong word - sounds the same, sure - but it was emphasizing a truly stupid mistake. 

I think even the neighbors heard me laugh ....