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treestar

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12. Also a variant about a lawyer
Fri Jul 28, 2023, 09:36 PM
Jul 2023

on the ground.

The Lost Ballonist
A man is flying in a hot air balloon when he realizes he is lost. He reduces his altitude and spots a man in a field below. He lowers the balloon toward the man and shouts to him, "Excuse me, can you help me? I am late to meet a friend, but I don't know where I am."
The man below says, "I'm happy to help. You are in a hot air balloon, hovering approximately 30 feet above this field. You are between 40 and 42 degrees N. latitude, and between 58 and 60 degrees W. longitude."
After a brief pause, the balloonist declares: "You must be a lawyer."
"I am" replies the man. "How did you know?"
"Well," says the balloonist, "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 responds, "Indeed. And you ... You must be a client."
"Why, yes, I am," replies the balloonist, "how in the world did you know?"
"Well," says the man, "you don't know where you are, or where you are going. You have made a promise which you have no idea how to keep, and you expect me to solve your problem. The fact is you are in the exact same position you were in before we met, but now it is somehow my fault."

googling that, it seems that every profession has a version of this!

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Sounds about right! 50 Shades Of Blue Jul 2023 #1
Tasty! dchill Jul 2023 #2
hehehe. AllaN01Bear Jul 2023 #3
This!!!! Joinfortmill Jul 2023 #4
I heard a variant of this decades ago DBoon Jul 2023 #5
I heard that as Microsoft. nt eppur_se_muova Jul 2023 #6
Also a variant about a lawyer treestar Jul 2023 #12
Mertzon, TX Major Nikon Jul 2023 #7
Then she crashed the balloon on the boat crushing and suffocating the man in the boat PurgedVoter Jul 2023 #8
Perfect! n/t iluvtennis Jul 2023 #9
My late wife was a member: she sent me this years ago: GLBTS Jul 2023 #10
Welcome to DU LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2023 #26
welcome to DU gopiscrap Aug 2023 #30
Somehow it's always a Democrat's fault, just ask any Repuke FakeNoose Jul 2023 #11
So true lefthandedskyhook Jul 2023 #13
K&R UTUSN Jul 2023 #14
That is so classic......spot on..... turbinetree Jul 2023 #15
Well said. paleotn Jul 2023 #16
LOL! burrowowl Jul 2023 #17
"you don't know where you are -- or where you are going. You've risen to where you are, elleng Jul 2023 #18
That's a perfect description of pretty much any Republican. calimary Jul 2023 #20
Good one! liberalla Jul 2023 #19
Republicans will never change. Aussie105 Jul 2023 #21
Always loved this one. Arthur_Frain Jul 2023 #22
25 years ago it was an engineer and a sales manager. jg10003 Jul 2023 #23
All I know is the rich republicans are saving seven million dollars over ten years thanks to... czarjak Jul 2023 #24
"but now it's MY fault." Most "lost" people seem to prefer that conclusion. Hortensis Jul 2023 #25
K&R Blue Owl Jul 2023 #27
it was originally a joke about managers and engineers paulkienitz Jul 2023 #28
Hehehe malaise Jul 2023 #29
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