3rd grade question of the day

[stevebody]

Dated another gal, years ago, who was about ten years younger than me. We parted ways after I mentioned Paul McCartney's work with the Beatles and she said, "He was in a band before Wings?"

Overheard a customer (not a regular, Thank God) who was describing to his girlfriend or wife the winemaking process. In less than three seconds, it was clear that what he was talking about was making whiskey.

Was actually standing next to Jimi Hendrix's grave, back in '95, when a 20-ish guy, there with a group of friends, asked, "Was this guy a musician or something?"

A guy I talked with during the last baseball season swore to me that an out was four strikes. "No," I said, "That's balls." His reply? "Not balls at all, it's the truth. Didn't you ever play baseball?"

A guy from the Washington State Legislative Liaison's Office came in to take a survey and, in the course of the questions, asked me if I knew who our senators are. I answered Cantwell and Murray. He said I was the first person to get it right all day - and he had made 14 stops.

I have an excuse. I started out dumb. A lot of people are embracing it willfully.