Let's Talk Stupid

Ah yes, stupid. Webster's defines it thus:

stu⋅pid
–adjective

1.	lacking ordinary quickness and keenness of mind; dull.

2.	characterized by or proceeding from mental dullness; foolish; senseless: a stupid question.

3.	tediously dull, esp. due to lack of meaning or sense; inane; pointless: a stupid party.

4.	annoying or irritating; troublesome: Turn off that stupid radio.

5.	in a state of stupor; stupefied: stupid from fatigue.

6.	Slang. excellent; terrific.

In short - it means "salesman." NOW I know a good deal of salespeople and they are NOT stupid. They function in society, can tie their own shoes and make a copy on a complex copy machine. It is not these individuals that today's lesson are aimed; it's the ones who I practically have to hand walk through the perils of the world like i do my toddler. Today I sat neck deep in a pile of stupid.

SO - let's say you are a great salesperson and the company pays for you to have an ALL EXPENSE PAID ALL INCLUSIVE TRIP to the Dominican Republic. Normal people would give a, "hell yeah, let's go" attitude. They would understand that it's a longer flight, but the destination is worth the trip. Let me say, my salesman friend is not normal (remember, the theme today is stupid) and he complained from the get-go with flight planning.

NOW world events as they are, there was a tragic LARGE earthquake off the coast of Haiti (a country on the same island as the Dominican) and devistation is still being counted. SO emergency services gets priority for travel. This means that the crappy longer flights are left for the sunshine, freeloading sales reps from my company. NOW stupid rep "Tim" gets his list of flight options from me and his response is, "What do you mean you can't get to the Dominican in one day before 3pm?"

Let's revisit the definition of "stupid" to gauge my feelings about this question:

1. lacking ordinary quickness and keenness of mind; dull.
   My dear Tim, the Dominican is 1/2 a world away from your little haven in the west. There isn't a direct flight. Get on the bus.
2. characterized by or proceeding from mental dullness; foolish; senseless: a stupid question.
   This needs no further explanation...
3. tediously dull, esp. due to lack of meaning or sense; inane; pointless
   This was my feeling when it came to explaining the shape and size of the world to Tim - he would only ask why he still couldn't get there in less than 6 hours.
4. annoying or irritating; troublesome
   Yes, yes he is...
5. in a state of stupor; stupefied
   This has been my state of being all day as Tim has coworkers who are also salespeople with the same fantastic questions.
6. Slang. excellent; terrific
   Let's just say this is a "stupid" definition and use of "stupid."

SO that is the full description of my "stupid" day with the "stupid" rep on this "stupid" subject.

THANK YOU for letting me vent, dear reader.