Stupidity has a new dimension

NEW YORK Idaho resident Kathy Evans brought humiliation to her friends and

family Tuesday when she set a new standard for stupidity with her appearance

on the popular TV show, "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire."



It seems that Evans, a 32-year-old wife and mother of two, got stuck on the

first question, and proceeded to make what fans of the show are dubbing "the

absolute worst use of lifelines ever." *



*After being introduced to the show's host Meredith Vieira, Evans assured

her that she was ready to play, whereupon she was posed with an extremely

easy $100 question. The question was: *



*"Which of the following is the largest?"

A) A Peanut

B) An Elephant

C) The Moon

D) Hey, who you calling large? *



*Immediately Mrs. Evans was struck with an all consuming panic as she

realized that this was a question to which she did not readily know the

answer. *



*"Hmm, oh boy, that's a toughie," said Evans, as Vieira did her level best

to hide her disbelief and disgust. "I mean, I'm sure I've heard of some of

these things before, but I have no idea how large they would be." *



*Evans made the decision to use the first of her three lifelines, the 50/50.

Answers A and D were removed, leaving her to decide which was bigger, an

elephant or the moon. However, faced with an incredibly easy question, Evans

still remained unsure. *



*"Oh! It removed the two I was leaning towards!" exclaimed Evans. "Darn. I

think I better phone a friend." *



*Using the second of her two lifelines on the first question, Mrs. Evans

asked to be connected with her friend Betsy, who is an office assistant. *



*"Hi Betsy! How are you? This is Kathy! I'm on TV!" said Evans, wasting the

first seven seconds of her call. "Ok, I got an important question. Which of

the following is the largest? B, an elephant, or C, the moon. 15 seconds

hun." *



*Betsy quickly replied that the answer was C, the moon. Evans proceeded to

argue with her friend for the remaining ten seconds. *



*"Come on Betsy, are you sure?" said Evans. "How sure are you? Puh, that

can't be it." *



*To everyone's astonishment, the moronic Evans declined to take her friend's

advice and pick 'The Moon.' *



*"I just don't know if I can trust Betsy. She's not all that bright. So I

think I'd like to ask the audience," said Evans. *



*Asked to vote on the correct answer, the audience returned 98% in favor of

answer C, 'The Moon.' Having used up all her lifelines, Evans then made the

dumbest choice of her life. *



*"Wow, seems like everybody is against what I'm thinking," said the

too-stupid-to-live Evans. "But you know, sometimes you just got to go with

your gut. So, let's see. For which is larger, an elephant or the moon, I'm

going to have to go with B, an elephant. Final answer."

Evans sat before the dumbfounded audience, the only one waiting with bated

breath, and was told that she was wrong, and that the answer was in fact, C,

'The Moon.' *

Good grief... don't these people have to take some sort of quiz or test BEFORE they get on the actual show? How did this idiot even make it on the air??

Whoops, sorry for the double post, my PC is acting up...

I found this hilarious....but I got to thinking...NOONE can be this stupid if they aren't actually mentally challenged...so I did some digging and came up with this:

Quote :

Commentary:

We humans love to laugh at apparent displays of stupidity by others,
which may explain why this fake "news" story has circulated so widely.
The article has been posted to numerous forums and blogs and is also
traversing cyberspace in the form of an email forward.


The story claims that, when she appeared on the quiz show "Who Wants To
Be A Millionaire", Kathy Evans of Idaho "set a new standard for
stupidity" when she could not answer a question that asked her to
identify the largest item from a list comprising an elephant, the moon
and a peanut. According to the message, despite using all of her
"lifelines", Kathy ultimately "went with her gut" and locked in
"Elephant" as her final answer.


However, the incident described never happened. The article originates
from BSNews.org, a satirical website that features fake news items on a
variety of subjects. Within their original context, it should be clear
to even gullible readers that the articles are satirical in nature and
are not intended to be taken seriously. Even the name of the site (BS
News) should alert astute visitors to its true nature. Moreover, the
site includes the following disclaimer on its "About" page:
<blockquote>
DISCLAIMER: BSNews.org, and all it's contents, fall under the category
of Satire and Parody. Don't take any of this bull[****] seriously, ok?
In other words, NONE OF THIS IS REAL! Understand? Good.
</blockquote>However, the article was apparently lifted from its
original setting and began circulating as a supposedly legitimate news
item, thereby fooling many recipients into believing its claims. The
original version claimed that the host slapped "Kathy's" face after the
show and she was subsequently hospitalized "in critical condition"
after being beaten by angry audience members. The version currently
circulating omits these details, possibly because they are so
far-fetched that they would likely "give the game away".


The photograph included with the message is a doctored adaptation of a legitimate screenshot
from the UK version of "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire". The real
question asked for another name for the "trachea" and had nothing to do
with elephants or the moon. And the contestant's name is Fiona Wheeler,
not "Kathy Evans" as claimed in the message. What's more, far from
being stupid, Fiona answered the question correctly and won £32,000.

It is not uncommon for satirical "news" items to break out of the
confines of their original settings and circulate via other means,
fooling gullible recipients as they travel. A 2004 "news" article from
another satirical news site falsely reported the demise of American
Idol contestant William Hung. Another fake news item describes proposed legislation intended to provide work-place benefits for "the millions of Americans who lack any real skills or ambition".


It is always wise to check the validity of any apparent news items that
arrive via email or are posted to blogs and forums. If information in
such items is genuine, it will usually be featured on legitimate news
outlets such as online news websites and will not be hard to ve

rify.

I didnt think anyone could be that stupid!!

i don't think it was stupidity as much as it was stage fright, along with panic under what, for her, was a stressful situation. made her brain freeze up i reckon.

It's not real though, and I kind of doubt that no matter how nervous or pressured a person is, no one is that dumb. Just my opinion though.

Haha, I should've known it was too good to be true!

I like the ones where the person gets the very first question wrong. "Which one of these is a common household pet" a) pencil b)dog c)banjo d) can of soda. Ummm, can of soda.

mc666 wrote:

i don't think it was stupidity as much as it was stage fright, along with panic under what, for her, was a stressful situation. made her brain freeze up i reckon.

I was thinking the same exact thing. Playing along at home is a cinch but just imagine what it would be like up on that stage under bright lights anda large audience watching you. (still,even that question would be hard to miss,no matter what the situation)

I don't think I've ever seen anyone lose on the first question, but seeing as this was the American Who Wants To Be..., I instantly believed it. Ah stereotypes. I'm a bad person ;D

I thought it was a fake.

It's kinda sad, though, that I can actually see that happening. Some people nowadays have just about ZERO going on upstairs. So long as they can watch Survivor and American Idol, get their McDonald's, and have media personalities and politicians on TV tell 'em everything is fine, they are happy as pigs in the proverbial s**t.

ouch, that really sucks..

Did anyone see the new game show "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader" on TV last night? I felt pretty stupid after that thing was over. I was only able to answer two of the "grade school" level questions. I dread when my son starts school in another year and expects me to help him with his homework!