{"id":4314,"date":"2020-07-21T11:09:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-21T11:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/occamstypewriter.org\/cromercrox\/2020\/07\/21\/why-are-people-so-fing-stupid\/"},"modified":"2020-07-21T11:09:00","modified_gmt":"2020-07-21T11:09:00","slug":"why-are-people-so-fing-stupid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occamstypewriter.org\/cromercrox\/2020\/07\/21\/why-are-people-so-fing-stupid\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Are People So F***ing Stupid?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We are shielding, chez Gee, as one of us has pre-existing health complaints, and another is about to have a surgical procedure. The only person who leaves the house is me, and only to walk the dogs, which I do in quiet woods and lanes to minimize human contact.<\/p>\n

So there I was on this morning’s walk in a country lane when I sense a cyclist hovering behind me. I turn round, and there’s a cyclist, who said she didn’t want to startle me. Which was kind. So I pull the dogs to the roadside to let her pass.<\/p>\n

She starts to pass but then stops next to me so she could coo over the dogs<\/i><\/b>. I tell her that we are shielding, so she says ‘be safe’ and cycles off.<\/p>\n

What do people have to do to drum the seriousness of this emergency into their heads?<\/p>\n

Next time I shall wear my mask… except that these numpties will only stop to ask why I am wearing a mask.<\/p>\n

Honestly, if this is the human race, extinction can’t come soon enough.<\/p>\n

In fact, I am so incensed I have designed a T-shirt<\/a>. You can see the design in the picture. You can order one here<\/a>. You’re welcome.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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