…Just stupid people.

A question was posted to Yahoo! Answers that has caught the attention of many people. It has become the object of many jokes, and much ridicule. This question was actually removed from Yahoo! Answers for reasons not stated, but a copy of the question can be found cached by Google here.

The question is as follows:

I live in georegia but i dont see rusia no where not even sound but they says theres tanks should i be worrie
i herd on the news that rusia has invaded but i dont see them no where wats going on

I became aware of this question while reading the news on the events in Georgia, and have shrugged it off as pure stupidity. However, things at this level of stupidity tend to haunt those who are smart enough to understand exactly how stupid the person is for asking such a question. I found myself shaking violently with anger at the very thought of this being a serious question.

I don’t know if this is a joke, and I’m in no way making the assumption that this is a serious question, but in the event that it is a serious question, I’d like to offer my opinion on the matter.

The person who asked the question needs special attention. Perhaps a special needs class in the local school system could be utilized. Maybe an elementary school teacher with a geography book or a globe or world map could lend some assistance to this precious child of the Lord, bless her soul. She should be shown the distance between Russia and the state of Georgia, and then the distance between Russia and the country of Georgia. Then, she should be posed the question: Which Georgia would most likely be at risk to Russian tanks? If she gets the question wrong, use the map to give her paper cuts until she bleeds to death, or use the globe to bash in her head.

Perhaps it is really a joke meant to make people laugh at the possibility that someone could be that stupid. Unfortunately, I cannot find any humor in it.