First, when this friend expressed that she didn't know what to take to a picnic the following day, someone suggested she cut up a watermelon. The friend answered:
"I don't want to sound dumb, but I don't think I know how to do that."
That was dumb inspiration #1.
The husband of that same friend, during a discussion about childhood obesity (just the topic for a picnic) said of Kool-Aide:
"Sugar isn't the issue with those drinks, it's the calories."
Evidently, he believes that Kool-Aide gets its calories from fat.
Either way, these two incidents reminded me that common sense is anything but common and there is a lot of dumb to go round. So...
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