Ignorance of History
A calendar called the "Stupidest Things Ever Said" pokes fun at a respondent to a radio show for answering "Little Debbie" to a question about first ladies. But somehow the uber smart stupid quotes folk seem to have missed the question she was answering:Which First Lady was forced to flee the White House when the British invaded Washington D.C. during the Revolutionary War
(emphasis mine)
In fact all the first ladies who fled the White House during the revolutionary war were named Little Debbie. That's because there were none.
posted by Michael Benson @ 10:41 AM
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Are you sure that they're not poking fun at the question? Not that confusing the Revolutionary war with the war of 1812 is all that unusual, but it is a little boneheaded.
No, I think the calendar makes clear that it's the response that's supposed to be funny. Granted this is second hand, I haven't seen the calendar myself.
OK, I tried.
I've tried snarky answers to boneheaded historical questions before.... students hate it.
Anyway, the first lady who fled the White House during a war wasn't Little Debbie at all -- it was Sara Lee. I thought everybody knew that!
Yes, but she was assisted by her Aunt Jemima and Ms. Butterworth, the maid.
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