Mothers do it every day

stoptheaclu ^ | 07/09/2010 | Roger E. Skoff

[In Bold Colors]

In a 1951 fiction story caled The Marching Morons, Cyril M. Kornbluth describes a future in which centuries of breeding and poplular culture have resulted in a society where practically nobody is actually smart enough to tie his own shoes, but practically everybody drives around at three gundred miles an hour in a car that looks and sounds like a rocketship and holds a doctorate or a "post-doc" credential in some important-sounding subject. As the story unfolds, the reader learns that, though the cars make tremendous roaring noises and......

[Constitutions Grandchild]

Read the whole. Outstanding! I laughed out loud at “Diplomas given for ‘time served’”. I’m sure that’s how my son felt upon receiving his. He would come home from school and say, “You couldn’t take it if you saw what I have to see everyday.” He truly felt the cultural divide.

[IDontLikeToPayTaxes]

I'm amazed that the title of the article isn't "Moms Do It Everyday."

[ASOC]

TIme travel can do that to you.

THe story ends badly for the ‘hero’.

[BenKenobi]

I felt the same. Left, and then came back to finally knock it off.

Now I spend my time tutoring students. I’m just thankful I don’t have to deal with the idiots anymore.

[Tanniker Smith]

Ends badly for most, including the morons.

I remember reading that back in high school.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

a future in which centuries of breeding and poplular culture have resulted in a society where practically nobody is actually smart enough to tie his own shoes,