My earlier post “Stupidity has few boundaries” was written somewhat tongue-in-cheek. But two days later, there it was on the front page of The Gazette’s special Swine Flu coverage: “Can you still eat pork?”. It’s a good thing that Belgium remains a rather innocuous country…can you imagine what would happen to Brussels Sprouts sales if that nation were to involve itself in some international imbroglio? I remember reading that around the time of 9/11 sales of French fries declined in America because the French had made some apparently disparaging comments about the war on terrorism. Can there really be so many genuinely stupid people in a country like Canada that newspapers need to even address such questions? It’s a good thing they didn’t call it Mexican Flu…can you imagine what would happen to Mexicans in foreign lands? As my wife said upon reading the headlines today, “Gee, I’m surprised there isn’t a headline -Is it safe to speak to Mexicans?”. It is discouraging and I shake my head in amazement.