"Stupid is as stupid does." So says the now-famous quote from the movie, Forrest Gump.

Nowadays, it would seem stupidity is an epidemic. Just type the words "stupid people dot com" into your internet search engine and you can find loads of websites where people share their tales, like the man who wrote: "My ex-wife once called me at a bar and asked, 'Where are you?' "

Another favorite story is told about a high school teacher who assigned her class a paper on World War Two. On the date it was due, one boy came in empty handed. "I went to every library I could find, but I found NOTHING on World War Two. I found a lot of books on World War 11, though."

Makes you wonder.

Most laughable are stories of the criminally dumb. Nearly any law officer could write a book on these. The following on…