My freshman year in college, I had a roommate who was bright enough but had a tendency to speak before thinking. The first classic scenario from that year was when we had just moved in (there were 5 of us in a “suite”) and were discussing the fact that our college was very close to the state capital. “Wow,” the roomie says, “wouldn’t it be great if we had a war?” We looked at her blankly. “I mean, if we wanted to protest it would be SO convenient!”
The other memorable incident was a few months later. “What are you guys doing?” she said as she entered the room. “We were just talking about Jim Henson.” “Ohhhhh yeah, Jim Henson. Is he still dead?” Three of us burst out laughing while another roomie replied, “No, he’s back from the grave and touring with Elvis this summer.” She merely looked confused and left again.