The Ransom of Red Chief

The story Ransom of Red Chief is about two men kidnapping a young boy.  The parent don't want the boy.  At the end the kidnapper end up having to pay the parents to take the boy back.  I think this is a good line during a moment of temporary mental apparition.  That mean that they aren't the brightest people in the world.  It also means that they are not smart.  It means they were stupid for a breve amount of time.