Really Stupid Questions
 

The comments on the car styling thread about whether or not there were stupid questions got me thinking about RSQs which have been asked of me.

Example: A few years ago, at the Tidal Power plant, where I work as a Heritage Interpreter, I had a lady ask me why there was a sign with "Danger" and a depiction of a person caught in an undertow on a float in the inlet waters of the plant. :rolleyes:

I had answered that question a few times previously that afternoon and answered, "There is a species in the area which doesn't understand that heavy equipment and powerful currents can be dangerous."

She thought about that for a few moments then asked, "Bears?"

I answered, "Perhaps where you come from, the bears can read, but our Nova Sccotia bears are quite illiterate."

At that point, someone elbowed her and whispered, "People!"

Right up there with my SIL's question regarding the view from the top of the mountain, "How do you know when you get to the top?"

I'm sure there are more.

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Les

Back before we had cell phones my wife called the house and when I answered the phone she asked. "Where are you?"

The dumbest question I heard was as we were watching a partial solar eclipse. I was projecting the image onto a piece of paper through a long telephoto lens. We were all looking at the sun with a chunk missing and one lady asked "what is getting in the way of the sun?"

I still get that from my mother, when she calls our landline. She doesn't remember which number (speed dial) she called...

Had a really dumb g/f years ago. One night I was setting my alarm so I could get up and watch the Perseids meteor shower, and she asked why I didn't just tape it.

Had a girl ask once if.... Hmmmmm on second thought I best not write it

Ditzy ex girlfriend once asked. " how much does a .25 cent stamp cost? "

There are no stupid questions. Only stupid people asking questions.

Do I have a pet kangaroo...

My favorite from college-

Dumb girl: "How many ounces are in a 40??" While holding a 40oz beer bottle....

Me: "Why 40 sips I think"

friend: "It's an old English term for drinking a lot of sips"

Dumb girl: a few days later she simply stated that "It took a lot more than 40 sips"
then asked "why?"
Me: "English and Irish sips are different"

Dumb girl: "OOOOOHHH" "That's what I thought"


My college buddies still say that line when we get together "how many ounces in a 40?"

Not a RSQ but a funny, cute situation with my then 8 year old friend of my son's. We had invited him to go camping many years ago and told him that we would be staying up really late one night to catch the meteor shower. It was a beautiful crystal clear night.......he shows up wearing a rain coat, boots, hat and umbrella! :p

Ex girlfriend asked why my Datsun said 24 ounce ( 240z) under the door.

Many moons ago I worked in a Circle k and had a large, loud female ask where the 40oz quarts were.

This takes a bit of setup but...

Go back to the olden days of 1974 in Montgomery Alabama. The song "Sweet Home Alabama" hits the airwaves. I was at a local mixer for the new kids on base under 21. I got stuck with bringing my new neighbor kid (remember we were all Air Force brats) from Ohio.

That song starts playing and 90% of the crowd hits the dance floor. He looks at me and asks:

"Is tha a popular song down here?" :rolleyes:

The only stupid question is the question not asked....but then it is no longer a question!

Have you read through the list above? There are several stupid questions mentioned in the list above.

I understand the old phrase about stupid questions. Asking if gravity always works if you jump into the air is a stupid question.

I had a lady ask me if I was going to Hawaii once on a direct flight from SF to Maui. In her defense she was probably a bit crazy. She had 8 cups of coffee on the flight, kneeled in the aisle to pray, and began clapping wildly when we landed.

seriously? this is just something a teacher said to get kids to ask questions.

i once had a lady call me at work to ask a few questions. one of the questions was, "what is your phone number?"

come on!

One of my people just asked me

"If I listen to Pandora on WiFi, will it use up my data plan?"

There are stupid answers.
There are extremely stupid reactions to logical answers.

There are no stupid questions.

totally serious:


While on a scuba dive boat floating off shore in the pacific ocean near Hawaii..................


A lady was overhead asking "what elevation we were at?", because she was from another part of the world with a different ocean that was at Sea Level.