Has Somebody Ever Asked You A Stupid Question?

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For example, someone walks into your room and sees you eating...then asks you, "Are you eating?"

Now, to me, that's a stupid question. As for me, I would answer, "No, I'm swimming."

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    LoL.. *thumb up*
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  • Profile picture of the author ThomM
    Originally Posted by Ken_Caudill View Post

    Has Somebody Ever Asked You A Stupid Question?

    They have now.
    Damn beat me to it:rolleyes:
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  • Profile picture of the author Patrician
    Yes - my ex and late husband used to answer a (yes of course) question with: "Does a chicken have lips"?

    This has always made me dizzy thinking about it. Because NO a chicken does not have lips, it has a beak.

    OK so then why do you answer a yes of course/stupid question with a facetious answer like this.

    ... wait i think i get it decades later (?) i really am freaking dizzy.

    it's yes of course not.


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  • Profile picture of the author mattlaclear
    Yes...you on one of your other threads asking whether or not I shave my face on a daily basis. Or was it the one you asked about how much I weighed in kilos. I forget which one though.
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    kilos! kilos dammit!
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    • Profile picture of the author csmcmanus
      i always like it when i am trying to figure out php code or doing some elaborate layout and Im cursing and struggling and my wife walks in and asks if I am busy... uhhh no not at all how can i help you?:p
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  • Profile picture of the author ComputerGirl
    Of course, there are silly questions, but basically they can from my relatives. I remeber that my mother used to call father to work and ask, are you there? That always has seemed to me a very strange question! And there are a lot of them!
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    • Profile picture of the author Kay King
      The thing about stupid questions is there are always plenty to go around.

      When do you shower?
      When do you shave?
      ...and this one

      You walk into a restaurant alone. You are the only person waiting to be seated. The hostess asks "how many for dinner".

      Most people say "1". Then the hostess says "1 for dinner?" as if the number might change.

      It irritates me - so I say 4 or even 6. I get a nice, large table all to myself
      If I'm asked "where are the others" I just say "guess they couldn't make it". Then I get great service because they feel sorry for me for being stood up.

      Win-win
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      • Profile picture of the author manahei
        The stupidest question was spoken by Tony Montana: "Who do I trust?"
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      • Profile picture of the author thunderbird
        Originally Posted by Kay King View Post

        The thing about stupid questions is there are always plenty to go around.

        When do you shower?
        When do you shave?
        ...and this one<snip>
        I don't necessarily consider those stupid questions. They are the kinds of questions fiction writers or archaeologists might ask. The answers were actually kind of interesting. So, where did the Ancient Romans go to take a dump? Fiction writers often notice that they don't have a clue about the every day things people do. I've been on the margins so long myself (comfortable margins), I basically have to guess what normal lives and daily routines are like.
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      • Profile picture of the author KenThompson
        Originally Posted by Kay King View Post

        The thing about stupid questions is there are always plenty to go around.

        When do you shower?
        When do you shave?
        ...and this one

        You walk into a restaurant alone. You are the only person waiting to be seated. The hostess asks "how many for dinner".

        Most people say "1". Then the hostess says "1 for dinner?" as if the number might change.

        It irritates me - so I say 4 or even 6. I get a nice, large table all to myself
        If I'm asked "where are the others" I just say "guess they couldn't make it". Then I get great service because they feel sorry for me for being stood up.

        Win-win
        I'm calling all the aluminum-sided diners in the Biloxi area and alerting
        them to your deviant behavior. lol


        Mr. Shiloh...

        Actually, one time I was in a forum, and this nitwit asked me if I ever
        washed my socks.

        Other than that, never in my life has anyone asked me a stupid question.


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    "You walk into a restaurant alone. You are the only person waiting to be seated. The hostess asks "how many for dinner".

    Most people say "1". Then the hostess says "1 for dinner?" as if the number might change.'

    I am always tempted to ask if they are blind or just stupid.
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    • Profile picture of the author Kay King
      Kim -

      I think giving a "big" number stretches the fun out longer
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  • Profile picture of the author KimW
    You know Kay, I just may try that soon. It always amazes me that the same people do that at the places you frequent a lot too.
    Of course this is unrelated, but the other thing that gets me is the same lady asks to see my ID when I don't pay with cash,even though I've been going to this place for over 10 years. :rolleyes:
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    • Profile picture of the author Kay King
      A young know it all at RadioShack demanded my ID when I was buying surge protectors - I was paying in cash.

      When I asked why he needed an ID he couldn't think of an answer so he gave up and made change...and that person will, at some point, procreate. It's a scary world.
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      • Profile picture of the author alanmoore78
        Originally Posted by Kay King View Post

        A young know it all at RadioShack demanded my ID when I was buying surge protectors - I was paying in cash.

        When I asked why he needed an ID he couldn't think of an answer so he gave up and made change...and that person will, at some point, procreate. It's a scary world.
        Mailing list fodder, that's what they want. They want to send you catalogs and add you to a mailing list so you get life insurance spam and all sorts of messy junk mail. Radio Shack doesn't get my business because of this. The last time I was in a Radio Shack was when my wife and I were on the road working and we needed a USB hub because 2 of the 3 USB ports died on my wife's laptop.

        They tried to upsell us to a $35 hub with 5 ports and a bunch of pretty blue LED indicators telling you if something is plugged in. This is in place of the $14 one with 4 ports that you can tell if its plugged in because YOU PLUGGED IT IN YOURSELF AND CAN PLAINLY SEE THAT IT IS IN THERE. Then they tried to upsell us to a netbook so we could have an inferior version of Windows, less memory, a smaller hard drive, less speed, and a miniature screen that looks like something Vtech would have on the Dora The Explorer kid's laptop. After they evaded our evil eye gazes, we sauntered over to the cashier counter where they tried to get our phone number, our address, and our email address. No go on all counts. Here's how the transaction should sound:

        Ring up the desperately needed bit.
        Take our cash.
        Make change if appropriate (use a calculator if you have to).
        Close the cash drawer.
        Stick the receipt in the bag.
        Say "thanks and have a nice day."
        Let us walk out the door with the bit we came in to purchase.
        Get out of my life.

        They're not the only ones. Best Buy asks for zip codes. Banks want two forms of ID to cash checks drawn on their bank and give you a nice fat fee if you don't already have an account with them and the worse ones make you walk over to an "Account representative" who will "assist" you with cashing your check by offering to open an account for you instead of simply cashing the check.

        Biggest pet peeve recently is I've had Wal-Mart employees tell me I need to be at least eighteen years of age to buy motor oil. I'm 32. I drive a car that's older than I am. I go through a quart of oil every 70 miles. Stop asking for my ID for a plastic bottle full of liquified dead dinosaurs! And what then of the 16 or 17 year old kid? Make him go to a quickie lube because he's not allowed to touch the bottles of engine oil? I'm glad I'm getting old. Somebody give me some prune juice.
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        • Profile picture of the author thunderbird
          Originally Posted by alanmoore78 View Post

          <snip>Radio Shack doesn't get my business because of this.
          Does Radio Shack still exist? I thought it was defunct.
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    Lol Kay.
    I was asked for my birth date before a young kid would sell me a lotto ticket last week.
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    • Profile picture of the author Kay King
      Could he count that high?
      :p
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  • Profile picture of the author derekwong28
    I think the most common stupid question that I have been asked by many is "are you home?" when they have just dialled my home number.

    Of course, I have asked this question to others many time myself.
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  • Profile picture of the author Pauline60
    My stupidest ever answer ever to a question was "yes".
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  • Profile picture of the author appiiforum
    I just bought a beautiful car, a friend aor a neighbour came around and ask where did you get the money.....Is't this a stupid question
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    The king of all stupid questions.

    "Are you asleep?"
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  • Profile picture of the author PeterDunin
    Two that make me laugh are when you return home from work soaking wet and someone says 'Is it raining outside'or when I'm round my mums and I'm upstairs asleep she calls my name and when I sleepily reply she ask's me 'Are you awake?' no I'm taking in my sleep!
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