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When you’re learning at school or university, teachers and professors constantly encourage you to ask them questions and follow that with adding that there aren’t stupid questions. But deep down we know that stupid questions exist and some people aren’t afraid to voice them.
Maybe the person who came up with that phrase really underestimated how stupid and clueless people can be. But Twitter user Pey didn’t. She wanted people to tell her what are some stupid question that they have ever received. And there were some ridiculous ones in the thread that were so bad they were hilarious.
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We all ask stupid questions from time to time so let’s just have a good laugh from this list. Also, we would be interested to hear what stupid questions people have asked you? If you’re feeling brave, you can share the questions you asked and realised where not necessary.
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#1
Miłka Chromińska 4 years ago
I believe there's usually a little goldfish that swims in the liquid and if it feels hot it presses the "keep hot" button, i hope i explained thar well... I'm not a scientist 😬
Rodrigo Villa 4 years ago
I was also asked by a joking friend if I thought Friday the thirteenth would land on Friday this month (October 2017) and I actually considered it and after a moment's response, I said "no I think it's Wednesday this time."
Snooky Shirt 4 years ago
I have done the exact same thing except I just asked myself
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Sky Render 4 years ago
For anyone who doesn't know, a Thermos insulates via a near-vacuum layer. That means that transfer of heat (in or out) is much slower than it would be otherwise, because it has virtually nothing to conduct through. Ergo it keeps hot things hot(-ish) and cold things cold(ish).
Paul C. 4 years ago
It keeps hot things hot and cold things cold. I've got Soup and a choc ice in mine at the moment.
Lainie 4 years ago
Same, but I've got strawberry after a while! What kind of soup do you have?
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Uchman 4 years ago
A not dumb question would be "how does a Thermos work?"
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The Twitter user who asked the question to receive more questions is Pay and she is a mother and a certified fitness trainer and a nutritionist. Pay explained that she asked the question because she was thinking of how people always ask where she last put an item she is searching for and can’t find. Because if she knew where she put it, it wouldn’t be lost. The tweet didn’t blow up but it got some pretty funny responses and we wanted to show you them.
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#2
Jonathan 4 years ago
And as she sat strapped to her seat in the burning wreckage she complained it was too hot.
L.a. Williams 3 years ago
Oh sure we'll take a vote everyone who wants the engine off raise your hands. Okay. Now everyone who thinks it should stay on. Well the leaving it on wins hopefully. There is so much stupid out there.
#3
J.L. Martin 4 years ago
*ignorant. Can easily happen if one isn't exposed to other cultures.
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M M 4 years ago
I can relate to this one. Never had any contact with a person with braids. How can one know? I only know of braids that hold for a few hours. Not this permanent kind. I just happen to live in an all white community. You ask and you learn.
I' Gomez & Morticia's kid 4 years ago
Honestly same, as a kid I was always confused about how do they have such long and thicker hair whenever I see Box braids
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P.A.B. 4 years ago
I’m so confused. Would you think this was “one honest question” if the kid with braids was white? The kid was ignorant but not striving to be offensive. Can’t say the same about you. 😅
Load More Replies... MyOpinionHasBeenServed 4 years ago
Tbh, I used to think that before I knew better. And then I met someone from Africa ( I don't recall which nation), when I was 12 and she had extension but the kind painfully tarred or melted on her head. I'm dead serious. I then thought some people with that nationality couldn't grow hair and that's how they all get their hair. I later learned. I can see it being an annoying, offensive question, though.
Cherries and Lace 4 years ago
Excusable if it was early elementary school, cuz they haven't figured a lot of things out yet. They think teachers live in the school. But older? Yikes
Stephanie Keith 4 years ago
Not really. We learn at any age. It's okay to not know something and it doesn't make anyone dumb to not know and want to know.
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Steph 4 years ago
The child didn't know any better and naively asked. I suppose it was first or second grade... would help to know in order to judge. How many educated people don't realize the simplest facts? The other day a PHD in Psychology was astonished to find out milk cows had to get pregnant to give milk. She was 32 with a degree! And she lives in Austria, it's not like there aren't any cows there!
MyOpinionHasBeenServed 4 years ago
I'm 37 and I just learned that from you. A PHD doesn't give you the knowledge about everything there is to know about everything in the world. Psychology is a specific field. Farming and animal biology is another different field. I'm sure there are things that are common knowledge for some and not you. Have some understanding. We learn something new everyday for our whole life.
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ZooMom 4 years ago
If you want to insult yourself and identify as a demeaning slang word feel free, but don't speak for others.
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Meif’wa Fan 4 years ago
Did you notice that you and Chef Latte have the same profile pic?
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Human #1,232,867 4 years ago
You reallly need to pour it very very slowly i you don't ant the layer to mix.
Scarlett Fox 4 years ago
OK it sort of makes sense... regular coffee has 80 to 100mg of caffeine per 8oz cup. Decaf has about 2mg for the same amount. Having a coffee that's half regular and half decaf gives you 41-51mg of caffeine without diluting the flavour of the coffee. It sounds weird on the surface, but maybe the person was just trying to limit the amount of caffeine in their diet.
Uchman 4 years ago
Yeah but you can't drink one first, then the other because you can't stop them mixing
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As mentioned, teachers often tell you that there are no stupid questions. By saying that they want to encourage students to don’t be afraid to show that they don’t know or understand something. They try to convince them that seeking knowledge is always a positive thing.
Another common phrase people say is that there are no stupid question, only stupid answers shifting the unwanted quality from the person who asks to the person who needs to answer. But all in all, the phrase is there to make sure a person seeking knowledge is not being punished for not learning the information yet.
#5
L.a. Williams 3 years ago
Little kid's are exempt from this being stupid especially if he wasn't old to know how conception takes place. So shouldn't be on list. Now if he knew how conception works then someone needs to explain it again.
#6
lara 4 years ago
And I would have looked them in the eye and said "it is the only time I get to interact with a truly intelligent person."
Rodrigo Villa 4 years ago
Lmfao! Did you reply to them talking about their abnormal lack of neurons?
Vicky Z 4 years ago
Wonder if neurons feel loneliness when they are very few
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MyOpinionHasBeenServed 4 years ago
This happened to me so much all throughout school. There was a skating rink that happened to be across the street from a particularly nasty girl who hated me for no reason the first time she saw me. But I liked going to the rink and teach myself some figure skating. The girl went up to me one day asking what I was doing at the rink, giggling and smirking. I gave her a puzzled look and said I was skating, duh. Like, really.
ADDchallengedINFP-T 3 years ago
I'm going to play one game, before continue reading these stupid questions.
#7
ZAPanda 4 years ago
kids say the funniest things. I don't regret them in the slightest, they're awesome.
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Pepper DeVoe 4 years ago
Around 4 I was grumpy with my parents because they didn't have me be the flower girl at their wedding. 11 years before I was born
Bardhi's Dad 4 years ago
But, really... Why didn't you invite him? He's your son, for God's sake!
plain bOrEd not panda 4 years ago
Ooh, bless him :) We watched our wedding tape and our little son asked us "Where are we?" referring to him and his brother. It was a foreign concept for him that the world and people existed before him
Lululoohoo 4 years ago
Our 4 year old was looking at our wedding photos and was crying that he wasn't invited lol
Steph 4 years ago
Poor him, he must have felt hurt and left out! So cute and sad at the same time
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Luis Hernandez Dauajare 4 years ago (edited)
When me and my siblings were very young, we were sent to bed because my parents wanted to watch a movie about WW2. My father told us, in simple terms, what wars were, and that he was born during the war, in 1941. My 3 y.o. sister started crying, and asked if he had been killed in the war. We still remind her of it.
Carl Sagan who was an American astronomer, planetary scientist, cosmologist, astrophysicist, astrobiologist, author, and science communicator and certainly an intelligent person entertained the idea. He wrote in his book The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark: "There are naïve questions, tedious questions, ill-phrased questions, questions put after inadequate self-criticism. But every question is a cry to understand the world. There is no such thing as a dumb question."
#8
Vicky Z 4 years ago
That's so common that i think almost everyone has done it! Along with looking for your glasses while you are wearing them! Story of my life
Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago (edited)
Almost the same thing happened to me once. I was on a call with someone, they heard that I was searching for something because of the noise... "What are you searching for? -My phone." Rarely have I ever felt so dumb.
Sky Render 4 years ago
Selective object blindness is a real thing! Especially when you're used to something being somewhere and you move it to use it. Most people experience this at least once, thinking they've lost something a split second after they've pulled it out of their pocket (keys, wallet, and phone being the most common culprits). It's because the part of your brain that controls gut reflexes activates before the part of your brain that processes experiences logically.
L.a. Williams 3 years ago
Fresh pair of eyes that's all. You may have more experience in knowing where a phone might drop. Give her a break she has a lit to do.
Wednesday 4 years ago
OP: It's in your hand Mom: *looks at her hand* no it's not. OP: your other hand... Mom: *takes phone to other ear with other hand* NO, it's not! OP: Okay mom. Listen very carefully... I want you to take both hands, with whatever is in them at this second, do not pick up or put down or switch over anything, okay? Mom: Okay... OP: Now... Pu both hands, with whatever is in them out in front of you and look at them... Mom: ... OP: Mom? You there... Mom: ... OP: yeah.
#9
Joshua Seaman 4 years ago
What if I told you vegans have BBQs too, they just don't grill meat. Like, you've seen grilled veggies before, and meatless hot dogs and patties, right?
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Vicky Z 4 years ago
Embarrassing moment but once I entered a store with vitamins! The name of the store was a brand of vitamins which i wasn't aware of and thought it's just a store with different vitamins! So i kept asking for a different brand and the lady was trying to explain why they don't have it🙄
Marcellus II 4 years ago
Why would you care about the brand of vitamins? It's like believing one brand of gas will drive your car differently than another, their mystical marketing notwithstanding.
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RedstonewolfX 4 years ago
"It eludes me completely, I didn't read the name of the store, sorry can't help you; Anyways would you like to buy anything?"
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#10
WildHoneyPie 4 years ago
Ha ha. I worked at a library. One time a woman brought a stack of books up to the desk and asked "Have I read these?". I was so tempted to say " Yes! And you liked them!"
Sue User 4 years ago
I sometimes word things awkwardly. I am guessing this person was really wanting you to check of she had borrowed them before.
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L.a. Williams 3 years ago
Yep like you know what she ordered. Tell her politely to check on what she ordered.
However, there are people who would argue with that. For example, the genius mind himself, Albert Einstein once said, “Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.” The physicist leads us to believe that the universe may have limits, but people’s lack of intelligence will never cease to surprise.
That could be applied to our today’s topic. If human stupidity is infinite then logically stupid questions do exist because people come up with them.
#11
Orange is aging 4 years ago (edited)
Friendly piece of advice: don’t call me at 3 am if you want to keep those legs of yours
David Martin 4 years ago
I used to work security monitoring on the graveyard shift. When an alarm came in, it was my job to send out police, then call the list of Responsible Parties to inform them. A shocking amount of people, upon being told of the alarm situation, would ask me "Do you know what time it is right now?" First of all, YES, because my butt has to be awake all night doing this job, and second, I'm sorry, I didn't confirm with the people breaking into the building to schedule a robbery around YOUR schedule, or I'd have picked the day time when I'm not here to deal with you. And third, it's probably the night cleaners forgetting to turn off the system when they got there...like it was the last time that alarm went off...like it ALWAYS IS when that alarm goes off...and maybe we could both skip these late night calls if you spoke to them about that
BusLady 4 years ago
I hate it when someone calls me in the middle of the day and says "Oh, did I wake you?"
WildBerry 4 years ago (edited)
Tell them 'no', you weren't sleeping but you were on the toilet. Then don't say anything else.
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Pungent Sauce 4 years ago
My phone has a “silent mode” switch on the side that gets flipped at bedtime. Sorry, but I’m not going to know you called until I get up about 5:30-6AM.
#13
M O'Connell 4 years ago
Because a lion is significantly more badass mount than a camel. That or they just read the Chronicles of Narnia.
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Josiane Roy 4 years ago
As a Canadian I would often get asked about having dog sleds to get around and living in igloos. Search 'Talking to Americans' with Rick Mercer on Thos Hour has 22 minutes for more examples. Fun fact, Rick Mercer had manage to convince that our prime ministers name at the time was Jean Poutine. He was regularly called that on diplomatic visits.
Random Panda 4 years ago
As a born and raised Alaskan, same. I've never seen an igloo in person and the only dog sleds I've seen in real life are when I go downtown to watch the start of the Iditarod.
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WhatEvenIsLife 4 years ago
When I traveled to Canada on vacation once, I got asked so many times if I owned a gun and rode a horse when people found out I'm from Texas.
And the proof is in the pudding. The questions people in this list ask are really unnecessary and you don’t always understand if they are being serious or you’re getting trolled. Maybe it could be fine if children were asking them but it should be unacceptable for grown adults.
At the end of the day we can agree that stupid questions do exist but we shouldn’t be too mad at people who ask them. Maybe they genuinely don’t know and you can be the one to explain an important thing a person should have the knowledge of.
#14
Teresa Thomas 4 years ago
Or 2 different years - December 31st 2012 11:58 pm, January 1st 2013 1:10am (example)
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Two_rolling_black_eyes 4 years ago
I went to High School with twins. One was born before midnight and one was born after midnight on New Years Eve/Day. Mom and Dad induced New Years Eve trying to get either the last baby of the year or first baby of the year prize at the hospital. The parents were both rural teachers and they needed the prize ( year of diapers, etc) to cover the cost of twins. They pulled off the ultimate story for their daughters. Twins born a year apart.
Chloe *Leah* Pheonix 4 years ago
Radiates the same energy as someone telling me we have the same name and then I say "cool! What's your name?"
Sam Slivers 4 years ago
i just hate it when i dont know what twin i share my birthday with, if only there was an easier way
Raven DeathShade 4 years ago
I found out that someone shared my birthday, down to the day and year. I messaged her, saying "hey! We're twins! We have the same exact birthday!" Her response? "Oh cool! When's yours?" (Shortly followed by "what day?" and "how old are you?") English isn't her first language, so perhaps it is understandable, but it sure is frustrating.
L.a. Williams 3 years ago
Apparently she doesn't understand what twins means. Somebody keep an eye her she's gonna hurt herself
#15
Maurettis 4 years ago
You should not. Idiots are the only constant in the universe, regardless of nationality
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Raven DeathShade 4 years ago (edited)
I have a sneaking suspicion that there's another one, called Europe. But only those two countries exist, right? Right?!? (Sarcasm so heavy that it puts a blue whale to shame)
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k1ddkanuck 4 years ago (edited)
Hehehe... I'm just gonna hope this is a joke. If it's not... the Blue Jays are a Canadian team in an American league... much like the Raptors in basketball. By your logic, there are American hockey teams in Canada, one of which is in Montreal called the Canadiens!
Load More Replies... Miss Frankfurter 4 years ago
When he was on a Canadian satirical comedy show called "This Hour Has 22 Minutes", ( its reference to a Canadian version of "60 Minutes), comedian Rick Mercer used to go to the US and seriously ask citizens their opinions on the most ridiculous, hilarious things about Canada and Canadians that were completely untrue. He made up really stupid questions, for example, "Canadians are up in arms about the government deciding to provide skis, free of charge, to summer vacationers from the US who didnt realize they would need them. Do you think its fair for Canadians to be forced to bear the cost, or should visitors have to pay a surcharge?" and they would seriously believe him and give serious opinions. We're watching this laughing so hard that they actually believed this stuff.
Marco Conti 4 years ago
I have noticed that in the USA geography is not taught very well. I barely graduated high school in Italy, but I am a genius compared to American general knowledge of geography. And History, and English, Physics, Astronomy... I am starting to think there may be a problem with the education system.
Anne Mitchell 3 years ago
We were in the USA and my kids (Australian) aged 10 and 12 had been talking to a man for 20 mins when he asked them where they were from. They told him , Australia, and he then asked if they spoke English!
Zalzany Games 3 years ago
But are sure it wasn't another cannadian posing as one? Just saying I seen this joke before, and seen people try to keep it going...
#16
Fred Worrell 4 years ago
We got a new shredder at work. A co-worker was standing in front of it with a stack of papers looking lost. So I said need help? He said "Yes I do". So I took the stack and fed them in a few at a time. After they were shredded, he looked at and said "So where do the copies come out?"
Lord Mysticlaw 4 years ago
For some odd reason my brain always short-circuits and insists that a grasshopper is called a lawnmower
Matthew Squadrito 4 years ago
Technically, a microwave has a computer chip in it, so it is a computer.
Peppermallow 4 years ago
Microsoft Microwave. Your food is cooked, behind a blue screen that wont let you past
mcborge1 4 years ago
That issue is easily fixed if you format the turntable platter first. :D
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Tai Dallen 4 years ago
Maybe he's been selling elevators to people and convincing them they are microwaves...
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Sky Render 4 years ago
Reminds me of that XKCD comic where completing Mavis Beacon unlocks capital numbers.
Marco Conti 4 years ago
Actually, upper and lowercase numbers do exist. Not every common font set has them, but they are a thing. Screenshot...5f2342.jpg 
Mark Serbian, PK&RG,W 4 years ago
I sometimes refer to the % sign as "upper case 5" because it's easier than explaining where it is on the keyboard... (my keyboard has no printing on it)
gerry.garh 4 years ago
Reader's Digest magazine used lower case numbers when in the middle of a text.
#18
WildBerry 4 years ago (edited)
And I'm guessing the kid is hinting that he thinks his name sucks. Probably getting bullied in school for having that name.
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Lord Mysticlaw 4 years ago
My GP's receptionist once asked me if I'm absolutely sure that my daughter's name is [my daughter's name]. You know, the name that I personally gave to her, after I personally gave birth to her.
Kay blue 4 years ago
Someone once told me that my name wasn't spelt correctly. He actually thought that I didn't know how to spell my name.
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January Tempis 4 years ago
Thank you, that's exactly what I was going to say!
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Deutschland Mädchen 4 years ago
Too much food and not enough diologue. Not much of a plot either, no offense. Just keep working at it lol
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WildBerry 4 years ago
I think you hit the nail on the head. They were maybe thinking there weren't enough selections.
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BusLady 4 years ago
I felt stupid the other day at a restaurant when I asked the waitress if they were serving lunch (it was mid-day). I kept looking at the menu and only saw breakfast. She looked at me funny. Then my sister showed me that I hadn't opened the menu all the way. I was so embarrassed.
Paul Davis 4 years ago
wouldn't you rather people ask questions like this, which have very simple answers, versus very hard questions?
deanna woods 4 years ago
No, this is the bill. In this restaurant, you pay before you order anything off the menu.
#20
Speedgoat 4 years ago
A friend of mine could just pop one out and have a gander at it. Rather alarming when you find it out the first time.
Joanie 4 years ago
If your eyeball falls out and is still attached what do you see? I mean, you've got two eyes each looking in a different direction. Legit question.
Gin 4 years ago
When the eye becomes dislodged, the optical nerve tends to stay intact. If so you may have some vision (if not, none with the injured eye). You won't be able to see clearly though.
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my dad knew a dude with a glass eye and when they would meet someone new at the bar or something he or his buddy would be like "Oh nice to meet ya, and this is Jim" And pat him on the back... Dude would lean over and let his eye roll across the bar........ they also used a buddies wooden leg to "knock on wood" and scare newcomers.... no, he never went to war lol
tony 4 years ago
Can you give a clear, one sentence, answer to that question? Because damned if I can. It's impressive that your son formulated the question, and if you made him feel stupid for it rather than working through the problem with him, you can be sure he will have learned not to bother next time. Great parenting, really A1. Congratulations. Bravo!
Susan Bishop 3 years ago
My uncle spent a lot of time in bars and was tipsy a lot of the time. When any of the other barflies would say "Watch my drink" when they went to the rest room, he'd pop out his eye and drop it in the drink and say "No problem". Before you ask, yes, he was drunk enough to pluck it back out when the friend returned and pop it back into the socket.
#21
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Orange is aging 4 years ago
What a dumb question. Everyone knows they don’t have birthdays in Korea. They just sort of slowly appear and it’s hard to tell the beginning date
Daniel Marsh 4 years ago
Not so dumb. Not every culture CELEBRATES birthdays.
Load More Replies... Two_rolling_black_eyes 4 years ago
Its not as dumb as it sounds. The Koreans calculate age differently than many Western countries. On New Years Day, its everyone's birthday and your age goes up by 1. If you're born the day before, you're still a year older. Many also celebrate their actual day of birth. I think the American may have been clumsily asking if they celebrate both or if just one of them, which one.
Vicky Z 4 years ago
Aren't you also already one when you are born? I read somewhere that when we celebrate our one year, in Korea you would be 2!
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Ranax 4 years ago
There are quite a few countries where people don't celebrate birthdays. They do have a day they were born obviously.
Wondering Alice 4 years ago
Name days. I wish this was more common, you can buy calenders with all the name days marked on, much easier than trying to remember birthdays.
Load More Replies... Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago
They probably meant "birthday" as a thing you celebrate, not if Koreans understand the concept of years.
Deth Invictus 4 years ago
Some cultures do things differently in this regards so it isn't necessarily a dumb question.
Persephone 4 years ago
Some countries celebrate bdays on Jan 1st, regardless of when you were actually born... So this isn't dumb, just ignorant and looking for education (however poorly worded it may be).
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M O'Connell 4 years ago
It's better than someone assuming I work in a particular store based solely on the color of my shirt.
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Tyler Six 4 years ago
It could just to be polite. She doesn't know if you're from another store and are on break or just got off work.
Yoga Kitty 4 years ago
Could also be that the person in uniform is working in the shop itself but not in this section. Had it happen several times in gardening stores that I had questions but the employee told me they are only for the flowers, the tools, the woodwork area etc.
Load More Replies... Claire Stanfield 4 years ago
People often start asking me questions in retail stores as I also shop. I think it's a posture thing, something about how I stand or walk makes people think I'm an employee out of the corner of their eye.
GoddessOdd 4 years ago
I don't think this is a dumb question at all. There are a lot of reasons to ask that... could be you're off duty, could be you're wearing something similar to the uniform... I'd rather ask than assume someone works there.
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Two_rolling_black_eyes 4 years ago
I had a coworker whose religion banned tattoos. Every two weeks she went to someone and had a new henna design drawn on because she loved body art. They were often multicolored because she loved flowers. Depending where the question was asked, it may have been a legitimate query.
Todo Nada 4 years ago
There are temporary tattoos, so... it is a valid question. They are quite convincing and they can last up to a month.
Chloe *Leah* Pheonix 4 years ago
They start to crack though, but other than that I agree they are very convincing
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justmemorticia 4 years ago
This reminds me of one episode of The Big Bang Theory where Raj and Howard tried to impress girls by wearing "tattoo" sleeves. Is that still a thing? :D
Zalzany Games 3 years ago
Exactly I knew a girl who use to get bored and draw fake ones on coworkers, and it messed with customers heads lol
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DC 4 years ago
A schoo,ate of mine had found out how to make a tattoo machine from a dorrbell when we were in 8th grade. Used it on his wrist ... looked like ballpen from a week ago ... a really crappy pattern of a few lines, one might expect that this is tattooed into some dead flesh in order to try out the machinery, but, no, this was his actual wrist. A sticking-needle, connected by electronic solder to the hammer that should hit the bell - never saw a worse attempt. Even borrowed it for one day just to show my sister. We had a good laugh at it and decided never to do anything THAT stupid...
Riley Quinn 4 years ago
I got this a lot years ago, but since tattooing has entered mainstream, not so much anymore.
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Paul Davis 4 years ago
You also have hugely frequent problems with healthcare providers not adequately explaining the process and setting expectations for patients. I get really livid and frustrated with ones who (like orthopedists) do the same damn procedures day in and day out and have never competently put together an adequate educational presentation for the patient. Everybody is always too busy grinding the money wheel to learn how to communicate with patients, it feels like.
Cecily Holland 4 years ago
That’s my last Dr. He communicated to me that my headaches were caused by womens problems. Until the 1cm aneurysm in my head burst. I fired him from the ICU the next day
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John Legere 4 years ago
And you don't think they were a LITTLE BIT DOPEY from the anesthesia???????? Not to smart doc!
Steph 4 years ago
Feel sorry for patient, obviously not in very good hands after waking up from anesthesia
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Jeannie 4 years ago
This is why. Orthopedic Surgeon greater undersell the pain issue when the see their patients. It's elective surgery. Big bucks. Don't want to scare people away from it. Then, after the surgery, when the nerve block wears off they are in agony. And pissed at the nurses because they aren't due for any pain meds. Truth.
The Redhead 4 years ago
Honestly I wouldn't consider that a stupid question. While people know there will be pain after a surgical procedure perhaps you didn't clarify to your patient that their pain may feel worse than before their procedure during the beginning phase of their recovery. Try working on your bedside manner.
Paula Marowsky 4 years ago
Knee replacement. Metal one. Should not feel any pain, right? Maybe more doctors should explain people who are not medically trained, that pain AFTER a surgical procedure is to be expected, cause a lot fd people don't have a way to know exactlly how anesthesia and analgesics work...
#25
Two_rolling_black_eyes 4 years ago
Its the punctuation. You're having a baby.
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Apachebathmat 4 years ago
Ope, but if you stick around you will be witness to an epic fart, strap yourself in
katrina hunt 4 years ago (edited)
I dreamed of owning that shirt and I ended up getting it as a hand me down (for my current pregnancy) in great condition!
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Claire Stanfield 4 years ago
There was a strange phase in the early 2000s where girls who could see fine would buy non-prescription glasses from Claire's to look smart.
M M 4 years ago
I've heard of a colleague who started to wear glasses to be taken seriously. She was a young professional (architect) and the dudes at the building sites didn't want to listen to her. The glasses helped.
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Brandi VanSteenwyk 4 years ago
Many years ago my 5 year-old daughter had a tear-filled meltdown when, after she insisted her vision was wonky, I took her to the optometrist only for her to be told her vision was better than 20/20. She wanted glasses like her best friend....
Ashley 4 years ago
Same kinda here, but I ended up needing glasses a year later due to my vision starting to get bad
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Zalzany Games 3 years ago (edited)
I can see with out mine in fact if its under 6 feet I see better with out them, this confuses the hell out of people. They go "but you got glasses you must be blind?" No no that coworker over there is legally blind I passed my eye test at dmv I just can't read street signs unless I drive like 40 in a 45 with out them with enough time to turn if I need to. Mine are for looking far away for isntance the store is big I need them or anything past 12 feet is blurry, 20 feet a smudge almost "that is blind ins't it?" No at this range were talking i could see your face better with them off actually, just like cleaning at work I let them droop down or take them off because its like having magnifying glass at all times. I see better at close ranges then you but can't see worth a s**t at long range.
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Whatshername 4 years ago (edited)
They mean that a painting has a front and back side. Usually the back side isn't painted. In this case they were asked why the back (that is usually hidden because it is facing the wall) was not painted too.
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Giles McArdell 4 years ago
New from Ronco, Double Sided Paintings - Tired of looking at that same old scene? Just flip it over and a fresh new picture is yours to enjoy!
Analyn Lahr 4 years ago
I don't know enough about "fine art" to understand this one. What do they mean by "one face"?
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Two_rolling_black_eyes 4 years ago
Its a trick question meant to get you to confess. If you say "yes", you just admitted guilt.
Sportsgal 4 years ago
I actually had a cop tell me this...NEVER ADMIT A NUMBER. I was stunned...lol.
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A Head 4 years ago
Cop: "Do you know why I pulled you over?" Me: "Well if you don't know, then I'm not going to tell you."
Kenny Kulbiski 4 years ago
I suppose it's that dead body on the hood. Again.
Load More Replies... Candia Lee 4 years ago
Roomie got pulled over and was asked that. He pointed to the freeway and replied "not as fast as that guy." Cop agreed and went after the other guy instead.
Kookamunga 4 years ago
I sped. I followed too closely. I ran a stop sign. I almost hit a Chevy. I sped some more. I failed to yield at a crosswalk. I changed lanes at an intersection. I changed lanes without signaling while running a red light and SPEEDING!
Your Cousin Vinny 4 years ago
Ignoring "@don't look" statement, the best response to a police officer's question like that would be, "Officer, I respectfully invoke my rights under the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution on the grounds that answering your question may tend to incriminate me."
Zalzany Games 3 years ago
Yeah irony is using that basically incriminates your self. Also they are allowed with probally cause aka "your behavior seeming off" to legally search or look for more evidence. I mean sounds great in movies and youtube clips in reality, its not the best defense last time i saw some one try to mimic the fake youtube videos, they ended up like youtube video people with charges still being filled lol. But damn those are fun to watch they leave out they were racing on freeway, and play dumb on camera for their fans, but in courtroom judge sees dash cam footage and goes "yeah no no you harrassed the cop he had you dead to rights, guilty. Tell you followers its bogus and state will release the dash cam footage." Then just never tell you they still got ticketed and what not in their next video lol
Load More Replies... Yort 4 years ago
That’s not a stupid question, person who said “where” instead of “were”. It’s partly a scolding thing. Stop breaking the law and potentially killing people, idiot.
Gin 4 years ago
Actually it's to better judge what your offence is. Were you knowingly speeding? Or were you miles away and unaware of how fast you were going? If so that would be driving without due care and attention. This from my traffic police officer neighbour.
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Nicky 4 years ago
They ask this to get incriminating evidence against drivers. You're supposed to answer, "How fast was I going, officer?" If you acknowledge you were over the speed limit, you eliminate appeals opportunities.
Zalzany Games 3 years ago
More then that if you were doing 90 in a 45 and play ignorant, that is reclass. Its to decide if you didn't know you were speeding and had some control, or you clearly got no idea, and this way worse, and more threatening for other people lol. They need that info its not a stupid game to get you to self incriminate its to decide is this a speeding ticker or do we need to worry more about your ass being on the road. Because you don't know your speeding was wrong chances are you do other s**t that is bad to, and that is different kind of ticket all together.
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Ariel Burton 4 years ago
I used to be a meat cutter for a large grocery store chain. I had a customer come in and with a straight face, asked me, do the ribs have bones in them? I think I sat there for a good 30 seconds just completely dumbfounded before I answered, yes, yes the ribs have bones in them.
WildBerry 4 years ago
Maybe she was looking for what we call 'country ribs' that do not have bones.
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Klas Klättermus 4 years ago (edited)
I was once with my brother on a train. Then he meets a friend of his that I had never met before. She then asks me why I look somewhat familiar and says that I remind her of someone she knows but she couldn't figure out who. The answer was that she knew my brother (sitting next to me at the time) who looks a bit like me.
Darth Vader 4 years ago
*I am Mom act 2. Mom act 1 shall be dead in some years and then I will take over*
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Guy MacGregor 4 years ago
I have no idea how the USA's army work but yeah.. You are on the army, but which one? Air army, Sea army, Ground army... or whatever it is said in English
Bellatrix Lestrange 4 years ago
The army is just one branch of the military. When someone asks what branch you are in they are asking whether you are Marine, Air force, Navy, Army, etc...
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Orange is aging 4 years ago
I once said “what branch of the army is he in?” (To a friend about her uncle)
Matthew Squadrito 4 years ago
Their are 190 specialities in the army, so you could say their are 190 branches of the army..
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Jenny Shmurak 4 years ago
It may be a language barrier. I thought that military and army are synonyms.
K 4 years ago
In the US, a lot of people use Army colloquially to refer to the military in general, so this I don't think this that stupid of a question
Load More Replies... Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago
Oh... Ok, sorry. I was confused because in my country we have three branches (marine, air and space army, land army) and "army" is just a synonym of "military".
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Paweł Duda 4 years ago
Yeah, because all of the world have to obligatory know how f*****g usa military works.
SoozeeQ 4 years ago
Pawel, refer to Bellatrix's comment, second from the top.
Load More Replies... Stoopham McFernybabes 4 years ago
So people, some cultures aren’t as obsessive about their defense force as the US and have rarely been up close to an army uniform IRL let alone be able to distinguish it from an air force or navy uniform. This is not a stupid question - just a “life doesn’t revolve as much around the defense force as your life obviously does” question.
Tyler Six 4 years ago (edited)
Tbh this is something i'd do...I'm blind(not actually I just miss things easily)
Don't Look 4 years ago
I've done it and I have the BDUs. OP is mostly just rude.
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Evelyn Haskins 4 years ago
Officer Branch Specialties of the US Army Infantry, Air Defense Artillery, Armor, Aviation, Corps of Engineers, Field Artillery, Special Forces, Chemical Corps, Signal Corps, Military Intelligence Corps, Military Police Corps, Adjutant General’s Corps, Financial Corps. Ordnance Corps, Quartermaster Corps, Transportation Corps, Judge Advocate Generals Corps, Chaplain Corps. Medical Corps. Medical Service Corps. Dental Corps, Veterinary Corps, Army Medical Specialist Corps. Army Nurse Corps.
Zalzany Games 3 years ago
Exactly I see people ask this all time at VA they are not idiots goigng "Army, you serve in ariforce or marines" No they are asking if I was infantry, motor pool, a medic, there is f**k ton of branches. Like I was in Aviation that confuses some civies, its like yes Army has its own planes and and Helicopters I enlisted as 15J I enlisted to do avionics, electrical and weapons systems repair for little bird helicopter. It is not the same as guy who is infantry, or a Chapline.
Load More Replies... Mark Serbian, PK&RG,W 4 years ago
To be fair, many people (OK, a FEW people) don't know the difference between the branches.
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Two_rolling_black_eyes 4 years ago
They were alternative hip hop with many considering them jazz fusion. It would be like someone reading a flyer saying there would be rock music so you show up expecting "Metallica" and you get 'They Might be Giants". Tribe Called Quest turned hip hop into art. If you've only seen "Dog's Playing Poker", its hard to understand Jackson Pollock.
H Smith 4 years ago
To be fair, Metallica and They Might be Giants both slap I get your point though
Load More Replies... Paul Davis 4 years ago
Apparently everyone on Earth knows all about "tribe called quest". Hell I had a hard time even parsing the sentence "I was playing a tribe called quest set" like is this like DND or some other game you were playing? Or were you playing a tribe called "Quest Set"?
GoddessOdd 4 years ago
Yeah... I read the sentence twice and decided I am just too old to know, or care =o}
Load More Replies... Yoga Kitty 4 years ago
I had to google "a tribe called quest" because I did not understand what was meant, like, at all...
Beans 4 years ago
They were obscure back in the day and didn't have mainstream exposure. They are popular now because they inspired av lot of modern hip hop artists and so they are undergoing a bit of a resurgence to w
Load More Replies... Beans 4 years ago
I think in the 80s yes they were unusual but anyone seriously into hip hop today should know about them. I'm not even that into hip hop and I know if them.
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Scagsy 4 years ago
Nothing wrong with this. You ask in order to find out where you last remember having had it and work from there. It totally narrows the search.
Terry Tobias 4 years ago
I'll actually re-walk my steps and even try to remember what I was thinking at the time. Sometimes it really helps.
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Two_rolling_black_eyes 4 years ago
Every parent asks their child this question at least once a day. They then go find it where they had it.
Dodo 4 years ago
Until I was an adult, I never realised how silly it was to say this. Although to be fair, it usually means 'I looked a gazillion places first'.
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Sarah Sparkles 4 years ago
Sometimes someone else asking me about it helps jog my memory better.
GoddessOdd 4 years ago (edited)
They are asking you the last time you remember having it . . . "where did you see it last" is a perfectly reasonable, and helpful question. Often, for me anyway, just answering that question will remind me that I may have set it down in the kitchen.
Luis Hernandez Dauajare 4 years ago
As George Carlin puts it "You know that feeling? It was just here! I just had it! There are thing I don't even care if I get them back, I only want to know where the f*** they went!"
bdunbar@kcls.org 4 years ago
My one rule is when a lost item is finally found in our house, the finder has to tell me "Where" they found it. It helps next time you all are on a miserable quest
#33
Vicky Z 4 years ago
Scrolling doesn't necessarily mean that you will decide what to see before you fall asleep
Laugh or not 4 years ago
The number of times I open Netflix, browse, browse, browse and just close it because I am tired of searching...
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Thorfin Wolfsbane 4 years ago
sometimes i scroll through Netflix for hours and never watch a movie...
Casey McAlister 4 years ago
I scrolled through Netflix without choosing anything too many times to find this question unreasonable. Besides, maybe they meant "a movie" as opposed to a TV show, for example.
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Two_rolling_black_eyes 4 years ago
For many people, riding a bike is a means of transportation, not a hobby. So what they are doing is not riding a bike, its delivering newspapers, headed to my girlfriends, or going to soccer practice.
Tassenküchlein168 4 years ago (edited)
Kids of a certain age ask always what yo do, even if they can clearly see it. Me, throwing the junk in the bin. Neighbor kid, watching me: "Was maaachst Duuuu?" (What are you doooooiiiing?) Same, when I’m watering the flowers etc..
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Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago
Maybe a french person ? We have only one word for "grape" and that's "raisin", so we say "raisin sec" (dried grape) when we mean "raisin".
Francesca Annoni 4 years ago
Same in Italy.. "uvetta" or "uva passa" that literally is dried grape..
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Oopsydaisy 4 years ago
That b***h needs to lose her attitude. Glad I don't shop where she works.
Philenzortia 4 years ago
In spanish they are called "Uvas pasas"= dried grapes... There's no need to think that they are dumb. Maybe foreign?
Marco Conti 4 years ago
To be fair, in many romance languages raising are called "Dried grapes". "Uva secca" in italian (and "Zibibbi" in Roman dialect).
Sarah Sparkles 4 years ago
Sometimes when I'm anxious I have trouble coming up with the right words. Poor woman was probably embarrassed about asking
#36
Tyler Six 4 years ago
I mean people escape from north all the time so it's a valid question...even though it's common for people to call south just korea and north north korea
Vicky Z 4 years ago
I would make that question too honestly didn't realise it's dumb because i hear people can escape from North it's difficult but they do
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Sean Matherne 4 years ago
My wife and I lived in Korea for 8 years. When we tell that to people, we often get that same question.
Don't Look 4 years ago
how is this not a valid question? I was just asked yesterday about wanting to move to Korea for about 3 months and the first question I had was north or south. I sure as hell don't want to move to north korea but it was a possibility....
Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago
When they "moved" it is South. When they "ran for their live" it is North.
Sunflowercray 4 years ago
It's definitely a fair question. Unless people don't tell the truth when they do escape N. Korea. Actually, even then. It's more valid as a follow up than a lot of other countries, interest-wise. Just my opinion.
Paul Davis 4 years ago
I see videos all the time from different North Korea escapees so no longer the dumb question you think it is. I do remember in the military in the early 1980s I was told we had a media visitor from Germany coming to our base and our office was going to show them around the base. And I asked, innocently, "are they from East or West Germany?" and there was momentary chaos as the officers realized they didn't know the answer to that.
Claire Stanfield 4 years ago
A friend of mine moved to South Korea from the US to teach, and she still gets this question when she mentions Korea - "Which one?" 🤦
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Burs 4 years ago
I have been asked twice (in Germany and the Netherlands) if my country (Spain) has drinkable water. I know that we are poorer but, yes we have drinkable water and also toilets and roads...
Vicky Z 4 years ago
Not having drinkable tap water doesn't necessarily mean poor! I also research that before i travel!
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Kyle D 4 years ago (edited)
More often than not the question "Do you work here?" is eyerolling, I mean what else would I be doing wearing clothes with the store name, logo & name badge on them, but I remember the time I was working at Barnes and Nobel, in the music/movie section, behind the desk, at the register, actively typing on it & got the question. I still can't imagine what that lady thought I was doing back there.
Katchen 4 years ago
To be fair, “do you work here?” might mean, “in this department,” since I’ve been told by retail workers that they don’t work in the department they happen to be standing in.
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plain bOrEd not panda 4 years ago
A woman asked me why there are so much more cancer deaths and still nobody is calling that a pandemic......... *huge facepalm*
Dodo 4 years ago
Oh Lord. Leaving aside the actual reason, this reminds me of a post on here a few days ago pointing out that 'cancer deaths' encompass tons of different types of cancer, while Covid is literally just one disease. I wish people understood that.
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GirlFriday 4 years ago
I have chronic insomnia and when I mention it people say, "Why can't you sleep?" Like bish, if I knew, I would fix it.
Noah Risgaard Christensen 4 years ago
Oh that sucks. I also have sleeping problems, not as bad, but still bad. I know your pain.
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Colin L 4 years ago
There *are* stupid questions: there is a class of questions/statements that are classified as "not even wrong." These are questions with so many faulty/misunderstood premises that they make no sense. "Why are all bats made of cheese?" "What is the melting point of 3?" "How do yoga mats type?"
Robert Thompson 4 years ago
While I was mowing her neighbor's lawn (my truck and trailer right there at the curb) a lady asks me if I know anyone who cuts grass. I told her I did and gave her someone else's business card.
TheartfulDutchGinger 4 years ago
I get questions about my red hair a lot. Were you born with that hair color? Is it real? No, I soke my hair in the blood of my enemies every night since I was born. That's why it's red.
Auntriarch 4 years ago
Snort-laugh! I'm going to try that before I run out of enemies
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Eliska Klimentova 4 years ago (edited)
A little bit of self-own here but: I’m Czech and I was flying home to visit my family. Me and my sister agreed to meet in Berlin since that’s where my plane was to land, and take the train together. We had a bit of time to kill, so we were strolling around and stopped by the Reichstag. I was looking at it and asked her, in all seriousness: “is this where Nuremberg processes took place?” She just turned to me: “say that again but slowly”. In my defense, jet lag is pain.
Stephanie Keith 4 years ago
Not really. We learn at any age. It's okay to not know something and it doesn't make anyone dumb to not know and want to know. It's sad as hell that people actually think because they know something and someone else doesn't know it or they think someone else should know it. No! There is nothing wrong with not knowing anything and asking about whatever it is so they can know and learn. It's the people that make you feel like s**t for asking that are the problem. It's like a lot of people have forgotten how to treat others. Or they know and just don't care to do better. I'm 35 years old and still learning and not afraid to admit I am ignorant about a lot of things. But I want to learn and do better. Honestly if you think differently, than that speaks to your ignorance as well.
Burs 4 years ago
I have been asked twice (in Germany and the Netherlands) if my country (Spain) has drinkable water. I know that we are poorer but, yes we have drinkable water and also toilets and roads...
Vicky Z 4 years ago
Not having drinkable tap water doesn't necessarily mean poor! I also research that before i travel!
Load More Replies... Kyle D 4 years ago (edited)
More often than not the question "Do you work here?" is eyerolling, I mean what else would I be doing wearing clothes with the store name, logo & name badge on them, but I remember the time I was working at Barnes and Nobel, in the music/movie section, behind the desk, at the register, actively typing on it & got the question. I still can't imagine what that lady thought I was doing back there.
Katchen 4 years ago
To be fair, “do you work here?” might mean, “in this department,” since I’ve been told by retail workers that they don’t work in the department they happen to be standing in.
Load More Replies... plain bOrEd not panda 4 years ago
A woman asked me why there are so much more cancer deaths and still nobody is calling that a pandemic......... *huge facepalm*
Dodo 4 years ago
Oh Lord. Leaving aside the actual reason, this reminds me of a post on here a few days ago pointing out that 'cancer deaths' encompass tons of different types of cancer, while Covid is literally just one disease. I wish people understood that.
Load More Replies... GirlFriday 4 years ago
I have chronic insomnia and when I mention it people say, "Why can't you sleep?" Like bish, if I knew, I would fix it.
Noah Risgaard Christensen 4 years ago
Oh that sucks. I also have sleeping problems, not as bad, but still bad. I know your pain.
Load More Replies... Colin L 4 years ago
There *are* stupid questions: there is a class of questions/statements that are classified as "not even wrong." These are questions with so many faulty/misunderstood premises that they make no sense. "Why are all bats made of cheese?" "What is the melting point of 3?" "How do yoga mats type?"
Robert Thompson 4 years ago
While I was mowing her neighbor's lawn (my truck and trailer right there at the curb) a lady asks me if I know anyone who cuts grass. I told her I did and gave her someone else's business card.
TheartfulDutchGinger 4 years ago
I get questions about my red hair a lot. Were you born with that hair color? Is it real? No, I soke my hair in the blood of my enemies every night since I was born. That's why it's red.
Auntriarch 4 years ago
Snort-laugh! I'm going to try that before I run out of enemies
Load More Replies... Eliska Klimentova 4 years ago (edited)
A little bit of self-own here but: I’m Czech and I was flying home to visit my family. Me and my sister agreed to meet in Berlin since that’s where my plane was to land, and take the train together. We had a bit of time to kill, so we were strolling around and stopped by the Reichstag. I was looking at it and asked her, in all seriousness: “is this where Nuremberg processes took place?” She just turned to me: “say that again but slowly”. In my defense, jet lag is pain.
Stephanie Keith 4 years ago
Not really. We learn at any age. It's okay to not know something and it doesn't make anyone dumb to not know and want to know. It's sad as hell that people actually think because they know something and someone else doesn't know it or they think someone else should know it. No! There is nothing wrong with not knowing anything and asking about whatever it is so they can know and learn. It's the people that make you feel like s**t for asking that are the problem. It's like a lot of people have forgotten how to treat others. Or they know and just don't care to do better. I'm 35 years old and still learning and not afraid to admit I am ignorant about a lot of things. But I want to learn and do better. Honestly if you think differently, than that speaks to your ignorance as well.
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