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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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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Personally i talk to my thermos but sometimes it does whatever it wants!

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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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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.

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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."

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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.

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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.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Friendly piece of advice: don’t call me at 3 am if you want to keep those legs of yours

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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.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

To be fair I often mix the words for elevator and bus in my language.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Reminds me of that XKCD comic where completing Mavis Beacon unlocks capital numbers.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There are temporary tattoos, so... it is a valid question. They are quite convincing and they can last up to a month.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My uncle won't get a real tattoo but he always has at least one fake one. He's 76. 😀

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justmemorticia
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

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Unfortunately, for some, yes. I always think of Holocaust victims when I think of tattoos.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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...

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I got this a lot years ago, but since tattooing has entered mainstream, not so much anymore.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I always respond, "Oh, no! This is just a PICTURE of an anchor."

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Fun fact I know younger girls especially who get bored and draw fake tattoos on each other.. Its legit question, my super market has a starbucks, and I seen one who can draw do fake tattoos to her coworkers while bored "helping them come up with design ideas" and those girls never actually get the tat done, but get a new one drawn on every other week. Or did till she got fired for other reasons..

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There are stick-on washable tats, so I don't think this is unreasonable to ask.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

only because I have some ink do I ask people with sleeves, "So, did you fall asleep at a party or something?" they look at me weird... "Somebody drew all over you..." One guy got really offended and then I told him I had ink and then he relaxed. I mentioned he might want to cover them up if he doesn't want his art commented upon...

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Such a stupidly common question. I’ve been asked this many times!!!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When my son was little and discovered my drawings (tatts) on my arm, he thought I diddent wash myself that good, so he tried to wash it while I was sleeping in the middle of the night, with a toothbrush. He was 4...

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I see tons of temporary tattoos come through my work station. Many are very good quality. Easy to fake ergo the question is valid.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Someone asked me the same thing regarding an eagle on my leg. I said, "No, it's an iron on...". They replied, "Really...?"

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Another stupid question-" Did it hurt?" after seeing my full back piece.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had a customer once ask me if I did draw the tattoo (on my arm) with a pen or if it was permanent

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have a "0+0 = toto's head" (la tête à toto, a joke you learn in 6th grade) tattooed on my wirst and it looks like a drawing. Nobody believe it until they try to erase it.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I originally became a Jarhead back in '85. After 5 years of active duty and then 7 years of being "just Mom", I enlisted in the Army. At this point, I had 10 or 11 tattoos and the biggest one is on my right thigh-you can see most of it when I wore shorts for PT. During stretches before a company run, the acting 1stSgt asks me, "You know those are permanent, right?". It was all I could do to keep a straight face and reply, "Yes I do, 1stSgt.".

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They literally sell markers called tattoo markers for that.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have an outline drawing of my dog on the inside of my left wrist and I was asked the same questions.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have had someone ask "do you still have that tattoo" (back when it was just one) I simply responded "nope it washed off in the shower"

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

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