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

To be fair, what if she assumed you were pregnant and you weren't?

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

Free advice. Never, ever ask a woman if she is pregnant unless you can actually see another human being emerging from her body. Waay too risky.

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

She knew you were having a baby and was just using that as an icebreaker to say hello.

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NoneYa41
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You can't ask when the due date is...they might get offended if they aren't pregnant. Legit question.

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

It was obviously meant as a kind small-talk opener. Nothing to do with stupidity. It's mean to assume otherwise.

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

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

Yes. You see, I was abducted by some aliens and taken up to their ship...

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

Never assume a lady is preg unless you actually SEE the baby coming out of her body, and even then, tread lightly

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

I had a doctor ask me if I was trying to get pregnant because I was off my birth control. I was 8 months pregnant. She just assumed I was fat.

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

I had a "don't eat watermelon seeds" t-shirt 😂 Not everyone got it though...

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

did you fall is that why your belly swelled up? Or are you just always stuffing your face

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

No, it's the oddest thing. I gain all my weight right here under this novelty shirt.

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

No, in a few weeks an alien is going to burst out of me and start killing people who ask stupid questions.

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

I mean, it's better to act like you're not sure... than assume n be wrong. So no... please don't assume anyone is pregnant ever. Even if they have a T-shirt with a somewhat obvious quote alluding to a pregnancy... just. Don't. Do. It. Because if you're wrong... you just f****d up someone's day.. week even. N even if you're right sometimes women are insecure about their weight gain n s**t.. so it's better just assume they're not or just don't say anything about it at all. Lol. It's much safer to just ignore it altogether.

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

Also, she was clearly using this as an icebreaker... but sure let's complain about a polite person just trying to be nice n have a chat.

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

To be fair, I get assumed to be pregnant all the time, despite never having been in my life. Asking is far better. Never assume someone is pregnant with unless you see a head emerging.

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

NEVER ASSUME A WOMAN IS PREG!!! Unless you see a baby actually coming OUT OF HER BODY and even then, tread lightly

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

When pregnant I went to the hospital to have bloodwork done. The nurse (in training) asked me when I was due. I said december. Her response: this december? I said "no, next year" and she actually wrote it down... I asked for someone else to do the bloodwork...

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

No dear, it's just a bun I put in the oven for when my husband comes home.

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

Well... it pays to be ultra careful if you're gonna comment to a woman that she is allegedly pregnant.

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

Ha! I'm wearing a "You're killing me Smalls" tshirt as I read this!

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

No, I'm that much into eating that my poor cat, who decided to sit on my plate, now is an internal pet. Kind of a parasite, that's why I crave for Brekkies and fish inners all the time...

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

while it's offensive to ask a woman if she's pregnant when she might not be, this was in an OB's office, as in the doctor who follows pregnancies and births. Plus the t-shirt says there's a baby in there, and she's rubbing her 8-MONTHS SWOLLEN belly

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

"Nah. Children seem to be too difficult. We are going to start with a dog and see how THAT goes."

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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

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