Stupid Things People Have Asked You

[Peter Parka]

Tell us the first hand most stupid questions you've ever been asked.

Was watching football with a friend and his girlfriend when it got to half time. She asked "How do they paint the score on the pitch like that so quickly?"

Was in London when I got approached by a couple of American tourists who wanted directions to Edinburgh. I told them to get the tube to Kings Cross and they could get a train from there. One of them then said "Oh, is it far then? I was hoping to walk there."

:willy_nilly:

 

[Azazel]

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[Abcinthia]

Once I was asked where I'd gotten Imogen from by some stupid woman.

Apparently she isn't my daughter cos she has blue eyes and my eyes are brown. And this woman did a Science GCSE and she knows that brown eyed women can't have blue eyed children hair. So therefore Imogen isn't mine.

Despite Zorak has blue eyes and I have many relatives with blue eyes hair. But hey ho that woman had a Science GCSE and is therefore an expert in eye colour.

 

[dkwrtw]

A friend of mine once asked me how many quarters there are in a football game.

 

[Boomerang]

One of my friends asked how they expected blind people to know what color the stop lights are when they are driving.

Not a question exactly....
Back in my retail days, I was in the backroom while a coworker was on break. She had a poptart in front of her. I asked her why she wasn't eating it. She said she only liked them warm. I pointed to the microwave. She explained that the package said to not microwave it. I told her that of course it meant to not microwave it in the foil wrapping. Oh man...we laughed a lot after that. Now the packages say "Do not microwave in this pouch." I now tell her she is the one to blame for that.

 

[Abcinthia]

I bet Zorak will have a field day in this thread. I have asked/said some really dumb things. I'm really not at all intelligent lol.

Up until recently I thought the American Civil War had something to do with them getting Independence from the British. Zorak explained otherwise. But in my defence, I am more interested in European and Ancient History.

My geography is the worst. I've come out with some really dumb things. Like being amazed that Canada is massive and not a tiny Island somewhere above America. And finding out that Syria is NOT above Russia and Bosnia is NOT in the middle of Africa.

 

[Springsteen]

Me and my Brother were out for a walk a few years back, he was 12 at the time. Anyway we passed this field which had cows in it and he said "they look disgusting close up", I replied that it doesn't stop you eating them does it? He denied eating them, and I replied "you do know beefburgers come from cows don't you? Steak?", he looked shocked at me.

HE. GENUINELY. DIDN'T. KNOW.

 

[Abcinthia]

Me and my Brother were out for a walk a few years back, he was 12 at the time. Anyway we passed this field which had cows in it and he said "they look disgusting close up", I replied that it doesn't stop you eating them does it? He denied eating them, and I replied "you do know beefburgers come from cows don't you? Steak?", he looked shocked at me.

HE. GENUINELY. DIDN'T. KNOW.

I remember a girl at Secondary School (must have been year 8 or 9) who didn't know that Bulls are male cows. She thought they were a completely different animal. We all tried to explain it to her but she just wouldn't believe us cos "cows give milk and you can't buy Bull milk in the shops."

 

[Azazel]

 

[Zorak]

I bet Zorak will have a field day in this thread. I have asked/said some really dumb things. I'm really not at all intelligent lol.

Up until recently I thought the American Civil War had something to do with them getting Independence from the British. Zorak explained otherwise. But in my defence, I am more interested in European and Ancient History.

My geography is the worst. I've come out with some really dumb things. Like being amazed that Canada is massive and not a tiny Island somewhere above America. And finding out that Syria is NOT above Russia and Bosnia is NOT in the middle of Africa.

You'd be amazed how many people make that mistake though. American's too.
But, yeah, your geography sucks lol.

I try not to ask stupid things, I tend to think them but keep schtum!

 

[Niamh]

My husband put diesel into the car and went to pay for it, He said €40 for diesel, the guy at the counter then asked him if he got any petrol!

 

[Natasha]

I had a co-worker ask me once if the Georgia Bulldogs were going to the Super Bowl. :24:

And a few weeks ago I was inside my car wiping down the dashboard w/ the vacuum cleaner going and my brother's girlfriend walked up to me and said "ya cleaning out your car???"

 

[Panacea]

*Panacea, stocking pool floaties at CVS job years ago*

Girl: Do you have any chipses? *head tilt*
Me: Excuse me, sorry? *head tilt*
Girl: Oh, *pause* CHIP-SES? Where is the chipses aisle??
Me: @_@ CHIPS? Aisle 9.


Double plural chips have the best flavor, apparently.

 

[Alien Allen]

I have a relative who shall remain nameless

Years ago she and her husband were out shopping and they stopped at an automotive store and bought some anti freeze for the car. The park the car and get out to go into the house and she asks if they should not take the anti freeze inside the house as it is below freezing outside.

 

[Niamh]

I have a relative who shall remain nameless

Years ago she and her husband were out shopping and they stopped at an automotive store and bought some anti freeze for the car. The park the car and get out to go into the house and she asks if they should not take the anti freeze inside the house as it is below freezing outside.

lmao! That reminded me of another one, one of my friends spilled a drink in another friends house, so she got a clothe and started wiping, the friend who's house it was said "Jill, use some elbow grease!" so she stopped and started going through the cupboards, my friend said, "Jill what are you doing?" and Jill said "I'm looking for the elbow grease" :24:

 

[Abcinthia]

lmao! That reminded me of another one, one of my friends spilled a drink in another friends house, so she got a clothe and started wiping, the friend who's house it was said "Jill, use some elbow grease!" so she stopped and started going through the cupboards, my friend said, "Jill what are you doing?" and Jill said "I'm looking for the elbow grease" :24:

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omg too funny.

 

[Panacea]

Reminds me of when I was 3 and relative from North Carolina were here. My uncle said "give me some sugar!" and I ran in the kitchen and pulled the sugar jar off the counter, pouring it all in my eyes and crying for hours LOL

A little Amelia Bedelia in the making, was I. :24:

 

[jassilem]

Once I was asked where I'd gotten Imogen from by some stupid woman.

Apparently she isn't my daughter cos she has blue eyes and my eyes are brown. And this woman did a Science GCSE and she knows that brown eyed women can't have blue eyed children hair. So therefore Imogen isn't mine.

Despite Zorak has blue eyes and I have many relatives with blue eyes hair. But hey ho that woman had a Science GCSE and is therefore an expert in eye colour.

I have had a similar question about Liam.. Liam is blonde and blue eyed... I have dark hair and brown eyes... Everyone cept me in my family has blue eyes... and Jim's family is all blue eyed blondes... :surrender

From what I remember about genetics it's something like a 25% chance that a brown eyed parent will produce a blue eyed offspring... Don't quote me on the numbers!:surrender


Stupid question of the week here was....

Home for a visit are you?... Um... yesh.. I am home.. and I am visiting.. DUH..

 

[Niamh]

Once I was asked where I'd gotten Imogen from by some stupid woman.

Apparently she isn't my daughter cos she has blue eyes and my eyes are brown. And this woman did a Science GCSE and she knows that brown eyed women can't have blue eyed children hair. So therefore Imogen isn't mine.

Despite Zorak has blue eyes and I have many relatives with blue eyes hair. But hey ho that woman had a Science GCSE and is therefore an expert in eye colour.

lmao, my brothers g/f has brown eyes and they have two boys one with blue eyes, one with brown

 

[skyblue]

some years ago me and my dad walked up the club one friday night for beer and a game of darts or 2.....well it was raing so bad that the water was running off my coat and my feet were squelching....as we went in the door someone looked at us and said 'is it raining'?