What's the dumbest question you've answered this week

[Generic Brad]

I had someone ask me what country Hawaii was in. Sheesh!

[Chan790]

1. 911

I was asked, after explaining that cordless phones do not work during power outages thus you should always have a land-line or cell phone in the case of an emergency, if 9-1-1 would still connect.

[Generic Brad]

4. That was a dumb question

[DawgHouse]

2. Where is the Gulf of Mexico, anyway?

[Generic Brad]

5. That was a dumber question

[DawgHouse]

23. Yeah, the same person also said

"I never heard of the Coast Guard. What is that, anyway?"

She's lived in Florida for 28 years.

[sakabatou]

3. How come you have to wear glasses?

[Generic Brad]

6. That's pretty dumb, but I suspect there are dumber questions out there

I suspect you wear glasses because you need them.

[Generic Brad]

7. That's pretty dumb, but I suspect there are dumber questions out there

I suspect you wear glasses because you need them.

[sakabatou]

13. So is double posting, but hey...

[Generic Brad]

14. You've got me there

[Generic Brad]

15. You've got me there

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

8. Well, if it makes you feel any better...

I was in Hawaii last summer with the family. Unfortunately, they're very strict on carding and my stepsister was only a couple weeks before her 21st.

This is the conversation to ensue between her & my mother:

Mom: Well, you can drink in Hawaii.
Katie: I'm not 21 for a couple weeks.
Mom: But it's an island.
Katie: But it's a state.
Mom: Yeah, but it's an island state.

:shrug:

[Generic Brad]

9. I agree that is dumb, but it took place last summer

I regret this, but I have to disqualify you on a technicality.

[dolo amber]

10. Daughter wants to walk to the store, it's raining out

"Mom, where's your umbrella?"

"In the car."

Goes out to car, futzes around for like 5 minutes, comes back in.

"I can't find it."

"Well, that's where it is. You'll just have to look."

*bigteenagesigh*

Back out to car, I can totally see her hanging halfway out of the car, digging around under the seat.

"MOM! Where is it?!"

"Corinne, it's IN THE CAR, like I said."

"Well, I can't find it. I'm just gonna wear my hoodie."

"Whatever."



I go out to the car like an hour later to go to the bank. Umbrella is sitting right directly in back of the driver's seat. Car interior is black, umbrella is bright purple.

:wtf: :rofl:

[Generic Brad]

11. That reminds me of my sister

Once when I was dining with her the waiter asked "Soup or salad?" She replied, "That sounds great." The confused waiter asked, "I'm sorry. Do you want soup or do you want salad?" She answered, "I thought you asked me if I wanted a SUPER salad!"

Technically not a stupid question. Definitely not this week. Still, a classic.

[dolo amber]

12. That's awesome

:D :thumbsup:

[dorktv]

16. "who won the American revolution?"

[DawgHouse]

24. LOL! Made me snort milk out of my nose!

[dorktv]

28. thats gotta hurt.

[Wwagsthedog]

17. Damn! You didn't puctuate this topic as a question? nt

[kedrys]

18. "Do I have to turn on my computer to get a file off of it?"

From one of my clients at work, I kid you not. I was trying to get her to boot up her old laptop so she could get some Dreamweaver files copied to a stick drive and then onto her new laptop.

Sometimes I just don't know. :rofl:

[RedCappedBandit]

19. Can you show me how to cook french fries?

I assume the jerk was just lazy and didn't want to do it himself. If he'd been working in the kitchen for however long he has been there (over a year) and he still doesn't know how to cook FRENCH FRIES, then I guess I should feel sympathy for him..

[Race4Peace]

20. Mexico and New Mexico aren't the same country?

:banghead:

[ghostsofgiants]

21. I work in customer service, all I do is answer stupid questions.

:P

[RoyGBiv]

22. I don't have just one ...

Like primate, I basically do customer service, so I get a lot of 'em.

My favorite two from the last week:

How come my bill went up this month?

Answer: His bill had actually gone *down* and was $2 less than he had paid in over a year.

"Why did my service get cut off?"

Answer: "You had your service connected in April and haven't paid a bill since." After much discussion about how unfair this was, despite the fact he'd been given three full months and had not paid a single dime, I got fed up with his blathering and finally said, "It's really pretty simple. We provide a service. We expect you to pay for this service. If you don't pay for the service, we stop providing it. If you would like to pay for our service, you can do so right now, and I will turn it back on for you. If you do not want to pay for that service, we have nothing further to discuss."

NEXT!

[cobalt1999]

25. well, my wife asked if I wanted to fool around.

I think that should qualify a dumb question (she already knows the answer). :)

[calico1]

26. "Does your dog bite?" or

"Is your dog vicious?" I feel like saying: "Yes! She is very vicious and she's bitten at least 15 people in the past month. That's why I got her. Cause I like mean, vicious dogs." :mad: :eyes:

[bugslsu9]

27. In the Miller Lite Oasis

at Summerfest: "Can I have a Bud Light?"