Stupidest question ever asked

[Alfie]

I am travelling in Finland at the moment. I live in Australia. Just take two seconds to think about it geographically. Finland- inbetween Russia and Sweden. Australia- just underneath Asia. Tricky, right? Which leads me into telling me the stupidest question I've ever been asked. This was when I went shopping with a cousin and her 17 year old friend.

''Does Australia have Euros?''

Hmmm... Let me think about that.

So, what is the most stupid question you have ever been asked?

[blas]

Finland you say?

Say hello to my husband for me. Tell him I miss him.

Oh, the stupidest question I was ever asked.........well, it's not so much stupid as it is ignorant, but...

"You're German? Oh...so like, are you a Nazi and stuff?"

[CaroPhoenix]

Kind of like the same vein as Blas's question:

"You're German? I'm Jewish and I hate all Germans because of what they did during the Holocaust."

FYI: My family hasn't lived in Germany since the late 1700's, but that's a completely different thread.

[MadMike]

Two of the stupidest questions that come to mind both came from my ex.

The first one should have been a warning of things to come:
I came home from work one day, and she said, "I don't feel like cooking today (like she ever did), can we go out to eat?"

"I'm broke", I told her.

"Just use your credit card."

"It's over the limit." (This was true. I had recently maxed it out.)

"Well, can't you use it anyway?"

I tried to ask her what she thought "over the limit" meant, and why she thought it could still be used, but everything was drowned out by the sound of my brain attempting to come to a screeching halt and ultimately derailing.


The other incident...

I was on my way to work, and she was riding along because she wanted to use the car that day. I was almost out of gas, but I thought I had enough to get to the gas station that was right next to where I was working at the time.

I was wrong. About a half a mile away, it sputtered and came to a stop. I managed to coast safely off the road, and told her I'd walk to the station, borrow a gas can, and bring some gas back. I didn't want her to try to walk along because she walks soooo slow, and it would have taken all day.

She said, "OK, but can you leave the engine running? It's cold in here!"

[GyroKat]

"OK, but can you leave the engine running? It's cold in here!"
:eek:

The stupidest question I was ever asked was from an American woman who asked me if Denmark "wasn't the capital of Ikea or something like that". I almost cried. :confused: I know her question had nothing to do with American intelligence in general, she was just rather thick.

I told all my friends about it though, and a local stand-up comedian made the expression kinda famous here in Denmark in one of his shows. Sometimes I love living in a tiny country. I feel important. :rolleyes:

[Greenday]

I've heard some decently stupid ones. Like...

"Why did those two kids on the 8th floor get kicked out of the school for throwing drawers and dressers out the window?"

Wow, way to answer your own question. I don't know, kinda cause they could have killed someone in their drunken stupidity?

[Jester]

Keeping with some of the things already said here, I have to post some of the things I have been asked/told relating to the fact that I am Jewish. (Well, I am of Jewish descent, but don't really practice the religion....but that has nothing to do with the following anyway, so whatever.)

Not malicious, just ignorant:

"You don't celebrate Christmas?" No, that would be Christians. (Though myself personally, I do give my friends gifts at that time, etc., but for me it is more a time of celebrating friendships than any religious significance. I celebrate the season, not Christmas, nor Hanukkah.)

"You don't go to church?" Jews go to synagogue, not church. I go to neither.

"You don't believe in Jesus?" Jews do not believe he was the Messiah, no. Those who do are generally called Christians.

Ignorant and malicious:

"Go back to Israel." I am not Israeli. No one in my family is. And my ancestors arrived here anywhere from 50-70 years before Israel was even made a country.

"You killed Jesus." I hope I don't have to explain why this is stupid. Really, I hope I don't.


It is amusing to see some people's reactions when they see me munching on bacon. As I said, I am of Jewish descent, but I don't practice the religion. Which means I don't keep kosher. Which means I eat whatever I damn well please. But some people still don't get that.


On another note, one time when I met someone from New Jersey and they found out I lived in Arizona, they asked this:

"So, is the nearest store like a mile away from your house or something?" No, actually our nearest store is closer than yours. Phoenix is a major city, and we don't have tumbleweeds blowing around everywhere as we desperately try to make our way through the desert to the lone outpost for buying things. Etc., etc.


Of course, most of these don't compare to some of the stupidest tourist/customer questions I have gotten. That is a whole other ball of yarn.

[blas]

Jester you are so fecking awesome, words don't even describe it. I love your wit.

[Jester]

Bow to the wit.
Worship the wit.
Become one with the wit.

[Acolyte]

*Worships the Jester-wit*

I get some pretty dumb ones up here. It never ceases to amaze me that all the tourists-predominantly from either the southern USA, Germany or France-are astounded that *gasp!* Whitehorse is an actual city with paved roads and computers and cars and modern people and everything, and not either a bunch of Inuit in igloos or some Klondike-era gold rush town (You're a few centuries late, buddy).

I really wish I was joking, because you'd think the fact that half of them fly here would be a dead giveaway (Nah, we've found a way to put snow skids on a 737 or a Dash-8!)

Although I can kinda understand where it may come from, because they see pictures of the small communities or Nunavut and assume it's all the same. Not so much...

[Lil Bunny]

"So, is the nearest store like a mile away from your house or something?" No, actually our nearest store is closer than yours. Phoenix is a major city, and we don't have tumbleweeds blowing around everywhere as we desperately try to make our way through the desert to the lone outpost for buying things. Etc., etc.

One would think with today's technology that people would realize that yes, Nebraska is part of the modern society. Especially those that are fans of the College World Series. Every year, no fail, there are morons that are "so impressed" that Omaha is a "real" city. You were expecting a hole in the ground and a stadium next to it?

Yes, we have a rich culture. Yes, we have both major name and mom & pop businesses. Yes, we have a nice little roadway structure. Yes, we even have a pretty decent night life. Wanna see our indoor plumming?

I guess what irks me is these people are the types that will usually say something along the lines that we hicks never travel outside of our area so we don't know "real" culture/cities/et al. They're the same ones that come here expecting hicksville and are so amazed. I guess that travel thing goes both ways huh? *growls*

[Mighty Girl]

"Do you work here?"

Asked while pushing a baby stroller through Macy's.....in very very very casual attire.

[dalejrfan71]

Last February we had a wicked snowstorm where everyones car was stuck in the snow. I dug my car out because a snowplow was coming to plow the parking lot ( my wife & I live in an apartment building). I got my car out no problem, then this guy who had a 4x4 truck got stuck & he actually asked if I could tow him out. I own a 1995 Saturn SL1, there is now way in hell I can tow a pickup truck even in the best conditions. I told him sorry but no can do, he looked at me & said I'll hook up a chain to your bumper. My car got out no problem & it's a front wheel drive. :lol:

[Jester]

One would think with today's technology that people would realize that yes, Nebraska is part of the modern society.

This is where I resist telling the many Nebraska jokes I have.

However, being and Arizona State alum and fan, I cannot resist saying one smartass thing: 19-0. Nebraskans know what I am referring to. :D

[lilnizzie]

Last February we had a wicked snowstorm where everyones cat was stuck in the snow.


everyones' cat?

i'd hate to see where the seatbelts are then!


(no worries everyone, dalejrfan71 is my husband! Just a bit of light naturned teasing!)

[Cia]

My Dad helped some touring bikers out by hauling their broken down bike into town. The had decided to come to the Black Hills and check it out but didn't have a clue about the area. The lady biker asked "The Black Hills are like a bunch of black rocks, right?" My Dad giggled.

Nebraska's civilized? With real towns, cities and paved roads? :)

[Aldous]

I moved from New Jersey to the middle of nowhere upstate NY. There were a few people who were convinced that everyone from NJ is like The Sopranos.

"Are you Italian?" Yeah, I've got blonde hair, and blue eyes, and a last name that screams "GERMAN!!!!!" but no, despite all of that I'm Italian.

"Were you in the Mafia?" First, if I was, why the hell would I tell you? Second, yeah, the Gambino family likes to hire 16 year olds.

"Have you ever killed someone?" Yeah, I moved here for protection. Dumbass.

And the tool called me Jersey. Not my name, but Jersey. I never answered him. My English teacher asked me what I thought of the kid. My response:
"Well, he's a sociological defect, so to speak. He tries to get people to like him through dry wit, and unintelligent banter. Frankly, I'm surprised that no one, except for you, has told him to shut his mouth. And if he calls me Jersey one more time, I will defenestrate him."
My teacher started cracking up, my class looked at me like I had three heads.