Yes, there are stupid questions

[YdoUwant2know]

Have you ever had someone ask you a question that was just so stupid you wanted to smack them upside the head for asking it? Post it up, that way we can all get a good laugh.

I'm not talking the kind of question that is easy to answer, but the kind that should never have been asked. For example,

I was siting in the parting lot of my employer, (crappy retail job that is paying my way threw collage) talking to a coworker, we had closed 40 minutes before hand, myself and coworker were the last to leave. All the lights in the building are off, the sign is off, the whole place is dark and the parking lot is empty with the exception of my car and my coworkers. A young girl in an SUV drives up to me and asks:

"Are you open?":uhh:

[xvampire]

are you single ?

[Kalango]

Have you taken your calming pills?

[FredH]

:lol: After staring at her in disbelief for a few seconds, you must have had a hard time containing your laughter:p

[BuroKun]

"Does my butt look big in these?"

[LowRez]

well it's probably been heard by every single games artist in the world but the obvious one "so you like... play games all day right?" when trying to describe my job etc, that makes me want to go for the eyes....

To the best one from one of my new mates down south "so your from Newcastle, thats like practically scotland right?" to this day I still dont know if he was joking or just retarded.......

[BiG ToE]

sitting at a bus stop, guy asks " Did the bus come yet?"

I kicked him in the balls.

[Bbox85]

I used to work at Subway:

"Can I get a Veggie sandwich w/bacon?"
"How long is a foot long?"

When I was a game tester:

"So, is your job like Grandma's Boy?"

[LowRez]

Standing at airport returning from spain at weekend, some guy trys to push in front of me, looks at me then says "oh is this a que?" there were about 15 people behind me.... I couldnt hit him as airport security would probably beat me to death and claim I was a terrorist so instead I replied in a very sarcastic tone "nah we're just standing here in a line for a laugh" He got the message....

[LowRez]

I used to work at Subway:

"Can I get a Veggie sandwich w/bacon?"
"How long is a foot long?"

When I was a game tester:

"So, is your job like Grandma's Boy?"

haha theres a subway round the corner from me, and the guy on front of me asked the guy "whats sub of the day?" which was on a 4ft by 2ft sign directly above the subway guys head, I could see the staff guy smirking trying to hold back some sarcastic comment as he pointed directly above him...

[shadowbreeze]

" so what do you?"

my reply " looking to get full time work in the Gaming industry "

" oh so what sort of animals would you be looking after? "

reply " oh very nasty ones you Know the aggressive Mario from the creek isles, and the sonic hog from south england YOU F@&K Wit"



this a true story the person asking the questions was a employment officer/adviser

[Enma]

To the best one from one of my new mates down south "so your from Newcastle, thats like practically scotland right?" to this day I still dont know if he was joking or just retarded.......

I get that all the time :flag: Even when listening to the radio, you get the weather report up and they mention London, Wales and the North...
It's like everything between Leicestershire and Scotland is madmax style post apocolyptic no-mans land :doh:

[BuroKun]

My sister was at a friends house and they were making no-bake cookies. after my sister put all the stuff together and was letting them sit, one of her friends opened up the oven and asked "okay, so....how long do we bake them for?"

[Kickflipkid687]

I work at a Gamestop on Sundays, and we ALWAYS get people like everytime I work asking if we are closed. When a sign on the door clearly says, 11-6pm, the open sign is off, and gates are across the door.... :mad:


I've also had people call the store and ask , "Can I talk to someone about rifles?" I was like ummm..... you have the wrong number :P.

[East]

I get that all the time :flag: Even when listening to the radio, you get the weather report up and they mention London, Wales and the North...
It's like everything between Leicestershire and Scotland is madmax style post apocolyptic no-mans land :doh:
Wait.. so you're saying Newcastle isn't basically Scotland? :think:

[QuikBE]

I was visiiting my Grandparents, and I went to their church for a christmas party and I was socilizing and I was talking to this cute girl and I told her I was visiting from Las Vegas with out missing a beat she asks "people live there?"

another one

I was meeting this girl for a blind date and we were going to a movie then diner. I let her chose the movie so when I got to where we were meeting I asked her what she wanted to see she replied with "Pathfinder, none of my other friends want to see it" I agreed to see it then we went in I bought the tickets then we got to concessions and as we were in line she looked me in the eyes and asked "what movie are we seeing?"

[Ged]

I grew up in south africa and sometimes people say

"Oh I know a south african hes called "john smith etc" do you know him?"

its just a silly question Im sure all people in places that arent their homeland get all the time!

Im in england now and people say this to me occasionally and no I really dont know "john smith or whatever his/her name is" I come from a country 9 times bigger than england. lols :D

[miezis]

concerning work:
/me working on some scene.
/this guy comes up and asks: "did you make that planet?"
/me: "..."
/guy: "you know, THE PLANET!"
/me: "what planet?"
/guy: "the planet you made for that project half a year ago?! duhh..."
/me: "oh, that planet... so what about it?"
/guy: "you make good planets!"

lol

[Kalango]

I grew up in south africa and sometimes people say

"Oh I know a south african hes called "john smith etc" do you know him?"

its just a silly question Im sure all people in places that arent their homeland get all the time!

Im in england now and people say this to me occasionally and no I really dont know "john smith or whatever his/her name is" I come from a country 9 times bigger than england. lols :D
You bet i do too.
I live in Brazil...and sometimes people come to me and say:
"I've worked with a brazilian yet...he's bald....Do you know any baldy guy called Rafael?" -.-'

[cookepuss]

Dumbest question I've ever been asked....

"How do you move an icon on the desktop?"

WTF?!? :)

There's dumb and then there's DUMB. That was a question from a so-called professional. Shoot.... My 83 year old grandfather knows how to move a stupid icon. :p

I've come to the conclusion that nearly most of the planet Earth is populated by morons. Seriously. I'm really not joking.

All of us here are of above average intelligence/IQ or better. Because of that, we take for granted certain technical know how. We are all also fairly well read. It should therefore come as no big shock that those with so-called "average" intelligence are mind numbingly obtuse.

I'm not trying to pick on those 100 IQ people, if you buy into that stuff. There are lots of good people with average intelligence who make up for lack of innate smarts with an over abundance of hard work & studying. However, when you see what "average" translates to in the real world, you can pretty much see how "reality television" continues to thrive.

Just watch the evening news. See that schmuck being interviewed on the street? See him searching for the words to relatively simple thoughts? Take a look at American Idol. See that tone deaf dope who's convinced that they're the next big superstar? Go to your local shopping mall. See that dunce behind the counter? The one who can't make change without the aid of a register? Turn around. Look at your co-worker, the one who sleeps at his desk and just got promoted for no good reason whatsoever. ... ... .. That's Joe Average. Scary. VERY scary.

Enjoy this board and those like it. Outside of it, people are insanely stupid. The world is populated by an army of Jessica Simpsons.

Much worse, while a single person may be stupid, a whole whole group of them run our planet. Ponder that for a moment.

[BuroKun]

@cookepuss - Thats the world for ya, but I say teach these morons, don't beat them with a sick..........ok maybe a little.

[BuroKun]

How many cubed pieces of fudge that are 3 inches on an edge can be packed into a Christmas tin that is 9 inches deep by 12 inches wide by 8 inches high with the lid still being able to be closed?

18

24

32

36

43

[cookepuss]

Of course, there's a 2" height remainder since it's 8" and not 9", but you're not going to cut up the cubes. So...

3 deep x 4 wide x 2 high = 24 cubes

I'm not going to over think it. Seems pretty straight forward. Then again, you'd be surprised how many people would get stumped by a question that easy. It's not like you're asking me to integrate vector matrix for bezier coefficients or partially differentiate a bicubic equation. (Yeah. I'm a math-y. Finished 3rd year college level calculus by the 12th grade.)

[BuroKun]

wow cookepuss you really know how to pack fudge. LOL, I'm sorry I couldn't help myself.

[cookepuss]

Strong words from a guy from Pee Ridge. Oops. Pea Ridge. ;) j/k

Don't make me break out the NYC ghetto-style on ya. I'll get all gangsta and pimp smack you into next week. :p

BTW: That was SUCH a silly gag with the fudge packing. So middle school. Much too obvious in hindsight, but a nice setup for those of us - like me - who are WAAAAY too trusting. Do'h. (Damn me and my weakness for math problems!!!!)

[BuroKun]

sorry....... It wasn't a setup at first, but then I think "hey....get it? because its stupid?" so ya.....my bad.

PS: Don't pimp slap me :(

[cookepuss]

I don't know....
http://www.dancharnas.com/images/kramer.jpg

[BuroKun]

lol, love that episode

[JacqueChoi]

well it's probably been heard by every single games artist in the world but the obvious one "so you like... play games all day right?" when trying to describe my job etc, that makes me want to go for the eyes....

I get this a LOT.


My favorite answer is:

"Movies are made the same way. The cast and crew show up on set! Six months later the movie is done".

[Vig]

I get this a LOT.


My favorite answer is:

"Movies are made the same way. The cast and crew show up on set! Six months later the movie is done".

My favorite retort to that kind of a response is;
Me: Now being a butcher would be the best job ever, I mean it's gotta be beer, BBQ and babes all day long. If I could open a butcher shop right on the beach THAT would be great.

Person: Wait, being a butcher sucks, its all intestines, blood and all manor of things just waiting to take your limbs.

Me: huh... good thing I decided to "play games all day" instead of become a butcher. (and yes, if it gets this far I do the finger quote thing)

[cookepuss]

See? I'm a New Yorker. I could politely come up with a witty comeback to the inane rambling of a stupid person... OR... I can just smile, give them the finger, and be off on my merry way. :p That's how I roll. :) The dumber the person, the lower my tolerance and ability to use diplomacy.