Stupidest Questions People Have Been Asked

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satirequeen
Jun 4, 2020 3:00 PM EDT

They say there is no such thing as a stupid question, but a Reddit thread has revealed that this is, in fact, definitely not true. People are sharing the stupid questions they've been asked over the years, and there are some real shockers in there. Scroll through some of the best ones below and be amazed at people's utter stupidity.

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  • 01
    Text - KhaosElement 5.5k points · 12 hours ago I work IT, asked a person if her mouse was wired or wireless. She said "How am I supposed to know THAT?! This is YOUR job!"
    via u/KhaosElement
  • 02
    Text - InspectorDerp 1.6k points · 13 hours ago "Is the ice cream served cold?" Usually as a waiter, I can game-face almost anything, but there's no way my face didn't read "...the f. 'ck you just say?"
    via u/InspectorDerp
  • 03
    Text - mrreggiego 3.2k points · 12 hours ago Girl: Hey what's the capital of the world again? I said Detroit
    via u/mrreggiego
  • 04
    Text - Swaelao 1.5k points · 12 hours ago "Did you have to take a canoe to school" - a question I was asked once when I told them I moved from Hawaii
    via u/Swaelao
  • 05
    Text - Cheetodude625 11.0k points 15 hours ago edited 11 hours ago "Did you choose to be half Asian?" Yes, this was an actual question that was asked of me.
    via u/Cheetodude625
  • 06
    Text - echo6golf 5.5k points 14 hours ago I live in a very popular tourist town. "Is there anything to do around here? We've already seen the Walmart."
    via u/echo6golf
  • 07
    Text - Sethrial 49 points · 7 hours ago I used to work at Ben & Jerry's. Someone came in at least once a month with a Baskin Robbin's coupon. Usually politely told them they were in the wrong place, then point to the b&j sign on the opposite wall if they looked confused. One woman tried to argue it with me. Her: This is baskin robins. Give me my free cone. Me: I'm afraid not. Sorry. This is B&J, and we don't take competitor's coupons. Her: I think I know where I am. This is definitely BR. Me: Th
    via u/Sethrial
  • 08
    Text - wircruisen 9.1k points · 15 hours ago I worked retail. A woman who did not have her child with her asked me if I thought a piece of clothing would fit her child.
    via u/wircruisen
  • 09
    Text - 7empestipated 7.7k points · 15 hours ago I was born significantly deaf. Was once asked, "Do deaf babies know sign language when they're born?"
    via u/7empestipated
  • 10
    Text - igotapuppyinmyhands 3.9k points 14 hours ago A friend of my parents asked me if I know him, he visited my parents while I was away to college and I told him I was gone when he visited "But I saw pictures of you at your parents house, you don't know me?"
    via u/igotapuppyinmyhands
  • 11
    Text - SalemScout 757 points · 13 hours ago "If you get a not-guilty verdict, does that mean you can commit the crime again and not be charged?" She was confused by Double Jeopardy, but my favorite part was the again.
    via u/SalemScout
  • 12
    Text - woodenman22 4.1k points · 15 hours ago I called to order a pizza, half plain and half pepperoni. Pizza Girl (sounding unsure): "Umm...I guess we could do that. Which half do you want the pepperonis on?"
    via u/woodenman22
  • 13
    Text - ritsload 1.5k points · 14 hours ago Once a classmate, this was on year 10 or year 11, asked me how I had managed to put ice into a plastic bottle. A friend of mine proceeded to tell her that there were youtube tutorials on cut open and glue the bottle back together and that it was super easy.
    via u/ritsload
  • 14
    Text - driveaforklift 1.6k points · 15 hours ago During a discussion about police emergencies in my high school class a student asked what the phone number was for 911.
    via u/driveaforklift
  • 15
    Text - bopeepsheep 242 points 12 hours ago "Is there any chance you could be pregnant?" Normally a reasonable question but not when you're scanning a 2 day old c-section wound.
    via u/bopeepsheep
  • 16
    Text - Packleader1997 224 points · 13 hours ago One of my favorite was when this girl in English 3 blurts out "hey y'all, this might be a stupid question but is being German and Jewish the same thing?" The girls father was a history teacher.
    via u/Packleader1997
  • 17
    Text - weeeeoneachother 1.8k points · 15 hours ago After a friend of mine and I saw Godzilla King of Monsters she asked if dinosaurs used to hurt people back in the day lol She is 33.
    via u/weeeeoneachother
  • 18
    Text - Jcschulman 1.4k points · 15 hours ago Yesterday my mom FaceTimed me from her iPhone to ask, in a panic, "Do you have any idea where I might have left my iPhone???"
    via u/Jcschulman
  • 19
    Text - baguasrr 445 points · 13 hours ago Worked at Disneyland Paris for 10 years - very common to hear "What time is the 4 o'clock parade?"
    via u/baguasrr
  • 20
    Text - NotQuiteThereYet00 1.5k points · 16 hours ago What's obama's last name?
    via u/NotQuiteThereYet00

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