'Why do we need farmers when we have supermarkets?': 25+ Confused people who asked the dumbest questions

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Remy Millisky • Writer and Editor
Oct 11, 2024 3:00 PM EDT

Is it really true that there are no dumb questions? Some teachers certainly think so. They encourage students to ask any question, no matter how dumb it may seem. It's a good practice, in theory. It means that shy students or kids who aren't understanding the lesson have a chance to have their basic questions answered. After all, if you're thinking it, there's a good chance someone else is, too. This works great during math lessons, or it can lead to interesting discussions about books or works of art. 

However, some people were just baffled by the stupidity of the questions their peers, friends, and colleagues brought to the table. For example, one guy called up the customer service line for his TV. He was absolutely furious because he claimed the TV was watching him, and that he could see himself on the TV. After chatting with the call center rep, he was informed that he was just seeing his reflection. D'oh! This guy was staggeringly dim, and there's plenty more where that came from if you keep scrolling below. 

Next up, read about this hotel guest who was pretty confused about why he couldn't just "come in at 3 AM," and requested to sleep in the parking lot until checkout time (management said no!). 

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    Even though there are no dumb questions, what is the dumbest question you've ever been asked?
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    ReeG I'm in IT management. Where do I even begin? "There's an error on the screen that says I need to restart to complete the update, what should I do?"
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    RealLameUserN... "Where does wood come from?" This person was 19
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    Sarke1 This is second hand from a diving guide in Bermuda: "how far do you have to dive to get under the island?"
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    Ellie_simp this girl took my skateboard, just stood on it and asked me "Why isn't it going?"
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    p cornkernels "Is chicken parmesan vegetarian?"
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    Goose_the_hu... I kid you not someone said "is a bird a gas?"
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    tacsatduck Why are you spying on me? I was working in a call center for Dish Network and a guy called in, very upset. He wanted to know why Dish Network was spying on him. I tried to let him know that we were not in fact spying on him. Which he countered with, "if you are not spying on me then why is there a camera in the box?"
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    "Sir, a camera? There is no camera in the receiver" | respond. "Yes there is" he screams "I know there is because I can see everything happening in my room on the TV right now."
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    I sat there and pondered that statement, trying to figure out what was happening. I asked, "sir, is your TV off right now?" In the background I hear the clear sound of a TV being. turned on. I then said, "sir, that is called a reflection. Is there anything else I can help you with?" He hung up.
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    SPolowiski 'Did you visit the Chinatown?' after I told a friend that I had been to China as part of a business trip.
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    FinsTO0theleft Once when I was in a tech support group I literally had a guy email me and ask for my email address.
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    Ninjatechyknitter Once had an intern ask what a battery was, after someone asked her to pass them two batteries.
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    rolonotmyrealn... In retail "Where is the paint in this stupid store? I was sent down here and they lied!" "Right behind you (literally dozens of paint cans 8 feet behind her) " "No they're not!" I walk past her and put my hand on the can, took her a good 10 seconds of ranting to accept the paint was infact there.
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    Straight-Kick5... ( work with animals professionally) A woman was taking her dog to see the vet because when they drank water the fur around their face became darker and they were *very* worried about it.
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    "Is it dangerous? Can it hurt her?" "No. Have you never noticed that your daughter's hair gets darker when you wash it...?"
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    Fishfood-7 I'm an identical twin. "When you look in the mirror do you think you're looking. at [sister's name]?"
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    Legendary_New... I was having a disagreement with a customer in the workplace. At one point she said "why would I be arguing with you if I was wrong?". I mean....what do you say after that?
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    bellybuttonbear How many third cups are in a cup... She worked in a bakery.
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    PrudentFlamingo "What's that yellow stuff?" Fire. It was fire.
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    DrylcePhactory Working on a tourist sightseeing boat on the ocean in Alaska. Person asks me what elevation we are at. I look down at the ocean and back to them and say, about 10 feet.
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    riphitter I worked at an ice cream store and someone came in, looked at the ice cream cone I was handing to someone then looked at me and asked "what kind of soups do you have"
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    Training_Exit_5... Why do we need farmers when we have supermarkets. Heard this in real life and blew my mind.
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    SaltyDangerHa... I had the neighbors by for a quick chat a few years ago, and we happened to be standing by our goat pen, we had three at the time. For whatever reason, people don't really see goats as pets, and I'm often asked about their purpose, are they meat, etc.
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    Well, this guy asked if I milked them. I explained that they're all retired breeding males. He followed that up by asking again if we milk them, and was so affronted by the look I could not help giving him that he left in a huff. I didn't mean to be but I definitely looked at him as if he were an idiot and he was smart enough, at least, to figure that out.
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    emileeavi Is the iced latte hot? I thought they were joking and I laughed. They complained about me to my manager
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    wallyballou55 "Why don't they schedule New Year's Eve so that it'll always be on a Monday?"
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    [deleted] About 25 years ago I was explaining time zones to a 20ish year old intern at a large scientific agency. She wasn't getting it, so i got an orange I brought for lunch and used it as the Earth. Me: Ok, pretend this is the Earth. The sun only shines on one side, so it's day on approximately half at any given time. Now since the
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    Earth rotates (as i spin the orange)... Intern: So wait. Hold on. So you're saying the Earth is round? I wish i was joking.
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    drikabenjovo Way back in community college I was in an English class of some sort, I forget which. The teacher had people write ideas for what people would like to write essays about on the board and then we got into groups of four and had to pick one topic for our whole group. Somebody had written something along the lines of "should NASA get a larger
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    budget" which I really took a liking to and vocalized this to my group. One girl said she thought that was stupid, what had NASA ever done for anyone. I pointed out that many things we take for granted were developed by NASA and this girl says to me "but you know there's no air up there, right? That's why we don't leave."
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    Stradoverius "Sir, where are your bananas?" -A customer that was standing two feet from the banana display, which I was stocking.
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    bitterh I have been asked and witnessed stupid questions but I am struggling to think of a good gem. All I can remember is, "how does the paper get to the other fax machine?" I tried explaining fax machines merely scan a copy and the image travels through wires and it prints a
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    copy but they weren't getting it. Another one, a girl was offering me soy sauce and I reminded her I am allergic to soy. "Oh. There's soy in soy sauce?"
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    imdeafsowhat (Preparing for standing lateral knee xray) Me: "Bend your knee" Patient: (looks at me confused) "which way?" Me: "Bend it like I'm the King of the north."
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    Allisade "Is that the sun?" It was after 10pm and, just in case you're still wondering, no, no it wasn't.
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    ScarletGhost "Wait foxes are real?" This was freshman year of high. school.
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    Dove-O-War Me checking out my friends baton Me: What's this little spike on the hilt? Him: A window breaker. Me: What's it fo- ohhhhhh I'm never living that moment down as long as he has memory of it
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    leightoncruz20 Less than an hour ago I went through the Taco Bell drive through and handed them my American Express Hilton. Honors card to pay. Basically the more I use it the more hotel points I get. The girl literally, sincerely, asked me if I was the owner of Hilton hotels. I was taken aback but said no. She said are you in the family and I said yeah thinking she knew
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    what kind of card it was and might have been a Hilton honors member too. She said REALLY??? And I knew then she thought I meant I am an heir to the Hilton family.
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    happynessa My troglodyte sister called me during a fight with her boyfriend. She wanted me to explain the difference between day-tuh (data) and dat-ah (data). She was very insistent the two had different meanings. Day-tuh
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    was clearly what your phone used and dat-ah was information collected by scientists. It still makes me laugh and I'll never let her forget it.
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    [….. How do you spell E.T?
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    ropesandfurs "... what's that?" (when I told him to move the cursor) Ah, they joys of tech support.
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    IT_AccountMan... "Does ground beef come from the ground?" Molly G in Mr Ballesterros' Freshmen Spanish class circa 2007ish at SHS in Phoenix Az. Nobody forgets anything Molly!
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    Magnus_Banette "Does the bacon grilled cheese sandwich have bacon on it?" Yes, I was working drive- thru. Yes, I had to answer this without laughing.
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