dumbest question

[Poofs]

in my 10th grade HONORS English class, a few weeks into the Haiti Earthquake Disaster thing my teacher decided to show us a slideshow of pictures from the Earthquake to write a journal about

this is all fine and good but after the slideshow a girl named Melissa in the back of the class asked, "So who is this Heidi person everyone wants me to give money to?"

im serious

of course me and a few of my friends broke out laughing for a few minutes

it was, as you can imagine, hilarious

 

[Michael Dagastino]

Also, I find it REALLY annoying when I get seriously injured and people say "Are you OK?"
Heres a clue, if I am bleeding profusely and/or jumping up and down saying "AAAHHHHH J***S F*****G C****T THAT HURT!!" then I am NOT OK.

I don't get it either, but I always say yes to confuse them for a second.

Anyway I work in the lawn and garden center of a super walmart (classy right?) I was standing in front of the sliding glass doors (on the inside) when someone asks me if we have any flowers.

I look to my left through the doors. and see all of our pretty flowers. All answers I could come up with at the time would have gotten me fired, though hilarious if it were filmed.

 

[shadow741]

Girl: Is Asia in China?
Me: Well Asia is a continent and China is a country.
Girl: So is that a yes?

This was in high school geography.

I would've said, "No, its the opposite," and leave her confused.
OT: It would be every question my grandpa has asked, one of them was, "Where do I put this thing?" He was refering to his wallet.

 

[Aesir23]

One girl in my history class actually had the gall to seriously ask what the Great Depression was. This was a university entry level history course.

 

[Frozen Donkey Wheel2]

Lol, OP anyone from the US probably wouldn't know.

Uh, what? I'm from the US and I know where Melbourne is.

OT:"If we evolved from monkeys, then WHY ARE THERE STILL MONKEYS?"

(looking at one of those maps of the mall that says "You are here") "How does it KNOW?"

And of course, who could forget the priceless "Who won WWII?" Asked in my sophomore year of high school.

 

[CoverYourHead]

In high school history class we were watching a documentary about World War II. When a scene showed a group of chinese diplomats a girl in the class asked "Is that Hitler?"

The teacher paused the movie, gave her a look of utter bewilderment, shook his head, and resumed the movie.

 

[Travis Higuet]

"Lol, OP anyone from the US probably wouldn't know."

Yeah, and pray tell what intellectual wonderland it is that you hail from. I'd like to know which nation is so overrun with mind blowing titans of acumen, that they can spare such a cogitative colossus like yourself the necessary time to come into online forums and arrogantly insult the intelligence of over 300 million people. I would have assumed that utilizing your unassailable mental prowess to save the world from morons like those of us who live in the United States would occupy far to much of your time to allow for such well informed and no doubt greatly appreciated social discourse as that which you have brought to this table.

 

[Lullabye]

"How do mutes talk to eachother?"-dumbest question I've ever been asked. thankfully, it was by a grade schooler so it's forgiven.

 

[Reep]

Back in primary school i couldn't figure out what a million times one was, until someone told me it was a million, suddenly all became clear and i facepalmed at myself.

 

[megamanenm]

Is everything in Greenland green? Oh wait, I asked that question

 

[Wafflestomper99]

"Wait...that's why popcorn's called 'popcorn'?!"

This was asked to me by a girl in my algebra II class when I was 16

 

[Gudrests]

A girl in my networking class. (the only girl in the class and we all love her to death but she is slow and really dumb at most times....) well we convinced her that Gingers have no souls...and that because she dyed her hair red she has no soul now....and of course..the internet back us up on this, and even the teacher went along with it. Eventually she called up a college professor she knew and asked him....she asked a math teacher...we all gave her a hug and said its ok to be slow....your really really pretty.. OHHHHHH...and we were talking about how you dont weigh as much when your on the moon in physics class. so she said......"Wait...like, does all the weight just fall off of you when your in space, ....so your all skinny and shit" the teacher looked straight at her eyes wide and mouth ajar and sat there. Again we hugged her told her she was pretty and to not worry about it. I DELT WITH THIS FOR 3 YEARS!!!!!...it was fun

 

[megamanenm]

"Wait...that's why popcorn's called 'popcorn'?!"

This was asked to me by a girl in my algebra II class when I was 16

... Holy crap I never noticed that before, I feel sad now D:

 

[Zhukov]

"Where is the Berlin Wall?'
"Wait... Elvis is dead?"
"Lebanon? Is that a kind of food? What's it taste like?"

 

[Anezay]

What's the dumbest question someone has ever asked you?
That's it.

 

[AidoruKami]

I was once asked when black people were made.

 

[Diligent]

My mom, an avid fan of the show "24" asked me, "So how many episodes are there in a season of 24?"
I said, "There's....wait, really?!"
And immediately she realized how silly the question was.

Certainly not the dumbest, but the only thing I can think of right now.

Oh wait, I overheard this gem between two bimbos sitting behind me in high school:
"Urine works as a spermicide."
"Really?"
"Yeah."
"Well then why doesn't he just piss inside me when he's done?"

And I believe my reaction was, "EEW, what the fuck?!"

 

[2012 Wont Happen]

Lol, OP anyone from the US probably wouldn't know.

Unless they took world geography their freshman year of high school...

OT:

I told someone I could read minds if I stared at people long enough.

They said:

"really, that's awesome!"

At first I thought she was playing along but, no, she was dead serious and thought I could read minds.

edit-

I know this isn't the exact question, but felt it was related enough to share. It is- the most awesome question I've ever heard (but is sort of dumb when you think about it too).

In my friends English class, they were talking about satire. The teacher asked if anyone could site an example and my friend said:

"Is it an example of satire that Melissa thinks that Fox News is real news?"

 

[2012 Wont Happen]

"Lol, OP anyone from the US probably wouldn't know."

Yeah, and pray tell what intellectual wonderland it is that you hail from. I'd like to know which nation is so overrun with mind blowing titans of acumen, that they can spare such a cogitative colossus like yourself the necessary time to come into online forums and arrogantly insult the intelligence of over 300 million people. I would have assumed that utilizing your unassailable mental prowess to save the world from morons like those of us who live in the United States would occupy far to much of your time to allow for such well informed and no doubt greatly appreciated social discourse as that which you have brought to this table.

You should use the quote button in the future. It shows who you are quoting and sends them a message informing them.

Also- I, for once, fully agree with this paragraph written in defense of the United States.

 

[ultrachicken]

"Lol, OP anyone from the US probably wouldn't know."

Yeah, and pray tell what intellectual wonderland it is that you hail from. I'd like to know which nation is so overrun with mind blowing titans of acumen, that they can spare such a cogitative colossus like yourself the necessary time to come into online forums and arrogantly insult the intelligence of over 300 million people. I would have assumed that utilizing your unassailable mental prowess to save the world from morons like those of us who live in the United States would occupy far to much of your time to allow for such well informed and no doubt greatly appreciated social discourse as that which you have brought to this table.

How is that an insult?
It's not unreasonable to not know much about Australia if you don't live there.