March 6, 2008
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Stupid Questions
It has been said, “There are no stupid questions.” Or perhaps you’ve heard it said, “The only stupid question is the one that doesn’t get asked.” Those adage-creators have obviously never spent time with my family.
We were in London today, and I was pelted with inane queries.
Can I climb out there? (asked two times by someone about the bridge supports as we were crossing the Millennium Bridge)
Can I jump into the river? (asked three times while crossing the Millennium Bridge)
Can I throw this apple core into the river? (asked while standing in a crowd by the Thames)
Can I open this to see if anything is in it? (asked by someone of an Egyptian sarcophagus in the British Museum while standing next to the hundredth “DO NOT TOUCH” sign)
Can I slide down this? (asked by someone of the five-inch gap of metal between the up and down escalators in a jam-packed Tate Modern, a museum of modern art)
Still, the day was great fun with visits to the British Library, Tate Modern, Shakespeare’s Globe, The Tower Bridge, and The British Museum. I’m too tired to write more now. Phew!
What’s the silliest question you’ve been asked (or have asked) lately?
Comments (29)
My nefew ask me why cant i throw the ball in the house?
Maybe not stupid, but certainly silly…
“Mom, what’s a horse made out of?”
Well, after we got home from Disney, Ivanna kept asking (every day for about 3 weeks), “when are we going back?” After being answered the same way every time!!! Do they not listen? Do they forget? What is with children???
Haha! I love those questions. I am sure it was annoying to you but as someone looking in, they are quite amusing, lol.
The answers to all of those questions is: “Yes”. Of course they CAN do those things, but their lives will end quickly if they do. You should tell them that
I know those questions too well!
Ha ha ha! How about “If you take the hot out of hot dog, will I just eat a dog?” We don’t usually have hot dogs, so I think they’re still a bit of a puzzle to Jersey Junior!
I enjoyed the “stupid questions” of London and where they were asked. I must add “stupid action” to the London visit. I went twice in ’99, the first for my 30th birthday. I got a wild hair and decided to climb a statue in Trafalgar Square. The stupid part came when I jumped off. I forgot I was wearing high-heeled boots, so the balls of my feet took the entire blow of my hard landing. The bones in my feet, legs and back felt “wrong” for the rest of the day and probably into the next day as well. At least you’re cutting them off at the questioning point!
I don’t know if they have been silly questions, but I have been asked a lot of questions I don’t understand by some very nice people speaking Norwegian!! And, of course, I have had to ask a lot of questions like “Is ‘potet’ a reference to the small town of Poteet, Texas, or is it on the menu for a more important reason?” In case you are wondering, ‘potet’ is ‘potato’ in Norwegian, and there is a phrase which I can’t remember now which starts with the word ‘potet’ and means french fries. Yummy!!
HA HA ..LOVE THE SILLY QUESTIONS….ONE SILLY QUESTION ..ON ANSWERING THE PHONE THE VOICE ON THE OTHER END SKS “OH, ARE YOU IN”—Hmmmm well who do you think answerded the phone?
RITA
Oh this one is too easy!
The other day in class one of the kids was telling me about a story in the news (England it was!) about a set of twins that ended up getting married to each other then had to have the marriage annulled when they found out their relationship. So I asked, “Were they identical twins?” (If you’ve ever seen a Bill Engvall routine…”Heeeere’s your sign…”)
I have probably at sometime been asked a silly question and I have asked quite a few questions what I thought were silly.
i bumped my head really hard and sum1 asked me if it hurts
shhesshh
About 5 minutes before the end of class and some kid raises their hand and asks: “What page are we on?”
I was once listening to the radio when a doctor was on a talk radio program. He said he had only once ever heard a dumb question….
“My daughter ate ants. I gave her the ant poison, now what do I do?”
I agree with him, that would qualify as both stupid and very, very, sad!
Your husband should really try not to ask those questions around the children, it sets a bad example.
In my case the old adage applies, reference my post, several someones neglected to ask why the plumbing outlets were on the “wrong” wall while they were installing the cabinets.
Can Brie have a mullet? (El Mano asked) If the answer isn’t obvious…NO WAY!
You might be able to slide between the escalators if you turned sideways.
Mary,
You have had a busy day!! What memories you are making
God bless you.
C.
It’s like my dad says: “There are no stupid questions, but there are a lot of inquisitive idiots.” (myself included!)
@wayne1960 -
HA HA! I loved the bit about “your husband.” Not that he would ever, of course, which is what made it funny.
A new post? I’m going to go and see.
@rjdohner -
You always win for the best comment. MULLET? AAAH!
@englishwestern -
That’s just almost what D. said when he asked.
I was letting my daughter move the van back in the driveway so they could play basketball. I was explaining to her what to do. AFter she started the van, I said, “Now, put your foot on the brake and move the gearshift down once to R.” She looked at me and said, “Which one’s the brake? “..
Now that I think about it.. that’s not silly, that’s scary!!!
Yesterday when I was wearing my $10 necklace from Kohls, a beautiful deep blue thing, a young salesclerk asked, “Is it real?” What, was she thinking it was a hologram? An illusion? A mirage?
“What do anteaters eat?” – Nolan, 4 1/2 years
“What do anteaters eat?” – Nolan 4 1/2 years
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