And the stupid question award goes to.......

[Inmate13]

Teacher:
...and we continue with the readings by Mark Twain

Quintessential, braindead, high school cheerleader who I'm almost certain is now either a cocaine addict or in rehab for anorexia:
Oh, is that Shania Twain's husband?

I fell out of desk from laughing so hard and didn't stop for about half a minute. But what truly astounded me was the number of people in my class who defended her... i.e. everybody else... in a fucking high school English class in the US!!

 

[Georgeman]

Second place goes to Girl in one of my geography classes who, when asked what was the capital of england replied "E" Genius

/facepalm

Anyway, not so much stupidity as much as it is absentmindedness but whatever. I was talking to my brother on the mobile phone about miscellaneous stuff and he happened to be driving at that time (yeah not the smartest thing talking on the phone while driving but anyway) When he arrived at home (I wasn't at home, mind you) and we were still talking on the mobile phone, as he was about to get out of the car, he produces this small gem:"Damn, where is my mobile phone?" I burst out laughing, and when he realized what he said, he started laughing too.

 

[Ricky 49]

him: "whats that place called where you light fires?"

me:*just look at him blankly*

Him: "oh yeah! a Fireplace"

also antoher classic

standing at a bus stop and someone walks up to me and asks

"has the bus been yet?"

*yeah! i just didn't bother to get on, i thought i would wait around instead and inform people that a bus stopped here at some point*

 

[eatenbyagrue]

(while discussing European history and politics in class while waiting for the professor. Note that some of the freshmen students were in the same room, listening in)

Freshman: (for reference: a real pretty, if dim, girl) Isn't Europe a country?
Me: ....*mouth hanging open* O-kay *points to world map* Where here is Europe, then?
Freshman: *points to China, despite it being CLEARLY LABELED "China"* This one, right here.
Me: ... It's a good thing you're pretty.
Freshman: Thank you ^__^

 

[Yassen]

Well this isn't all that funny compared to some of the gold I've been reading. My ex works in a fish food store and quite regularly a customer comes in and asks
"Do you sell whole chickens?" Despite the fact the store is called "Fish works" which would of course mean they sell chicken.... idiots.

But reading some of the stuff on this thread makes me want to ask for the email address of every single person that asked these questions so I can smack some sense into them.

 

[Agent Larkin]

I was in class next to one of my mate's in History. We were getting a test and I turned to him and said "Relax whats the worst that could happen?" he looked at me and said "Isn't that what it said at Auschwitz?" I just looked at him and said "Yes Ciaran, Hitler was sponsered by Dr. Pepper".

[small]disclaimer: I do not in any way endorse or support the Nazi party or attempt to derive comedy out of the Holocaust[/small]

 

[Soul137]

in an old Sonic game, Dr Robotnik asks Sonic
"How did you get here so fast?"
I was like: seriously?

that made me love you.

once I told this girl (granted she was about 12) that I was born in California (I live in New York) and she says "Wow! I've never been to another country before! What language do they speak?"
also in biology we were talking about how pollen is flower sperm and this girl says "that means it can make humans pregnant too right?!?!?"

perhaps it is possible. maybe thats how we got hippies.

 

[DoctorWhat]

There's a fantastic website of Irish stupidity called overheardindublin.com I don't know if there's any equivalent for anywhere else...

Let me give you a sample:

'Guy and girl, both mid-twenties, in a cafe in NUI Maynooth.

Guy: "Saw a great documentary on the Holocaust last night."
Girl: "Hmmm..."
Guy: "Do you even know what the Holocaust was?"
Girl: "Wasn't it the nuclear thing?" '

 

[Nickolai77]

My Ex-'So what subjects do you study?'
Me- 'History, Psychology, English Lit and Philosophy'
Ex- 'Philosophy? Is'nt that something to do with stones?'

You know that sinking feeling you get when your about to lose all faith in humanity?- I felt that- i felt lost and mentally deflated so i could not really reply with anything witty, all i said was- 'No, i assure you that you are thinking of Geology, Philosophy has got nothing to do with stones'
'Oh...' she replied, looking confuzzled. I cried myself to sleep that night- curse you JK Rowling!

 

[TIMESWORDSMAN]

Whilst on the phone with an accidentally answered 800 number...

Seller: Would like like these fine condominiums?
Me: No.
S: Why not?!
M: I'm Thirteen!
S: ...Are you sure?

Always look at the caller ID! ALWAYS!

 

[Agent Larkin]

I was in class next to one of my mate's in History. We were getting a test and I turned to him and said "Relax whats the worst that could happen?" he looked at me and said "Isn't that what it said at Auschwitz?" I just looked at him and said "Yes Ciaran, Hitler was sponsered by Dr. Pepper".

[small]disclaimer: I do not in any way endorse or support the Nazi party or attempt to derive comedy out of the Holocaust[/small]

I am Jewish and i find this fucking hilarious, my friends would get a good laugh out of this.

I just did the disclaimer in so that I dont get in trouble. Some people are very easily offended.

 

[ergoaddict]

perhaps it is possible. maybe thats how we got hippies.

that's awesome

A good friend of mine once asked me where Oxbridge was while we were at school and considering which universities to apply to.

Another school friend, when asked how a simple LCD display (e.g. in a digital watch) works replied that he reckoned a current was passed through the digits to make them emit black light. This in an electronics design & tech GCSE class.

Later, when working on a sales line I spent ages listening to some brain-dead secretary for an american law firm dictate her order, only to have to choke in my scream of frustration when she (after 15 mins or so of changing her mind about half the stuff) asked me if it would be easier if she faxed me her order... well yes dear, it would, and would also have saved you 15 mins of transatlantic call charges.

 

[Tim Buck II]

My brother once asked, "How come when you can't breathe, you can't talk?"

It was just one of those days... I hope.

 

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