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We've all probably had a brain fart or two in our lives. A momentary lapse where we said something that made us think later: "Wait, that was really dumb..." In the moment, these utterances can feel like the most awkward thing that has ever happened to you. Later, you can probably laugh about it with friends in good humor.

But are all dumb things we say brain farts? Maybe sometimes people really are so oblivious and ignorant that the funniest things come out of their mouths. In this Quora thread, when one person asked, "What are some dumb questions you have been asked?", folks shared the silliest things they ever heard people say.

Do you have any embarrassing brain farts you can share with us, Pandas? If so, let us know in the comments. And don't forget to upvote your favorite dumb entries below!

#1

45 Times Dumb Folks Pushed People To Their Limit With Their Questions Once, at my shop, I stood with my register open, counting a fistful of 50-dollar notes in my hand, when a woman came up and asked me if I worked there. I looked at her, then at the money, then at the open cash drawer, and said, 'Nah, mate. I'm just robbing the till.'

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#2

45 Times Dumb Folks Pushed People To Their Limit With Their Questions I was working in the emergency department when I received this call from a frantic mother: 'My toddler just drank out of the dog's water bowl! What should I do?' I told her: 'Give the dog some more water.'

Angela A , Tima Miroshnichenko/Pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#3

45 Times Dumb Folks Pushed People To Their Limit With Their Questions *On arrival at a new school*

Girl - So, where are you from?

Me - Nigeria

Girl - Where's that?

Me - It's a country in Africa

Girl - No, Africa is a country

Me - I'm sure it's a continent

Girl - No, Nigeria must be a town in Africa

Another girl - He must be confused

Divine Anamekwe , Pixabay/Pexels (not the actual photo) Report

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#4

45 Times Dumb Folks Pushed People To Their Limit With Their Questions A true story from a forgotten backwater of Donegal:

"Hey, Graeme, are you coming to church on Sunday?"
"No, I'm an atheist."
"It's ok. Being a Protestant doesn't matter. We're very welcoming."
"I'm not a Protestant, I'm an atheist."
"Are you Jewish?"
"No, I'm not Jewish, I'm an atheist."
"What do you mean?"
"An atheist is someone who doesn't believe in gods."
"No it isn't."
"It kinda is."
"No you're wrong there, you can be an atheist and believe in God."

Me: stunned silence.

Graeme Shimmin , nappy/Pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#5

45 Times Dumb Folks Pushed People To Their Limit With Their Questions One of my aunts asked about what I do, so I told her that after completing my electronics engineering degree, I started working in a chip-designing company. After a pause, she asked: 'What are your most popular flavors? Are the chips as good as Lay's?'

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#6

45 Times Dumb Folks Pushed People To Their Limit With Their Questions 'Do you have internet in Indonesia?' — and it was asked by email

Andre O , Buro Millennial/Pexels (not the actual photo) Report

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#7

45 Times Dumb Folks Pushed People To Their Limit With Their Questions My sister was adopted from Korea. She was only about 10 weeks old — an almost newborn infant — when she came home to us. Several people asked me at the time, 'So does she speak Korean?' or 'Does she have an accent?'

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#8

45 Times Dumb Folks Pushed People To Their Limit With Their Questions How come chicken breasts don't have nipples?

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#9

45 Times Dumb Folks Pushed People To Their Limit With Their Questions When I worked at Disney world one summer I was asked this question at least 10 times every day:"when is the 6 pm parade" I learned to smile and politely say,"6pm"

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#10

45 Times Dumb Folks Pushed People To Their Limit With Their Questions I got onto an elevator on the fifth floor, which already had people who had boarded on the sixth floor. I pressed the button for the third floor and observed that the button for the second floor was also pressed. As soon as the third floor came and I started to get out, a girl piped up, 'Why, that's so unfair. I got into the elevator before her! Shouldn't I be dropped off first?'

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#11

45 Times Dumb Folks Pushed People To Their Limit With Their Questions What is the correct spelling... Iran or Iraq?

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#12

45 Times Dumb Folks Pushed People To Their Limit With Their Questions I can remember being asked by a close friend at the time, "How can you be so nice when you don't believe in God?"

Chloe Hunter , Maurício Mascaro/Pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#13

45 Times Dumb Folks Pushed People To Their Limit With Their Questions As an Australian traveling overseas, I've been asked: 'Do you carry a stick everywhere you go to fight off the snakes?' 'Oh, you're from Australia? Do you know my niece in New Zealand?' and 'How many miles is it from where you live to Sydney? No, not miles, liters. How many liters is it?'
And when someone I met in a foreign country found out I was Australian, she said, 'Why don't you sound like Hulk Hogan?' I didn't know how to react to this because I had no idea why she would think I would sound like The Hulkster. I was wracking my brain trying to work out what had connected me to the former World Heavyweight champion. Finally, I said, 'Why do you think I should sound like Hulk Hogan?' She said, 'Because he's such a famous Aussie.' We then had a brief argument about the nationality of Hulk Hogan. You may have already made the connection, but it took me ages to realize she was talking about Paul Hogan, aka Crocodile Dundee

Dave S , Los Muertos Crew/Pexels (not the actual photo) Report

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#14

45 Times Dumb Folks Pushed People To Their Limit With Their Questions Girl: OMG, are you a muslim?
Me: Yes
Girl: that's cool, can you say something in muslim?

Emir Selman , Prince Photos/Pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#15

45 Times Dumb Folks Pushed People To Their Limit With Their Questions Getting into the elevator on the 6th floor of a 6 floor building....

Them: "Going down?"
Me: "No, I plan to shoot right out of the roof! Wanna join me?"

We both had a good laugh and it was said with a smile.

Ariel Williams , Kelly/Pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#16

45 Times Dumb Folks Pushed People To Their Limit With Their Questions A teacher, soon after I arrived in the US: 'How long have you been here?' Me: 'A week.' Teacher: 'How did you learn English so fast?!'

Vinati S. , Max Fischer/Pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#17

45 Times Dumb Folks Pushed People To Their Limit With Their Questions Can you get infected from the virus on your computer?

Salim U , Oladimeji Ajegbile/Pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#18

45 Times Dumb Folks Pushed People To Their Limit With Their Questions When I was a waitress at Buffalo Wild Wings, a woman once asked, 'What part of the buffalo do the Buffalo wings come from?'

Charissa E. , Andrea Piacquadio/Pexels (not the actual photo) Report

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#19

45 Times Dumb Folks Pushed People To Their Limit With Their Questions After telling a friend I am a psychology major, she said, 'Great. Can you tell me what I'm thinking right now?'

Amruta W , Roberto Nickson/Pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#20

45 Times Dumb Folks Pushed People To Their Limit With Their Questions Answering a call at my home:

Me: Hello?
Friend: Hey dude, where are you?
Me: At pizza hut, I took the landline with me....

Nirmal-Sabu , Zen Chung/Pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#21

45 Times Dumb Folks Pushed People To Their Limit With Their Questions Shopkeeper: 'I will get you a 30% discount on this.' My friend: 'If I buy two, I will get it at 60% off, right?'

Anonymous , iMin Technology/Pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#22

45 Times Dumb Folks Pushed People To Their Limit With Their Questions My friend, upon seeing a Jaguar car: 'So now PUMA has started manufacturing cars, too?'

Vinkateshwar J., , Roman Pohorecki/Pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#23

45 Times Dumb Folks Pushed People To Their Limit With Their Questions While visiting Vietnam:
"Look, that's the moon. Do you have it back in France?"

Alexandre Thiery , Bruno Scramgnon/Pexels (Not the actual photo) Report

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#24

45 Times Dumb Folks Pushed People To Their Limit With Their Questions I wasn't asked this but, I overheard this in a bus, in Vancouver.

Guy - I've been to India, twice!

Girl - That's so cool. Where?

Guy - Tibet and Nepal.

Anupam Srivastava , Ketut Subiyanto/Pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#25

45 Times Dumb Folks Pushed People To Their Limit With Their Questions When I told a girl that I have a twin, she asked, 'So, do you, like, have the same birthday?'

Venkat R , Yelena Odintsova/Pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#26

45 Times Dumb Folks Pushed People To Their Limit With Their Questions Do you have planes in your country? Nope I rowed from half way across the world.

Vinati Singh , SevenStorm JUHASZIMRUS/Pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#27

45 Times Dumb Folks Pushed People To Their Limit With Their Questions A lady in Japan: "Do Indians have a shower in their houses or do you bathe in the Ganges everyday?"

Suman Rao , RDNE Stock project/Pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#28

45 Times Dumb Folks Pushed People To Their Limit With Their Questions As I'm Greek, I've been asked, 'So...do you believe in Greek gods like Zeus and stuff?'

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#29

45 Times Dumb Folks Pushed People To Their Limit With Their Questions I had a student email me to ask how to convert years into centuries

Peter L. , Taryn Elliott/Pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#30

45 Times Dumb Folks Pushed People To Their Limit With Their Questions This friend of mine said, 'I don't think I'd understand Fantastic 4. I haven't seen Fantastic 1, 2, and 3.'

Vivek R , 20thcenturyfox (not the actual photo) Report

#31

I come from the southern hemisphere, so it is Summer in December.

I told this to my friend in the US, and he immediately asked, "Wow, so you guys celebrate Christmas in June"?

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#32

Q: People in Asian countries are so damn skinny and there are so many obese people in America, so why doesn't the Earth tilt towards the west because of all the extra weight in the west?

A: Silence.

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#33

45 Times Dumb Folks Pushed People To Their Limit With Their Questions Idiot: Your name is "Roses?" Like the flowers?
Me: No, as in "Guns n'."

Michelle Paul , Pixabay/Pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#34

Being a Brit, while working in a Theme park in Ohio one summer:

Asked genuinely...

- Do you have traffic lights?
- Where in the London is the eiffel tower?
- My aunt is called XXXX XXXXX, Do you know her?
- Do we celebrate Christmas.
- Is England near Europe?
- Is it true that doctors decide if you live or die?
- Do you have McDonalds ( I then said yes, and they looked wonderfully relieved)
- Do you have Freeways?


Was never sure if these were jokes, but to be honest I don't think they were.

- Do you have electricity?
- Do you know the Queen?

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Jack Burton
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nothing can unify european much than americans silly questions ^^

Judes
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm Australian and lived in Germany for two years. I was asked if Australia had MacDonalds, told how to use a basic ATM, and it was generally assumed I knew nothing about food other than basic English food (and I'm not English background). Many people all over the world are ignorant of other countries.

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Iampenny
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

To be fair, regarding the Europe question, the amount of Brits I have encountered who are adamant that the Britain has left Europe ist way too high.

Lotekguy
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They did so in economic and political terms. They didn't have to move the islands farther from the continent as part of the process.

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Verena
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That happens a lot of Europeans. In the Netherlands: "Do you have Internet?" (asked in a forum) and "Do you have drinking water and toilets in your houses?" (yes, and yoz can drink it directly from the tap, no added stuff)

Me.
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No, doctors can't kill us off. Your insurance people, on the other hand...

S P
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm actually glad they asked about that one. This is a BIG talking point for anti-universal healthcare pundits. Taking the opportunity to verify that claim is a good thing.

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Eastendbird
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yup, had all these asked plus "Do you have swimming pools?" "Do you have televisions?" "How do you celebrate the 4th of July in England?" and "How come you speak such good English?"

ElfVibratorGlitter
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was going to ask if they were at cedar point. (Only theme park I've been to in Ohio...I think ...)

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Roan The Demon Kitty
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

damn americans, don't even know the eiffel tower is in blackpool, not london...

Rali Meyer
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Unfortunately it's the dumb people who are the loudest. The more educated ones you never hear asking above questions. I worked with a "red neck" who claimed everything was invented in the US of A. I asked: Ok, and before 1776?

Laura
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5 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As a Spanish living in Scotland I have been asked if ever rains in Spain,not just the one and only time. Also, that I must be used to eat mexican food?? Why should I? It's from a different country,from another different continent🤦‍♀️ In Scots people defense, I have been asked in Spain if there are guys in Scotland that wear the "skirt", the kilt, every day. There are dumb people everywhere. That’s the beauty of the thing,no discrimination LOL

Michael Largey
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"The Eiffel Tower? Of course. Just start at Nelson's statue and keep going south. It's a bit of a hike, but they tell me it's worth it.

Johnnynatfan
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have been asked by people in other countries if I know the President. Granted I live in the washington DC area but still.

Jerome Lenovo
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Traffic lights were invented in London afaik. And the eiffel tower is in Lisbon xD . So, ohio seems like a dumb place.

Person
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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why is my kind so stupid? Does not everyone know the answers to these questions? This is not a lack of teaching, it is refusal to learn anything from the teaching.

Ibn Evans
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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i met XXXX XXXXX once, but maybe not the XXXX XXXXX you're reffering to

Ray Davis
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You know, it's not too hard to win the "Spot the American" game.

Linda Robinett
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There is an Eiffel Tower in Las Vegas so why not London? The British essentially invented Christmas based on German customs brought over by Prince Albert. As for freeways, that is a good one. This is about Ireland not England but there best highway was very small compared to one in the US.

Gypsy Lee
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Anywhere you get tourists you get stupid questions. Working in the Grand Tetons one summer I was asked if “that” was beach sand at the top of the peaks. It was snow. I was also asked if it was scary to work there. Apparently they thought the mountains could just spontaneously tip over. Not crumble or fall, tip over.

El Dee
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not been to the US so I've only met people who have already travelled abroad. Mostly service personnel. Never been asked any of these questions..

Sophia L.
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When I was studying in Greece: "OmG you're Cypriot? Do you know this person, they are Cypriot too!" Yes, I know all the 1.000.000 Cypriots...

ynyrhydref56
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I seem to remember a headline about England remaining geographically part of Europe following Brexit and my smartarse friend posting 'Thank god!'

🦄 Unicorn Princess
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wonder if OP was working at Cedar Point or Kings Island. I love Cedar Point!

Doofnuts
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm a hard core American, but we do carry a lot of stupid here.

Svenne O'Lotta
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

England IS near Europe but they decided to be a problem and ruin their own export business

viimatar
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Do you have theme parks in America?" "Do you know Mickey Mouse? Where does he live?" "In which state is Duckburg?" (To be fair, it canonically is located in the State of Calisota, according to Disney.) "Is Ohio near America?" "Can you legally walk in America?" "Do you live in Hollywood/Disneyland/Gotham City?" (Again, not everyone knows that Gotham is a nicknane for Manhattan/NYC.) "Can you read in America? Do you have higher education?" Just to offer a humble suggestion for some counterquestions.

Laura Osborne
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've been to the U.S a couple of times and as soon as I said I'm English I was asked if I knew the Queen and asked how she was.

S P
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Amusement park in southern Ohio. It used to be associated with the Paramount production company and had themed rides that aligned with their movies. Home of the longest wooden roller coaster in the world (20 years ago, unsure if that is still true).

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#35

45 Times Dumb Folks Pushed People To Their Limit With Their Questions 'So will the website you build for us work on Internet explorer and Godzilla both?'

Sidharth Rao , Lukas/Pexels (not the actual photo) Report

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#36

From my ex (we were quite young back then) referring to my you-know-what: 'So where does the bone go afterward?'

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#37

I once knew a girl from college. We used to travel together by the local trains. Once she wanted me to send her one of the songs that i had on my phone using blue-tooth. We tried but her phone was showing some kind of problem with the settings. We gave up when my stop/station arrived and I left. Later in the night, I got a text message saying "hey send the song now ...my blue-tooth is working.".!!!
I had a good laugh that night !!
The worse part is.. we are engineers!!

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#38

45 Times Dumb Folks Pushed People To Their Limit With Their Questions My friend after watching Batman Begins...

" Dude, who is this Gotham they keep talking about all the time ? "

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#39

After a party, I was giving a friend of mine a ride home. He is not a dumb guy, but we were both pretty tired as it was late, and possibly still a little impaired too.

We were stopped at a red light and he looked around and asked, “Is this where we are now?”

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#40

Idiot : So what do you want to do later in life?
Me : I want to be a mathematician.
Idiot : Mathematician? Didn't they exist only in ancient times?

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#41

I wasn't asked this directly, but a former Indian co-worker of mine was asked while visiting Texas: "Are there cars in India?" That one really stuck with me.

But the Texan was equally dumbfounded when my co-worker didn't recognize the name of the Dallas Cowboys' head coach.

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#42

Why don't all Africans have the same name, you know, like Chinese people?

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#43

"Are you sleeping?"

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#44

"Do women stop peeing when they're pregnant?"

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#45

45 Times Dumb Folks Pushed People To Their Limit With Their Questions This one, I have to admit, I'm guilty of asking a coworker a few years ago: 'What date is Cinco de Mayo?'

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