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40 People Share The One Question They Got That Was So Dumb, They Thought The Person Must Be Joking, But They Were 100% Serious "If you're an atheist, why don't you go around killing people?" I'm worried now that there are people out there who would just casually kill, but don't because they're scared of hell.

thesoundofchange , ajuprasetyo Report

Final score:

331points

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Skara Brae 2 years ago

Which raises the question, how many people refrain from murder just because they are religious?

204points

40 People Share The One Question They Got That Was So Dumb, They Thought The Person Must Be Joking, But They Were 100% Serious 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 damn box?" "Sir, a camera? There is no camera in the receiver" I respond. "Yes there is" he screams "I know there is because I can see everything happening in my room on the TV right now."

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.

tacsatduck , CDC Report

Final score:

319points

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Falcon 2 years ago

This guy might call the police every time he walks past a mirror in the house. Damn spies in wall-boxes!

123points

Training_Exit_5849 Report

Why do we need farmers when we have supermarkets. Heard this in real life and blew my mind

Final score:

269points

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Serial pacifist 2 years ago (edited)

I have a steak and sausage farm, and I love how they wrap themselves up these days and ship each other to supermarkets. We virtually have nothing to do.

112points

Cyber_duckie , National Cancer Institute Report

40 People Share The One Question They Got That Was So Dumb, They Thought The Person Must Be Joking, But They Were 100% Serious Before I got married my doctor asked me...

Doctor: Are you sexually active?

Me: yes

Doctor: Are you married?

Me: no

Doctor: Then how can you be sexually active?

Final score:

257points

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Ben Dover 2 years ago

Time to switch doctors...

264points

40 People Share The One Question They Got That Was So Dumb, They Thought The Person Must Be Joking, But They Were 100% Serious I used to be a tour guide in a cave and one summer we had a running contest among the guides to see who could get the dumbest question. Keep in mind, we only accepted questions from adults for entry into the contest. Some of the finalists were:

"Is this cave underground?"

"Will the stalagmites bite me?"

"Are the steps natural?"

"What time is the 4.30 tour?"

And the winner: "Does the water go all the way around the island?"

Common-Bonus , Stephan Louis Report

Final score:

252points

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DUN DUN 2 years ago

Yes the stalagmites will bite you.

138points

luckycatty , Bewakoof.com Official Report

40 People Share The One Question They Got That Was So Dumb, They Thought The Person Must Be Joking, But They Were 100% Serious Are you sure that's how you spell your name

Final score:

227points

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troufaki13 2 years ago

Ι have seen people miss-spell their names so... (and no, they didn't want an alternative spelling)

47points

Glirpy 2 years ago

I’ve seen people misspell misspell, as well. Miss Spell is a super hero from Dexter’s Laboratory.

11points

Micah<3 2 years ago

I am one of those people, while writing a birthday card to my mum last year I forgot a crucial letter in my birth name (after not having written it in awhile in favour of Micah)

2points

Shark 2 years ago

I knew a kid who was so used to his nickname that he didn’t know how to spell his real name.

1point

Anna Tribe 2 years ago

I changed my name to Anna almost 10 years ago. I still get people asking how to spell it...

0points

Grant Clemons 2 years ago

You can't "misspell" your own name. You can spell it however you want to. Y'know, because it's yours.

0points

Id row 2 years ago

People also do this with pronunciation of names. "Are you sure it's pronounced that way?" Yes, I know how to say my name, thanks.

11points

Penelope 2 2 years ago

I hate when people mispronounce my offline name. er I mean given name. It. has to do w/ my ptsd.

2points

Ozacoter 2 years ago

I had that so many times. In spanish the V sounds like B (for whatever reason). My first surname starts with a V but sounds with a B (lets say Valerie would be Balerie). I had many ocasions here in Belgium where people corrected the pronunciation or spelling of my surname. Thanks, I am pretty sure that I know how I am called...

10points

Auntriarch 2 years ago

Now I'm wondering about Velgium...

8points

SPQRBob 2 years ago

Tell me you're from Utah without telling me you're from Utah.... Ms. Bryttaeniq, but the 'q' is silent.

4points

debrina blackmoon 2 years ago

lol ok

0points

RandomBeing 2 years ago

Ooh ooh I've got one. My name is a common nickname so people don't believe me when I tell them its not a nickname. I have been asked "ARE YOU SURE ITS NOT SHORT FOR ANYTHING?". Made more sense in elementary school when that kind of thing is possible but like in high school yes I know what my name is.

4points

SPQRBob 2 years ago

Jen-nay! From then on, we was like peas and carrots!

4points

Princess Jade 2 years ago

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3points

Lucas 2 years ago

I've heard people get it wrong... and there wasn't any obvious reason.

7points

Micah 2 years ago

I've had people try to correct me on how to pronounce my own name.

2points

SPQRBob 2 years ago

Out of curiosity, do you not pronounce it like "MY-kuh"?

1point

ZAPanda 2 years ago (edited)

in our country we have between 1 and 5 clicks in each indigenous language - 5 in !Xam (the ! and X are both clicks), and 1 in Sesotho (Q). Usually C, Q, X and some punctuation marks represent them. The number of times our EU-language citizens ask our indigenous-language citizens to spell their names because of this is quite embarrassing. It's not just the clicks though, we have HL and DL as well, which are pretty awkward for non-indigenous speakers (fricative linguadental and voiced fricative linguadental consonants), and we have bilabial fricatives (FH and VH). To give an example,

2points

ZAPanda 2 years ago

The name Hlubi is pronounced with the HL fricative at the front. The praise name Gcwabe has an emphatic linguodental click at the front. Apparently it's hard to do.

2points

Pam Page 2 years ago

When my father died his dear wife of 18 months argued with me about how many grandchildren he had ( I was an only child with two children it wasn't hard to figure out.) BTW, the dimwit was childless (thank God).

2points

Hemlock Tea 2 years ago

My last name starts with "I", you don't understand how many problems I've had with people "correcting" it to start with "L" because they don't understand sans serif fonts...

2points

SPQRBob 2 years ago

Apparently, Iesus had a similar, yet slightly different problem with the Romans (one among many).

3points

Candia Lee 2 years ago

My nextdoor neighbor was renamed Robert by his grade school teachers. He kept that name until recently when he got his real name on his driver license. But he didn't know how to spell it so it came out Sebastain (which even autocorrect thinks is wrong).

2points

Jp@nda 2 years ago

Why would his teachers rename him? Where were his parents? Wouldn't it be spelled on your birth certificate and social security card (if American) which you need to get a driver's license. This doesn't make sense.

3points

ADHORTATOR 2 years ago

my family name can be spelled differently, it depends of if you ask the german or french or italian part of the family :-)

2points

Kona Pake 2 years ago

When I give people my last name which is only three letters long, they have come up with at least six different spellings.

1point

MyOpinionHasBeenServed 2 years ago

I've heard this from teachers who are closed minded to uncommon/foreign names, including last names. I don't mind if they need clarification but I don't understand when they refuse to accept it's correct.

1point

Alethia Nyx 2 years ago

The stupidity of that greatly depends on if you've spelt it out loud or written it down, I've misspelt my own name when writing in a hurry before, (just never on anything important)

1point

Candia Lee 2 years ago

My N looks like U when I sign my name...

1point

Aman Varkkey 2 years ago

This depends on the situation.

1point

ANAIS WILSON 2 years ago

B***H YOU SPELL IT...shucks

0points

Rob Davison 2 years ago

My last name is spelled Davison and I have lost track of the number of times people have actually had the audacity to tell me that I spelled my name wrong.

0points

Marta Morrison 2 years ago

My second grade teacher wanted my parents to change my birth certificate because they had misspelled my name. My name is Marta and she wanted them to put an h-so it would be Martha.

0points

Angi Archambeault 2 years ago

I used to get this one a lot. In grade school I got an F on paper because I spelled my name "wrong"

0points

Seán Hannan 2 years ago

I know a person named Shelia (pronounced Sheila). Her mother named her that, not knowing she misspelled it. She gets asked that question all the time.

0points

Sarah Lowry 2 years ago

"Are you sure?" - My friend I've known all my life when I told her my birth date. She was convinced it was the day after.

0points

Bobby 2 years ago

Sorry it was IDK.

0points

Twodogsandapicnictable 2 years ago

Were they asking The Artist Formerly Known As Prince?

0points

Twodogsandapicnictable 2 years ago

Are they asking a very young child? One with dyslexia perhaps?

0points

Linda Mermaid 2 years ago

I have a friend who changed the spelling of her name because people wouldn’t pronounce it correctly. They still don’t.

0points

K. M. 2 years ago

No Karen, I'm not sure.

0points

Steve Fischer 2 years ago

Please don't tell me that the blonde girl is asking the question

0points

Cory Tollman 2 years ago

I had someone argue with my dad about how my name was spelled. The argument ended when my dad pointed out that he had named me.

0points

BigFootToo 2 years ago

Starbucks, name for the order? Me, it's Jason. Also Starbucks, Jaisen

0points

Random Anon 2 years ago

If it's a romanized name, from Japanese for example, I can see this being asked.

0points

Cara Strong 2 years ago

No Karen, I'm not sure. Why don't you tell me?

0points

Carole Reid 2 years ago

My name is not that uncommon by any stretch but I have spelled it out and stood there and watched it being misspelled. It's as if the brain clicks off.

0points

Stannous Flouride 2 years ago

"Yes, Carynne."

0points

ohjojo 2 years ago

I love when someone asks me can you spell your last name. Yes ever since I was a child I've been able to spell my last name. Thanks for checking

0points

Lee Vazquez 2 years ago

I had my physician, Dr Goode, ask me this - after the 3rd time bringing back the prescription because the pharmacy wouldn't fill it due to the last name not matching my insurance. "I have 70+ patients with that last name and you're the only one who spells it like that" to which I replied "then we don't have the same last name!" I changed to different physician at the same practice when I paid my co-pay - by check, made out to Dr. Notso Good; it never cleared😆

0points

InfectedVoice 2 years ago

My friend is Brit-Cypriot and his name is so long and weird and people have said it in so many different ways over the years he swears he doesn't even know the correct pronunciation anymore.

0points

Candace 2 years ago

Once on Discord I joined a server and [Username] Yarn said, and I quote "I'm gonna have to ban from this server cause you can't spell your goddamn name right". We argued about about it, ended up quitting the server and blocking all of my friends [some of them are my classmates irl] on discord cause they said "you didn't have to be so mean, you could have just let it go!"

0points

Candace 2 years ago

FYI he thought it was spelled Candice. Like NO U IDIOT THERE ARE OTHER SPELLINGS GEEZ

0points

LynzCatastrophe 2 years ago

I've had that argument with people many times in my life. Yes I know my name isn't normal spelling but it's still how my name is on my birth certificate and all years later. Take it up with my mother.

0points

Tu Lam 2 years ago

At my work, computer log on is first name space last name. I've seen people who couldn't type their own names.

0points

Linda Riebel 2 years ago

I've been told I mispronounce my own last name.

0points

A rat 2 years ago

My computer teacher didn't believe me when I told him my name for attendance..

0points

introspect. 2 years ago

existential crisis in t-minus 10, 9...

0points

Kimberly Herbert 2 years ago

I actually had this problem with a 5th grader my first year. Turned out her given name was misspelled in the computer when she entered PK. Her mom had written the Z with curved corners and hid had been misread as an S by the person inputting the data. She was in 5th grade 2001-2002 year. We didn't get computer-generated report cards for another decade. So On the handwritten stuff, the mom never noticed the s. I'm dysgraphic and used typed labels for the names and comment sections of the report cards. So she noticed I used an S, not a Z. I got called up on the carpet - bc misspelling a kid's name is serious. I picked up the roll sheet when I left the meeting and her name was spelled with an s. So pulled her file and found all the official - computer printed reports had it spelled with an s. I took that and the original enrollment form Mom had filled out with what looked like a backwards S to the principal. We had to fix 7 years of records and get her name changed on the upcoming state

0points

Sunee Days 2 years ago

I get this question a lot. Also, a follow up with "Is it sunny where you are today?"

0points

Rachel Cobb 2 years ago

I've been asked this. I have a fairly common name. The simple spelling. 😮‍💨

0points

Entire-Gazelle-3478 , Aditya Romansa Report

40 People Share The One Question They Got That Was So Dumb, They Thought The Person Must Be Joking, But They Were 100% Serious one of my best friends came to visit me in the hospital when i had my baby. i was laying there with my newborn and there was a banana on a tray next to the bed. he asked, “has he had lunch yet? is that for him?” everyone in the room just cackled so hard that i almost felt bad

Final score:

225points

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Adam C 2 years ago

Lmao

42points

I'm half Inuit. In 6th grade I did a social studies project on Inuit people/lifestyles. During my presentation, I brought up the fact that I'm half Inuit and pointed out different things my grandmother was teaching me. A boy in the class the goes "how can you be an indian?? I thought they were like.. extinct"

SnowyInuk Report

Final score:

218points

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September 2 years ago

😬

87points

#10

40 People Share The One Question They Got That Was So Dumb, They Thought The Person Must Be Joking, But They Were 100% Serious Someone asked me why I have a dark skinned baby if I'm white and couldn't comprehend how it is possible that my daughter is mixed race

[deleted] , Chayene Rafaela Report

Final score:

217points

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Ray Martin 2 years ago

I know it's a stock image, but that is a cute baby.

154points

#11

Was in a maternity class with my wife. One of the husbands was an endless source of amazing comments. My favorite was while on the topic of breastfeeding. “So do you just poke holes in them or what?” There was a very long, very shocked pause from the instructor before she explained it to him.

junkme551 Report

Final score:

217points

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Serial pacifist 2 years ago

Obviously, someone poked a hole through his ears and left an empty space in there.

118points

#12

40 People Share The One Question They Got That Was So Dumb, They Thought The Person Must Be Joking, But They Were 100% Serious "Do you work here?"

No, ma'am, I just... felt like stealing a work vest and working this shoe pallet for giggles.

kannakantplay , Ahsanizatio Report

Final score:

215points

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Sweetie Cake 2 years ago

perfect response

39points

#13

"What's that yellow stuff?"

Fire. It was fire.

PrudentFlamingo Report

Final score:

213points

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Serial pacifist 2 years ago

Wait until he hears about lighters.

59points

#14

40 People Share The One Question They Got That Was So Dumb, They Thought The Person Must Be Joking, But They Were 100% Serious Is the blue part on a map the sky or the water?

thestonez , Kelsey Knight Report

Final score:

203points

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DUN DUN 2 years ago

*Deep long breath*

88points

#15

40 People Share The One Question They Got That Was So Dumb, They Thought The Person Must Be Joking, But They Were 100% Serious Repairing the scanner scale at a grocery store. I have the scale out of the checkstand, on it's side, bottom removed from the scale, one of the circuit boards removed from the scale and placed on the conveyor belt, I have JUST removed the board that the spinner part connects to (that spinning mirror thing in the bottom of the scanner scale), and someone walks up to the checkstand, places items onto the conveyor and asks "Are you open?"

I should be allowed to throw things at people this dumb.

GreatJanitor , maabsnco0 Report

Final score:

201points

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Lucas 2 years ago

Maybe they had terrible eyesight Mr Magoo style!! 😂

43points

#16

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

DryIcePhactory Report

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195points

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Karri Berkowitz 2 years ago

That sea level thing is tricky.

89points

#17

40 People Share The One Question They Got That Was So Dumb, They Thought The Person Must Be Joking, But They Were 100% Serious “Who is the man and who is the woman”in regards to a relationship between two gay men.

Hasenpfeffer , Maico Pereira Report

Final score:

183points

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UpQuarkDownQuark 2 years ago

The correct response is, "Who's the idiot in this conversation?"

175points

#18

40 People Share The One Question They Got That Was So Dumb, They Thought The Person Must Be Joking, But They Were 100% Serious Holding my cat while outside. “Is that a cat?” “Why yes, yes it is”

Tunapizzacat , Manki Kim Report

Final score:

176points

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September 2 years ago

Some people live sheltered lives. Other people live animal sheltered lives.

69points

#19

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.

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 rude, but I definitely looked at him as if he were an idiot and he was smart enough, at least, to figure that out.

SaltyDangerHands Report

Final score:

173points

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Marianne 2 years ago

Reminds me of the lady who asked my father why his cows are in a stable and not in the meadows. He told her that they were bulls and too aggressive to run free. Then she said: "But there are cows in there, too! Look, this one has an udder!" And he goes: "No, that thing is not an udder..."

126points

Legendary_New_song Report

#20

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?

Final score:

167points

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September 2 years ago

Self realization is a wonderful thing 😋

59points

#21

When people notice one of my tattoos "You know they are permanent Right?" Like sh*t I had no idea, if only I had known you before I got it

lil_sma · Report

Final score:

167points

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IlovemydogShilo 2 years ago

A tattoo artist friend once told me he lost count years ago how many "cover up" tattoos he did were on people who thought the tattoos they got would eventually fade away and completely disappear after a few years.

72points

chubbybunnybean , Vladimir Fedotov Report

#22

40 People Share The One Question They Got That Was So Dumb, They Thought The Person Must Be Joking, But They Were 100% Serious Context I’m a lesbian:

So do you like get turned on looking in a mirror?

Final score:

166points

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Wistiti 2 years ago

Yes, the answer is yes!

141points

#23

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.

rolonotmyrealname Report

Final score:

166points

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Nadine Debard 2 years ago

My dear love looking for mayonnaise in the fridge...

72points

#24

"Where does wood come from?"

This person was 19

RealLameUserName Report

Final score:

161points

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oktopus 2 years ago

From the wood shop, of course.

63points

#25

This is second hand from a diving guide in Bermuda: "how far do you have to dive to get under the island?"

Sarke1 Report

Final score:

154points

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Elliot Fowler 2 years ago

Must have played subnautica

47points

#26

What can I take for internal bleeding?

Answer: Hospital man. We’re just a f*cking pharmacy, not a trauma unit.

sheldonowns Report

Final score:

151points

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Troux 2 years ago

Tampons, aisle 6.

10points

#27

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 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?"

bitterherpes Report

Final score:

151points

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Id row 2 years ago

Back in the early 90's, I said something so stupid that it still makes me cringe. I asked this guy to use his fax machine and said that I'd supply any a paper I used.

9points

pm_pic_of_spiderman , Hans Mendoza Report

#28

40 People Share The One Question They Got That Was So Dumb, They Thought The Person Must Be Joking, But They Were 100% Serious After trying to pull my hair off:

Stranger: It's not a wig!?

Me: Uhhh no, it's my hair

Stranger: I thought maybe it was a wig because of cancer or something.

Final score:

150points

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OCD Mom 2 years ago

First, how can you touch someone's hair? Second, even if you do get their permission, how can you just pull their hair? Third, so it's okay if the wig comes off? Are you pulling their hair with that intention? In that case, your aim is to embarrass them, which is disgusting, and you are a prick.

215points

#29

40 People Share The One Question They Got That Was So Dumb, They Thought The Person Must Be Joking, But They Were 100% Serious “Do the chicken lettuce wraps have chicken in them?”

TheSalty , pzphone Report

Final score:

142points

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oktopus 2 years ago

Well if there are chick peas, surely there can be chicken lettuce?

60points

xerif3743 , Clovis Wood Photography Report

#30

40 People Share The One Question They Got That Was So Dumb, They Thought The Person Must Be Joking, But They Were 100% Serious A friend of a friend found out during a party that I was serving in the US Army Reserve asked me if I had ever killed anyone.

Sigh

No, I'm not combat arms and I've never even deployed.

Seriously stop asking ANY service member this stupid ass question unless you want a stupid ass answer back.

Final score:

138points

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IlovemydogShilo 2 years ago (edited)

I would just say, "No, not yet." Then look them straight in the eye and finish with, "but the night's still young."

278points

#31

Once my mom had to have part of a lung removed due to cancer. Afterwards, the doctor showed us the imaging that showed the remaining cancer spread through the rest of her lungs, which we already knew about. My dad asked him why they didn't remove all of her lungs.

ecsa0014 Report

Final score:

135points

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Auntriarch 2 years ago

Aww bless him, he was in a state wasn't he

153points

caffieneandsarcasm Report

#32

“What was it like to grow up in a third world country?” My step grandmother the first time I met her after moving to the the US from Canada...

Final score:

134points

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Elliot Fowler 2 years ago

If anything, the USA is the third world country compared to canada

253points

#33

40 People Share The One Question They Got That Was So Dumb, They Thought The Person Must Be Joking, But They Were 100% Serious ”Why don’t they schedule New Year’s Eve so that it’ll always be on a Monday?”

wallyballou55 , Andreas Dress Report

Final score:

129points

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Skara Brae 2 years ago

Um, why would anyone pick Monday?

99points

#34

40 People Share The One Question They Got That Was So Dumb, They Thought The Person Must Be Joking, But They Were 100% Serious "Continents would float away if they weren't anchored down, right?"

Edit: This was asked by an 18 y/o girl in a top-level secondary school.

mysterybiscuit , NASA Report

Final score:

127points

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Wistiti 2 years ago

Well..... if you use the word anchor and float in the broadest of terms and only on a geological scale, she's right-ish.

87points

#35

Is Thailand in alaska.

broadwayboi2 Report

Final score:

121points

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Serial pacifist 2 years ago

No, they just have one ethnic minority in common, the bigfoot, you must have heard.

33points

#36

How my son was conceived. I'm in a wheelchair.

Zwada84 Report

Final score:

118points

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September 2 years ago

Well you see there's these cables in the bedroom that turn my wheelchair into a swing...

144points

#37

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"

riphitter Report

Final score:

118points

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Aahzmandus Pervect 2 years ago

In all if the available ice cream flavors, microwave ready.

72points

#38

“Is that your baby?” I was breastfeeding at the time.

Rell2078 Report

Final score:

117points

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September 2 years ago

There're still wet nurses in the real world.

75points

#39

40 People Share The One Question They Got That Was So Dumb, They Thought The Person Must Be Joking, But They Were 100% Serious Why does apple juice taste like apples?

yashasangel , Shelley Pauls Report

Final score:

116points

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Rose the Cook 2 years ago

Maybe they thought apple juice came from computers.

66points

#40

40 People Share The One Question They Got That Was So Dumb, They Thought The Person Must Be Joking, But They Were 100% Serious A lady asked if the bubble lights on the Christmas tree were "filled with colored champagne."

Back2Bach , jochen van Wylick Report

Final score:

113points

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Falcon 2 years ago

Might want to cut back on whatever it is they are consuming.

55points

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#41

"Why'd you go all the way to Spain to learn Mexican?"

rostek1138 Report

Final score:

43points

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De Gueb 2 years ago

Not sure where I heard this "Spain, lovely little country south of Mexico" They were in Spain.

3points

#42

Whilst being a tourist in the colloseum in Rome, I once heard an adult tourist ask "Is this where Jesus fought the lions?"

karma_dumpster Report

Final score:

41points

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Anton Kider 2 years ago

Oh Lord ...

17points

#43

( 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.

"Is it dangerous? Can it hurt her?"
"No. Have you never noticed that your daughter's hair gets darker when you wash it...?"

Straight-Kick5824 Report

Final score:

41points

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amm 2 years ago

At least they were concerned about the dogs health, far too many people have pets that shouldn't

16points

#44

Someone asked me if there were peanuts in the peanut butter cheesecake. She said her boyfriend was allergic and she was trying to get him dessert

jeep_beep Report

Final score:

40points

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Mohsie Supposie 2 years ago

I would understand the reason for the question in Britain, as foods names don't make any sense. E.g. Yorkshire pudding.

11points

#45

A cocktail server that I’m training: “is there vodka in a rum and Coke?”

moxious9 Report

Final score:

38points

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BlackPearltheSeaWing/NightWing 2 years ago

Yes, they mix it in at the very end. But only a drop or two because otherwise they wouldn't be able to get away with sneaking it in there.

7points

#46

40 People Share The One Question They Got That Was So Dumb, They Thought The Person Must Be Joking, But They Were 100% Serious After seeing me constantly reading on break, a manager at Walmart asked if I was illiterate. (An ICS employee made a mistake which cost the store money and blamed it on me.) I glared at the manager and asked if they were an idiot, I read all the f*cking time! Needless to say, that company is not on good terms with me, nor I with them.

yitekel422 , Joel Muniz Report

Final score:

37points

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Rick 2 years ago

You should have called him a f**king fat fool for thinking you were alliterate.

21points

#47

40 People Share The One Question They Got That Was So Dumb, They Thought The Person Must Be Joking, But They Were 100% Serious "Do African Americans come from Africa America?"

MaximSouls , Aaron Burden Report

Final score:

37points

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Serial pacifist 2 years ago

It kinda makes sense. People who have never seen Africa, just like most of their ancestors, are called "African" Americans. The same stands for "Asian", "Arab" Americans, etc. Interestingly, only white Americans are called just "Americans", as if they originally sprung from the crevasses of the Rocky mountains. Even the natives are "Native Americans". Labeling is a form of segregation.

28points

#48

Oh, you're from Australia? Do you know Jane?

chel_loise Report

Final score:

37points

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Serial pacifist 2 years ago

Aaaah, Jane had some issues with Tarzan recently, so she moved back to the African jungle. She hates civilizational stress.

15points

MassiveKonkeyDong , Sebastian Huxley Report

#49

40 People Share The One Question They Got That Was So Dumb, They Thought The Person Must Be Joking, But They Were 100% Serious On the highway looking at a car that stopped on side lane

Me: oh look that guy Has a flat tire damn.

My cousin: dude the tire is only flat on one side he can still drive wtf

I thought he was joking but he genuinely didn‘t realise what he said.

He was 15 at the time...

Final score:

36points

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Arthur Waite 2 years ago

Well, that's a classic Dad joke: It's only flat on the bottom.

11points

#50

How it was possible that my husband and I had different last names. A doctor asked me this.

feliciates Report

Final score:

36points

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Mtownmick 2 years ago

My wife kept her last name and added mine, no hyphen. Can't believe the problems that still causes in the 21st century. Airline tickets being the worst.

15points

#51

Once when I was in a tech support group I literally had a guy email me and ask for my email address.

FinsT00theleft Report

Final score:

36points

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BlackPearltheSeaWing/NightWing 2 years ago

My friends wellness teacher did this. He emailed her and said "Hello, _____ _______. What is your school email address?" He was literally emailing her from her school email address.

6points

#52

My friend once asked me how many beers were in a 6-pack.. I was speechless

JoeyBrim7 Report

Final score:

32points

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BlackPearltheSeaWing/NightWing 2 years ago

There's 7 in a six pack. It's an alcoholic's 6 Pack, much like a baker's dozen.

11points

#53

Once had an intern ask what a battery was, after someone asked her to pass them two batteries.

Ninjatechyknitter Report

Final score:

32points

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BlackPearltheSeaWing/NightWing 2 years ago

How do you go your whole life without seeing a single battery? Did she never use things that required batteries? I'm so confuzzled.

12points

#54

How many third cups are in a cup … She worked in a bakery.

bellybuttonbear · Report

Final score:

32points

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oktopus 2 years ago

Depends on the size of the cup, of course!

4points

Dutch Swimmer Goes Viral For Super Revealing Trunks During 2024 Olympics: “Is This Legal?”

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Thrill-Seeking Diver Jumps Down Extreme Waterslide, Ignoring The Strict Ban For Women

#55

When we (my family) moved from South Carolina to Ireland someone asked “are you gonna drive there?”

MissDeppHead Report

Final score:

31points

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John Carr 2 years ago

Of course you did. But there was one massive pothole in-between

20points

KeyKitty , ThisisEngineering RAEng Report

#56

40 People Share The One Question They Got That Was So Dumb, They Thought The Person Must Be Joking, But They Were 100% Serious My high school honors English teacher had a full on argument with me about how I spell my name and whether it was cultural appropriation for me to spell it that way."

My name was a Native American word, despite me being whiter then wonder bread. My parents thought they were just being creative with the spelling of an extremely popular girls name at the time of naming me, found out when I was 3 or 4 that it was the word for 'turtle' in a Lakota Sioux.

I changed my name last fall so there's less arguments but people are still weird.

Final score:

30points

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IlovemydogShilo 2 years ago

My Surname is Colohan. I had an argument with a teacher at my school about the spelling of my name. She thought it was Callaghan. I told her that that was a different Surname NOT just a different spelling of my name. She kept going on about it even making the smart comment to another teacher that she thought I was an idiot because I couldn't spell my own name. She only stopped when I brought in my Birth Certificate to prove it.

29points

#57

My surname is also a first name. My friend once asked me how to spell it because she needed to write our classmate's name (the first name version) on our project, and once I spelt it, she was like 'are you sure?' Yes you numpty.

I also have a cousin with that first name (different surname obviously). He was spelling it for me (he was telling me his email) and I was like 'I'm gonna stop you there mate

allhailtheboi Report

Final score:

30points

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Lee Macro 2 years ago

Ex-footballers Phillip and Gary Neville's dad is called Neville Neville

14points

Woman Put A Water Fountain With A Camera In Her Yard, Here Are 24 Photos Of Regular Visitors (New Pics)

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“Ma’am I Live Here”: Woman Refuses To Back Out Of Driveway, Learns A Lesson The Hard Way

#58

What happens if the contact lens falls behind your eye and into your bloodstream -- oh, wait.. blood would go through it because it's clear, right?

This person was not high, drunk while very kind, they were easily the most air-headed person I've ever known. That quote was over 25 years ago and I've never forgotten it.

Happy8Day Report

Final score:

30points

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WilvanderHeijden 2 years ago

Contact lenses can't fall behind your eye because they are tacked to the eye ball. Common knowledge.

8points

Goose_the_humanoid Report

#59

I kid you not someone said “is a bird a gas?”

Final score:

29points

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Marianne 2 years ago

I would love to know the thought process behind that one.

11points

#60

Told a girl I was starting college in the fall and she asked if I was going to "Campus". She had heard the word used and thought it was the name of a college.

GSyncNew Report

Final score:

29points

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ActionMonkey101 2 years ago

How old were they?

1point

#61

"Oh my god, Julius Caesar was stabbed to death?"

Asked by my mom who also tried to argue with me because she doesn't believe that the Sun is a star.

rarestereocats Report

Final score:

28points

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September 2 years ago

I can set all kinds of people on a rabid tangent simply by stating or Sun is a star, that stars name is Sol. Our moon's name is Luna. 🤣

15points

50 Of The Most Incredible Shots That Were Submitted To The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards

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French Diver’s “Jewels” In Tight Swimming Trunks Become Talk Of The Town At Olympics

#62

Regarding socks: "How many are in a pair?"

aurelius92a Report

Final score:

28points

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Pierre Moussou 2 years ago

Actually that's a real question when you try to sort them out of the washing machine.

24points

#63

'Did you visit the Chinatown?' after I told a friend that I had been to China as part of a business trip

SPolowiski Report

Final score:

28points

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oktopus 2 years ago

Most Chinese cities have vibrant Americatowns, where immigrants run ethnic burger restaurants and the like.

15points

#64

“What’s Shakespeare’s surname??”

Silly_Vanilla_727 Report

Final score:

27points

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The Scout 2 years ago

And, more important, is the past tense of William Shakespeare Wouldiwas Shookspeared?

40points

#65

Is meat considered a vegetable? She realised quickly and facepalmed so hard it left a mark

smeet Report

Final score:

26points

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Chidi Anuforo 2 years ago

This reminded me of a conversation I had with a friend about the food pyramid. She thought eggs belonged in the dairy section because she actually believes eggs are dairy. I tried to explain that eggs come from chickens, and she could not be convinced that eggs are actually poultry.

4points

#66

Why can’t I download more battery?

plywoodpiano Report

Final score:

26points

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Skara Brae 2 years ago

What if schools renamed their science classes to be "Secrets of the Universe" and told the students that politicians who cut school funding don't want people to know the secrets. Maybe more students would pay more attention?

39points

#67

40 People Share The One Question They Got That Was So Dumb, They Thought The Person Must Be Joking, But They Were 100% Serious i had a goth/emo phase in 8th grade and was asked what gothic people ate for dinner lol

[deleted] , Jez Timms Report

Final score:

25points

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Auntriarch 2 years ago

Black pudding?

22points

Woman Moves Out Of Parents' Home After They Asked Her To Give Her Space To Brother, They Freak Out

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Mom Leaves $250k Inheritance To Son, Throws A Fit When Daughter Stops Looking After Her

#68

I’m a twin & have been asked how old my sister is after revealing my age (or vice versa)

princess_persimmon Report

Final score:

25points

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Cath poop 2 years ago

I'm female and have a twin brother, I can't tell you how many times people have asked why we don't look the same or if we are identical (like that is remotely possible). The general public's understanding of fraternal twins is poor.

11points

#69

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?"

ReeG Report

Final score:

25points

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Brandt Hambrick 2 years ago (edited)

Perfect time to use the old "turn it off and back on"

11points

#70

"Do they use skeleton keys to unlock cemetery gates and mausoleum doors?"

Back2Bach Report

Final score:

25points

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Huddo's sister 2 years ago

Maybe it was a poorly executed joke?

23points

#71

That I can't have a baby because I don't have a belly button

cheesusismygod Report

Final score:

25points

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Elliot Fowler 2 years ago

How do you not have a belly button? Everybody has one.

10points

#72

"Is that the sun?"

It was after 10pm and, just in case you're still wondering, no, no it wasn't.

Allisade Report

Final score:

25points

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Mtownmick 2 years ago

Question allowed in Iceland in the summer, though.

26points

Woman Refuses To Chip In For Babysitting Because She Doesn’t Even Have Kids, Asks If She’s A Jerk

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“This Breaks My Heart”: People Stunned—And Angry—After Woman Buys Lost Luggage From Airport

#73

40 People Share The One Question They Got That Was So Dumb, They Thought The Person Must Be Joking, But They Were 100% Serious "Why are you chinese looking?" I am Russian

FrickerSpirits , Max Titov Report

Final score:

23points

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Auntriarch 2 years ago

How far east in Russia though

34points

#74

Parent asking me - “is the zero on my kid’s progress report mean he didn’t do it? What does “missing assignment” mean?

titations Report

Final score:

23points

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WilvanderHeijden 2 years ago

"Let me explain it to you. The parents of your kid failed to check if your kid actually did his homework because he probably swore to them that he did. Not your fault at all, blame the kid's parents."

1point

#75

"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!

IT_AccountManager Report

Final score:

23points

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oktopus 2 years ago

I prefer sky beef, myself.

7points

#76

Do you think cats think in meows?

D1SCOFUDGE Report

Final score:

23points

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Lsai Aeon 2 years ago

I just asked Finn, Izzie, and Emmet. They each opened one eye, glared at me for a moment then rolled over and went back to sleep...

6points

#77

Are moths made of dust...

Animeaniac Report

Final score:

22points

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September 2 years ago

Sounds like a premise for a story or poem

12points

#78

40 People Share The One Question They Got That Was So Dumb, They Thought The Person Must Be Joking, But They Were 100% Serious “Are you ok” many many many people asked me this after my partner died on the worst day of my life. My reply “no I’m not f*cking ok”

rchoiniere94 , Ben White Report

Final score:

21points

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NsG 2 years ago

It's not a stupid question. It's an expression of concern. It's rhetorical in the same way "hi, how are you?" really doesn't require an answer. And while you're clearly hurting, that kind of aggressive response is going to mean fewer people ask, and fewer people will stick around to help you get back to ok.

17points

"I Didn't Start The Dryer": Karen Gets Taught A Lesson After Throwing Out Neighbor's Wet Clothes

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Guy Divorced 3 Years Ago Drops Off 3 Y.O. With His Ex-Wife Completely Out Of The Blue

#79

Why haven't you got a boyfriend?

thetruthisoutthere Report

Final score:

21points

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IlovemydogShilo 2 years ago

Through a combination of sheer luck and careful planning.

64points

#80

Are you sleeping ?

Soulfak Report

Final score:

21points

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WilvanderHeijden 2 years ago

A question asked by nurses in Dutch hospitals 8 times per night while shining with a military grade torch in your face making you feel like you're in Guantanamo Bay prison.

21points

#81

40 People Share The One Question They Got That Was So Dumb, They Thought The Person Must Be Joking, But They Were 100% Serious I use to work in a grocery store.

People would legitimately ask me “ where’s the juice aisle? “ while we are in the aisle with the juice

Kriimz_ , Nathália Rosa Report

Final score:

20points

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James016 2 years ago

I had similar when I worked in a supermarket, I was asked "Where are the tills?" while the person was looking right at them and "Can you tell me where the chips are?" The chips were literally right in front of the customer's eyes

5points

#82

40 People Share The One Question They Got That Was So Dumb, They Thought The Person Must Be Joking, But They Were 100% Serious “Can you cut this open for me?”

It was a watermelon.

I was working in a fresh meat cutting department, covered in at least 3 different kinds of animal blood, and we had a bigass window that CLEARLY shows there’s blood on everything.

Gary-F*ckin-Oak , Simon Hajducki Report

Final score:

20points

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KitFrey 2 years ago

Maybe it's because watermelon is red on the inside?

11points

#83

"Where's the escalator?" asked by someone who was directly in front of the escalator and had walked past it three times. I was very nice when I just pointed.

OneGoodRib Report

Final score:

20points

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BlackPearltheSeaWing/NightWing 2 years ago

Okay, so you gotta go walk up the stairs and to the third clothes aisle. Then talk to a guy named Bow. Tell him I sent you and he'll show you the way to the escalator.

3points

“All Three Shot Out Pink”: Triplets' Baby Shower Turns Sour, Pregnant Wife Wants A Divorce

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College Student Does Exactly As Told After Roommates Demand They Keep Their Stuff In Their Room

#84

My younger brother (age 12) came up to me and asked, “is there a talking donkey in the bathroom?”

To this day, I have no idea how to respond.

RiekoGuchi Report

Final score:

19points

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James016 2 years ago

You say "Yes, go and have a look, it's in the mirror" :p

31points

#85

"Did you draw that?"

While I have a drawing in front of me, pencil in hand

Smile-Fearless Report

Final score:

19points

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Cath poop 2 years ago

Some people seem to have a need to constantly communicate and stupid questions fill the silent void I guess. One of the things I hated the most in school was how some kids just talked incessantly.

3points

#86

Someone texted me what the time was

Adx_says_nothing Report

Final score:

19points

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oktopus 2 years ago

Back in the dim and distant pre-smartphone era, you had to manually set the time on cellphones (at least the ones I remember), so depending when this was, it might not have been quite such a dumb question.

6points

#87

this girl took my skateboard, just stood on it and asked me "Why isn't it going?"

Ellie_simp Report

Final score:

19points

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Rod Egret 2 years ago

You have to concentrate more!

9points

#88

How old where you when you were young?

Void64200 Report

Final score:

18points

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Stephanie Did It 2 years ago

When I was a kid about my age...

7points

princessawesomepants Report

#89

"Are you left handed?"

Only after the person asking has watched me write with my left hand.

Final score:

17points

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IlovemydogShilo 2 years ago

Could be ambidextrous. I'd give my right hand to be ambidextrous.

22points

#90

"Why do you have anxiety?"

CapaxInfini Report

Final score:

17points

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Buren 2 years ago

Actually, I want to know the answer as well. WHY??

23points

#91

“How much do you cost?”

_-Ally-_ Report

Final score:

15points

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IlovemydogShilo 2 years ago

more than you can afford, baby!😉

16points

#92

Does chocolate milk come from brown cows?

LawrenceInPajamas Report

Final score:

15points

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BAN CAPITAL LETTERS 2 years ago

stupid question... everybody knows it does

18points

#93

“Do you think the strongest man in the world can lift the titanic?”

This sounds like a cheesy answer to be funny, but I swear on everything good in this world this was a real question a kid in my high school asked his mom. Supposedly she just responded “you’re grounded” but that part could be made up. I like to Think it’s not.

1weekyolos Report

Final score:

14points

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De Gueb 2 years ago

Can god make a burrito so hot and spicy even he can´t eat it.

10points

#94

Is the internet male or female?

_unknown_username Report

Final score:

13points

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Guy MacGregor 2 years ago

Well many languages have gendered words. In French, for example, "Internet" is a male word.

30points

#95

"Is chicken a type of beef?" To be fair the kid was 9. It still resonates in my head when I think of dumb questions tho...so yeah

3th3r3alwisps Report

Final score:

13points

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September 2 years ago

City kids

4points

#96

When taking my MIL for a spin in my new Tesla: “how is this thing on gas?”

vandezuma Report

Final score:

12points

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WilvanderHeijden 2 years ago

Wouldn't know, this thing doesn't have a fuel gauge.

3points

#97

If my birthday was always on Mother’s Day

Skybeau Report

Final score:

12points

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Alan Wheeler 2 years ago

Latin America mother's day is always May 10

5points

#98

“Oh you wear glasses?”

They say while looking at me wear glasses...

Sweetestx Report

Final score:

12points

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WilvanderHeijden 2 years ago

Not an unusual question if you usually wear contact lenses.

9points

#99

“How much is this?”

I was in a Dollar Tree.

TTT_2k3 Report

Final score:

8points

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Lorrie Rothstein 2 years ago

Now dollar tree is $1.25

2points

#100

What color is this? (I’m colorblind)

nNoodl Report

Final score:

7points

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Rijkærd 2 years ago

Thats a legit question unless they already know you are colour blind. Lack of context here..

15points

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Ringer15345 2 years ago

have inherited depression I get "what do you have to be depressed about". then I always have to explain that's not how it works

31points

Who Panda 420 2 years ago

I get that all the time too with my anxiety. People will be like well what do you have to be anxious about to stop worrying. Great idea like I haven't tried that before.

24points

Kimi Tomminello 2 years ago

Same. I have it pretty good and semi retired in my mid- late 30s, retired by 40 so there's so many of my friends my age that get very angry with me for being depressed. They think that shoving all their hardships in my face will somehow make me "see the light" and be cured. No- it's genetic and it's physically painful. I know I'm very fortunate, I know I "have nothing to be sad about", I know "it's all in my head" ( but not for the reasons they think it is). 💗 good luck with managing your depression!!

6points

Sam J 2 years ago

Let me pretext this by saying I'm not diagnosed with depression, but I am talking to a social worker about it. My friend is always like "But you're so awesome, you're a good person with a good life so you shouldn't be depressed". I know he means well but that's just not how it works lol

2points

Immortal Emperor Paradox 2 years ago

What my relatives tell me is that `I should not get depressed`. I'd like to tell them that they `should not get diabetic`. I'm guessing they won't like to hear that LOL.

1point

Ducky Oboe 2 years ago

Finally! Someone who gets it!

0points

Valerie Smart 2 years ago

Why bother explaining to these people who have no damn business asking you anyhow!!

0points

Auntriarch 2 years ago

I think some of them could just be brain farts though

22points

BORKADYMUSIC 2 years ago

Yeah, I have adhd and on top of that I’m socially anxious, so I often say things I don’t mean/that make no sense when I’m flustered, thanks for pointing that out :D

18points

Mohsie Supposie 2 years ago

Many of them are just out of context.

12points

Leo Domitrix 2 years ago

My dad: "Are you sure you don't want to just be a nurse or a teacher?" (Yes, he said "just".) That sticks with me after thirty-plus years b/c he repeated it so often. I still find I grind my teeth if I think of it. "Just a nurse, just a teacher" is bad enough, but it was in context of "I want to be a doctor or a forest ranger" statements I'd make.

8points

ZAPanda 2 years ago (edited)

what is your dad? Fortunately mine was a mechanic, so when he asked me this s**t I said yes so I don't end up being like you. That was the last time he asked.

5points

Dan St John 2 years ago

My Ex and I were driving over Donner Pass on a four-lane highway and went by the monument. My wife said she didn't know about the Donner Party, which I thought was strange as she was valedictorian of her high school. So, I proceeded to tell her the story of the Donner party and how they were stranded and ended up cannibalizing each other and when I finished, there was a long pause and then she said, "Why didn't they just follow the road out?" I thought the covered wagons and date would have been the first clue about roads.

7points

Katchen 2 years ago

Not defending the road comment, but is the story of the Donner Party widely taught? I’m from California and learned California history in 4th grade. I don’t remember if the Donner Party was taught in regular US history, or just in California history, the way Sutter’s Mill and Junipero Serra are taught in California history but maybe not American history.

0points

Don Williams 2 years ago

In Germany, a U.S. Army soldier saw another soldier in a different uniform and asked him where he was from? The second soldier said he was from Canada. The U.S. soldier said "Wow, it must have taken you over a week to drive here, right?

6points

Susan Trevaskis-Owen 2 years ago

I've told this one before: We're watching a film in a college oceanography class. There's a scene of a humpback whale and her calf swimming along, when one of the students suddenly asks, "Wait a minute - is this **underwater**??!!?"

6points

Chich 2 years ago (edited)

"Before trying chemo are you going to give cannabis a chance?" No f***wit, I'm not.

6points

Saico Hipe 2 years ago

You know, I love smoking (and eating) cannabis/THC, and it pains me every time a moron like this furthers the stereotype of cannabis users being so stupid. Cannabis will not cause your f*cking cancer to go into remission. It can do wonders for some folks' appetite after they've had chemo and feel nauseated, but it is not the absolute miracle panacea that so many people believe it to be (nor does it HAVE to be in order for its use by responsible adults to be acceptable).

11points

Victoria Pitt 2 years ago

Actually I've heard of people smoking weed while going through chemo not just to relax but to help them have an appetite. But yea if that person said it like it was a cure for cancer that's pretty dumb.

4points

Susan Trevaskis-Owen 2 years ago

You might want to change that to f***wit; I thought you were using a slur at first.

2points

Kai David 2 years ago

Cedar Point, on Lake Erie. The number one question asked, "what ocean is Cedar Point on"?

5points

DuchessDegu 2 years ago

"Is cuckoo a bird? Are you sure? That's a type of clock!" Yes I'm sure a cuckoo is a bird and, wait for it, the clock was named after it!

4points

BlackPearltheSeaWing/NightWing 2 years ago

"You don't need to wear a bra right?" I told him I definitely did and he was so confused. Apparently he thought I was completely flat chested and I had to prove him wrong by holding my shirt tight on my back so you could see easier. He was so shocked. I mean, I wear looser shirts but you can still tell I'm not flat. I just have a smaller chest.

4points

tirebiter 2 years ago

Maybe he just got off making you do that.

7points

Alethia Nyx 2 years ago

Overheard at the chemist just this afternoon: the chemist is explaining to Grandma that toddler Grandson's antibiotics need to be taken 30 minutes to an hour before food, or 2 hours after. Grandma asks "oh, we were just going to go for an ice cream straight after this, does that count as food? Its just a little one." Chemist "err yes ma'am, it does"

4points

tirebiter 2 years ago

Some antibiotics shouldn't be taken with dairy.

2points

Jo Choto 2 years ago

Some of these are completely idiotic, I agree. But I have many, many years of teaching and librarianship and other kinds of education behind me, and I have learned that the education system has failed so many people that they don't even know what they don't know. I have never treated anyone as stupid for not knowing something. I have seen so many people considered failures that they are too scared to ask or find out, because they don't think they are smart enough. I worked with a 9 year old who was about to be sent to special ed. Turned out he missed nearly a year of early school because of illness and was never given any reading catch up. In three months he was a straight A student. I had a 45 year old employee who wouldn't read anything and insisted on being told everything verbally because he had been told he was a lousy reader and dumb. He loved westerns and raunchy stuff, so I bought him a Louis L'Amour book. 25 years later, he reads at least two library books a week.

3points

Betty Reese 2 years ago

My partner who is an executive director for a major company was talking to his his boss who is the GM & CFO about rehiring an employee who failed a drug test. They were going to rehire him because the company policy changed and they were no longer testing employees for THC since it was now legal for medical use in our state. They spent months in meetings making the decision to stop testing for THC. While discussing rehiring this employee the GM asked him what THC was and if it was cocaine.

3points

Who Panda 420 2 years ago

Wow! He screwed himself over. If you're going to use at least know what you're putting in your bodies!

0points

Chyppa Homer 2 years ago

The terrifying bit is, they all have the right to vote !

3points

Freya the Wanderer 2 years ago

And they breed!

1point

Nadine Debard 2 years ago

One evening at a bus stop, I was in my 20's and wore a long black coat and I was putting my black leather gloves on and this random guy asked, very concerned and a bit scared: "Are you a secret agent?". He thought I was Jennifer Garner in ALIAS.

3points

tirebiter 2 years ago

You sure he wasn't just hitting on you?

4points

meowgie catster 2 years ago

Wait which math class do you have? Oh wait you sit right behind me in math.

2points

Tu Lam 2 years ago

I had to explain to someone that even with a surge protector, they will loose power in a black out. On a work trip with co worker who says because it's raining I needed to pull over and wait for the rain too stop. No one drives in the rain. Had someone tell me their color printer isn't working. I told them you don't have a color printer, she pointed at her color monitor. Today had a user demand I log in as her to fix an issue. I told her I don't have her password. She was still confused why I couldn't log in as her. Had a co worker who refused to use the driver that came with the scanner, instead he used another installer that wasn't compatible. Then had the nerve to tell me my instructions don't work. Then he lied and said our other coworker told him to use the wrong installer.

2points

Leona V. 2 years ago

I was young, but I remember having Swiss cheese at my grandpa’s place and realizing there were holes all through it. I asked him how they got the holes in there? He said “Ball bearings.” With a straight face. “So, how do they get them OUT?” I thought hard on that one.

2points

Leona V. 2 years ago

Not a dumb question, but a puzzling statement from an ex-coworker. She was a college grad, normally pretty well informed, but when another lady said she was going to Chile on vacation, the Puzzler said “Ew, no, I couldn’t stand being in a jungle like that.” I didn’t bother breaking it to her.

2points

Robert Thompson 2 years ago

Can I add to this: Just about every third question that a customer asks the service industry. I have too many examples to start listing them.

2points

Devil's Advocate 2 years ago

First thing I learnt as an instructor was there are no stupid questions. People might know loads of things you don't, but not understand something you think is just plain obvious. Many of these though are just people being condescending c***s because someone didn't understand something that they probably should, but had never learnt about.

2points

Frost the Icewing 1 year ago

My 7th grade brother asked me if a turtle was a fish.

1point

Suzi Gauthier 2 years ago

My evil stepmother's car overheated & she drove it home. My dad was being impatient & wanted to spray it with the hose to cool off the hood so he could open it. She snarled, "but that would just make steam." She was a teacher.

1point

Dan Eastwood 2 years ago

>“Do the chicken lettuce wraps have chicken in them?” That might be a fair question, depending on the restaurant.

1point

Who Panda 420 2 years ago

Mr garrison on South Park says "There are no stupid questions just stupid people."

1point

Pamela Blue 2 years ago

Oh Lord, I haven't laughed this hard and long in ages. Needed to go and get tissues.

1point

bxttery_bxby 2 years ago

I have a few. My two favorites are: 1. "Is a bat an insect?" 2. *talking about Tom Holland* "He's from like, England right? Isn't that where Canada is?"

1point

Louie Cooper 2 years ago (edited)

Okay, I have two. First- when I was 17 I had a friend (15 years old) come over to my place from youth group. She walked up the hallway and said, "do you know where the toilet is in this house?" Not "where is the toilet". DO YOU KNOW. No, I've lived in this house my entire life, but I've yet to find it... Second: my mother and I ran into our old (retired) family doctor while having coffee. He treated my brother and myself as kids, my parents and my grandparents- and went to church with my grandparents. He said "and did you know that Barbara [last name] died a few years ago?" Barbara was my grandmother. Yes, yes we were aware...we kind of planned the funeral for her that you attended...

1point

Alasdair Cruickshank 2 years ago (edited)

My wife once asked me why male dogs have nipples. She later figured out what she had said and asked me why I didn't just laugh at her.

0points

Melo Dy 2 years ago

I have been asked multiple times by a lot of different people of all ages, while I was applying suncream. “Do you need to apply suncream? I mean you’re already dark. Can you still get a sunburn?”

0points

HarriMissesScotland 2 years ago

I lived on the back road to Disney World. Just three houses on the road. People would constantly ask me how to get to Disneyland. Go back the way you came. Get on I-4 towards Orlando. Head north until you get to Georgia, then turn left and drive until you hit California, then follow the signs. These idiots would drive THROUGH my yard and come pound on my door while people with them tried to steal my oranges. There were exceptions...and I would be nice, sometimes.

0points

memyselfandI 2 years ago

I did a group AMA thing a few days ago for students to ask adults questions, and one of the questions was “how do I get a girl fried”. Not girl friend, girl fried. The answer was to start with some spelling lessons.

0points

Claire the Bear 2 years ago

I once forgot how to spell "who" and walked around my house yelling "H-O-O... HOO.. no..". my poor family probably thought I was possessed by an owl :D

0points

Bobby 2 years ago

These things happen in some common people too, when they were thinking something and physical absent, they talk like this. You know that when they realize it quickly.

0points

Ellen Tonge 2 years ago

I was buying kitty litter and the cashier asked if I had a cat? I answered “No, this is for my company coming to dinner tonight!”

0points

Scotland's-Favorite-Gay 2 years ago

Back in sevenths grade we were reading Hound of the Baskervilles, and we had too write a paragraph on why the books were so popular at the time, and one bloke said “ well, most of the Sherlock Holmes books seem to be mysteries” and I hit my head really loud on the table

0points

Cali to Michigan 2 years ago

I had a girl friend ask me twice what the difference between Mexico and New mexico was.. I knew it was time to cut ties

0points

Linny H 2 years ago

Not a question but my (adult) aunt once commented to my mom that she wished the trees would move so they could get a breeze.

0points

Melanie Linehan 2 years ago

During one of my phusicals my doctor says to me, "You do realize that you are over weight?" I said " Dr. S...I am fat, I am not blind." It's the first time I ever heard him laugh.

0points

phil blanque 2 years ago

Well, we laugh, but all in all this is more than a little disturbing.

0points

Linnea Jacobson 2 years ago

Someone once asked me what half of 6 is, so I think I've got all these beat. And no, it wasn't a child. It was a grown-*** woman in her 40s. I honestly don't understand how she made it to that age. I would think someone that stupid would've long ago starved to death trying to find her way out her own front door in the morning.

0points

Jude Macneil 2 years ago

I'm gonna reckon that most of these people are American

0points

Damitria 2 years ago

Contrary to popular belief we do not have a monopoly on stupidity. Our politicians and several wing-nuts who want their five minutes just make it seem like we do.

2points

Red Ruffensor 2 years ago

I was working at a restaurant with a floor show. A co-worker said, "You know, that band isn't very good, they just play the same bunch of songs every night."

0points

Dan St John 2 years ago

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0points

Phill 2 years ago

My favourite is one I heard from some people in a fish and chip shop One of the group asked “what’s in a Scollop Batch” A close running one is when my sister asked “can I have peas” Server: “Mushy” Sister: “do you do any other type” Server: “erm…no”

0points

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-2points

Saico Hipe 2 years ago

The dumbest question I've ever been asked was quite memorable, and appropriately came from one of the top 5 dumbest people I've ever known: my dad's 3rd wife. I was ranting a little bit one day about how much I hated cars/trucks of all sorts, and that if they all disappeared tomorrow I wouldn't shed a tear. She thought about it for a minute, and then said, "Well, I guess you'd have to move closer to the grocery store then, wouldn't you?" We all looked at her to see if she was joking and she was dead serious. "You know, so you wouldn't have to walk so far to get your groceries home!" I was 16 (22 years ago), and I will never forget that as long as I live. 😳

-3points

g90814 2 years ago (edited)

Her question/comment made perfect sense given your rant.

1point

Bruce Leibee 2 years ago

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Ringer15345 2 years ago

have inherited depression I get "what do you have to be depressed about". then I always have to explain that's not how it works

31points

Who Panda 420 2 years ago

I get that all the time too with my anxiety. People will be like well what do you have to be anxious about to stop worrying. Great idea like I haven't tried that before.

24points

Kimi Tomminello 2 years ago

6points

Sam J 2 years ago

2points

Immortal Emperor Paradox 2 years ago

What my relatives tell me is that `I should not get depressed`. I'd like to tell them that they `should not get diabetic`. I'm guessing they won't like to hear that LOL.

1point

Ducky Oboe 2 years ago

Finally! Someone who gets it!

0points

Valerie Smart 2 years ago

Why bother explaining to these people who have no damn business asking you anyhow!!

0points

Auntriarch 2 years ago

I think some of them could just be brain farts though

22points

BORKADYMUSIC 2 years ago

Yeah, I have adhd and on top of that I’m socially anxious, so I often say things I don’t mean/that make no sense when I’m flustered, thanks for pointing that out :D

18points

Mohsie Supposie 2 years ago

Many of them are just out of context.

12points

Leo Domitrix 2 years ago

8points

ZAPanda 2 years ago (edited)

what is your dad? Fortunately mine was a mechanic, so when he asked me this s**t I said yes so I don't end up being like you. That was the last time he asked.

5points

Dan St John 2 years ago

7points

Katchen 2 years ago

0points

Don Williams 2 years ago

6points

Susan Trevaskis-Owen 2 years ago

6points

Chich 2 years ago (edited)

"Before trying chemo are you going to give cannabis a chance?" No f***wit, I'm not.

6points

Saico Hipe 2 years ago

11points

Victoria Pitt 2 years ago

4points

Susan Trevaskis-Owen 2 years ago

You might want to change that to f***wit; I thought you were using a slur at first.

2points

Kai David 2 years ago

Cedar Point, on Lake Erie. The number one question asked, "what ocean is Cedar Point on"?

5points

DuchessDegu 2 years ago

"Is cuckoo a bird? Are you sure? That's a type of clock!" Yes I'm sure a cuckoo is a bird and, wait for it, the clock was named after it!

4points

BlackPearltheSeaWing/NightWing 2 years ago

4points

tirebiter 2 years ago

Maybe he just got off making you do that.

7points

Alethia Nyx 2 years ago

4points

tirebiter 2 years ago

Some antibiotics shouldn't be taken with dairy.

2points

Jo Choto 2 years ago

3points

Betty Reese 2 years ago

3points

Who Panda 420 2 years ago

Wow! He screwed himself over. If you're going to use at least know what you're putting in your bodies!

0points

Chyppa Homer 2 years ago

The terrifying bit is, they all have the right to vote !

3points

Freya the Wanderer 2 years ago

And they breed!

1point

Nadine Debard 2 years ago

3points

tirebiter 2 years ago

You sure he wasn't just hitting on you?

4points

meowgie catster 2 years ago

Wait which math class do you have? Oh wait you sit right behind me in math.

2points

Tu Lam 2 years ago

2points

Leona V. 2 years ago

2points

Leona V. 2 years ago

2points

Robert Thompson 2 years ago

Can I add to this: Just about every third question that a customer asks the service industry. I have too many examples to start listing them.

2points

Devil's Advocate 2 years ago

2points

Frost the Icewing 1 year ago

My 7th grade brother asked me if a turtle was a fish.

1point

Suzi Gauthier 2 years ago

1point

Dan Eastwood 2 years ago

>“Do the chicken lettuce wraps have chicken in them?” That might be a fair question, depending on the restaurant.

1point

Who Panda 420 2 years ago

Mr garrison on South Park says "There are no stupid questions just stupid people."

1point

Pamela Blue 2 years ago

Oh Lord, I haven't laughed this hard and long in ages. Needed to go and get tissues.

1point

bxttery_bxby 2 years ago

I have a few. My two favorites are: 1. "Is a bat an insect?" 2. *talking about Tom Holland* "He's from like, England right? Isn't that where Canada is?"

1point

Louie Cooper 2 years ago (edited)

1point

Alasdair Cruickshank 2 years ago (edited)

My wife once asked me why male dogs have nipples. She later figured out what she had said and asked me why I didn't just laugh at her.

0points

Melo Dy 2 years ago

0points

HarriMissesScotland 2 years ago

0points

memyselfandI 2 years ago

0points

Claire the Bear 2 years ago

I once forgot how to spell "who" and walked around my house yelling "H-O-O... HOO.. no..". my poor family probably thought I was possessed by an owl :D

0points

Bobby 2 years ago

These things happen in some common people too, when they were thinking something and physical absent, they talk like this. You know that when they realize it quickly.

0points

Ellen Tonge 2 years ago

I was buying kitty litter and the cashier asked if I had a cat? I answered “No, this is for my company coming to dinner tonight!”

0points

Scotland's-Favorite-Gay 2 years ago

0points

Cali to Michigan 2 years ago

I had a girl friend ask me twice what the difference between Mexico and New mexico was.. I knew it was time to cut ties

0points

Linny H 2 years ago

Not a question but my (adult) aunt once commented to my mom that she wished the trees would move so they could get a breeze.

0points

Melanie Linehan 2 years ago

During one of my phusicals my doctor says to me, "You do realize that you are over weight?" I said " Dr. S...I am fat, I am not blind." It's the first time I ever heard him laugh.

0points

phil blanque 2 years ago

Well, we laugh, but all in all this is more than a little disturbing.

0points

Linnea Jacobson 2 years ago

0points

Jude Macneil 2 years ago

I'm gonna reckon that most of these people are American

0points

Damitria 2 years ago

Contrary to popular belief we do not have a monopoly on stupidity. Our politicians and several wing-nuts who want their five minutes just make it seem like we do.

2points

Red Ruffensor 2 years ago

I was working at a restaurant with a floor show. A co-worker said, "You know, that band isn't very good, they just play the same bunch of songs every night."

0points

Dan St John 2 years ago

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0points

Phill 2 years ago

0points

Ozoramaka Theresa 2 years ago

-2points

Saico Hipe 2 years ago

-3points

g90814 2 years ago (edited)

Her question/comment made perfect sense given your rant.

1point