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There is no shame in not knowing things, if you are willing to learn. Even just asking the right questions is a great start. However, it’s pretty important to note that for every “right” question, there are some semi-incomprehensible and downright dumb “wrong” questions.

Someone asked “What's the stupidest question someone ever asked you?” and netizens shared the most mind-numbing queries they’ve ever heard. So get comfortable as you scroll through, prepare to be deeply confused, upvote the most unhinged examples and if you’ve also heard a deeply dumb question, feel free to share it in the comments below.

#1

"Is This Real Water?": 45 Of The Dumbest Things People Have Ever Been Asked -can you stay overtime?

-am I getting paid extra?

-you are already getting paid a salary

-I get paid for 40 hours a week.

-do it for the company

-what does the company do for me?

-it gives you a job

-I work for money. It's business. The company keeps me because it's profitable for the company.



Never work for free, kids.

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    #2

    Woman in a green sweater sits at a cafe table, smiling and holding a pen, contemplating Canadian language questions. Client called at 8am, livid, and said "You guys are a terrible company that can't even build a calendar app right, I tried to make a booking for 30 February and couldn't even find it. Tell me how do I make a booking for 30 Feb if it only displays till 29 Feb?"

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    Damned_Cat
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    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had a boss accuse me of deleting appointments from his calendar. It turns out that when he entered them on his phone, he was entering them for 1 or 2 a.m. instead of 1 or 2 p.m. The phone would sync to his computer calendar which was set to only show appointments between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m.

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    #3

    Two people sitting by a fire pit under string lights, surrounded by trees, enjoying a Canadian evening outdoors. Her: Whats the longest 5k you ever ran?

    Me: 5k

    Her: I thought there were longer ones?

    Me: Yeah, 8k, 10k, half marathon, etc

    Her: so the longest 5k you ever ran was a half marathon?

    Me: what the f**k is happening.

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    Bookworm
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    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Didn't realize that the K stood for anything, and thought '5k' was just what a race was called.

    Fellfromthemoon
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    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can relate. My native language is not English. For a long time, ehen I saw K-9 I just understood it as a random letter and number. Once I said it out loud in English, I realized it's Kay-nine (canine).

    nottheactualphoto
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    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My native language IS English, and the "K-9" nomenclature has always irritated me. Why can't they spell out "canine?" Or, heaven forfend, say "dog?"

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    Bob Brooce
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    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe not that dumb for somebody who doesn't use metric to think that 5K is a generic name for a foot race, though you'd hope that "Yeah, 8k, 10k" would at least result in some follow up questions.

    Bertha Madott
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    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Many people do not understand road racing. My late cousin, nice lady, kept insisting her grandson had run a marathon. Actually a 5k…

    Doofnuts
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    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Seems like an appropriate spot for this; my first wife asked me what the lights in the sky were. It hurt me to the core, but I did explain as best I could.

    Christine Stewart
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    18 hours ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My dad loved astronomy, and he would point out the differences between the stars, the planets, a shooting star and a satellite (and, yes, duh, airplane lights lol)- we saw a comet once too!

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    6 days ago (edited)

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    I'm assuming this was the US, where k might as well mean Kardashian. Them there kilometers are fer commie foriners and them librul trans snowflakes. Actually I wouldn't mind running (over) 5 Kardashians.

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    #4

    Man in denim casually multitasking on phone and laptop, pondering over Canadian questions, seated on a colorful couch. Was living in my spouses deceased grandparents house. Had a phone call:
    Caller: may I speak to Mr. deceased?
    Me: uhh no I’m sorry he passed away.
    Caller: may I speak to Mrs. diseased then?
    Me: she died recently too.
    Caller: Well then when you you expect them back.
    Me: Hopefully no time soon!!

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    Bookworm
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    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To be fair, this is probably a common tactic to avoid telemarketers, and they've talked to a dozen 'dead people' that day who just don't want to hear the pitch.

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    #5

    A person in a modern setting holding a coffee cup, blending style and comfort in a casual outfit, embodying Canadian style. I am quite tall in comparison to the average height of where I live.

    A coworker: "Don't you think you are being a bit inconsiderate, being so tall?"

    I still don't know what they were trying to say.

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    #6

    Blue handicapped parking sign on a wooden wall captures the essence of Canadian. _as I help my 94 year old granddad set up his walker next to the car, my 81 year old grandma and her two crutches_

    Whyyyyy are you parked in the disabled spot?

    It's for the nice views, a*****e.

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    #7

    "Is This Real Water?": 45 Of The Dumbest Things People Have Ever Been Asked Person: "I can't move to England, I don't even know what language they speak!"

    Me: "English... England... English..."

    Person: "Are you sure?".

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    #8

    A man in a black cap, concentrating with a phone to his ear, embodying questions about "Do You Speak Canadian?" Was the IT admin for a small company at the time. The power went out, as happens occasionally. The secretary rang my phone and asked me if the phones were working. She did not say she was testing to see, but asked if they were working. over. the. phone.

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    #9

    Person holding glasses, contemplating a question about speaking Canadian. "Can you take off your glasses?"

    "Yes... I can?" *Takes them off*

    "I never knew you can take glasses off"

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    Madeleine Christiansen
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    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I was little I used to actually be dumb enough to believe that glasses were apart of people's bodies. Hugs to the person who said that!!!

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    #10

    Nighttime street scene with umbrellas and neon signs, showcasing vibrant urban culture. I was talking to someone and mentioned that I had visited Japan the previous year.

    "Oh, is that where Japanese people come from?"

    I was taken aback for like 3 seconds before I stammered out a yeah.

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    Bill Swallow
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    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh, the urge to channel MAD Magazine's Al Jaffee's 'Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions'!

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    #11

    "Is This Real Water?": 45 Of The Dumbest Things People Have Ever Been Asked Classmate: What race are you?

    Me: Ethnically I'm Polish and Chinese.

    Classmate: I knew you were mixed! But are you sure you're not Korean?

    Me: Congrats, and yes, I'm sure.

    Classmate: Nah man, you're kidding me. You're definitely Korean, I have friends that are Korean.

    Me: I'm Chinese.

    Classmate: Can you speak Korean?

    Me: ...Good bye.

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    #12

    "Is This Real Water?": 45 Of The Dumbest Things People Have Ever Been Asked I live in the Netherlands, and my mother is from Hong Kong. I had to do my dutch presentation about the protests happening right now, and my teacher asked a lot of questions that weren't talked about in the presentation itself. But of course I could answer them all, and even correct her a few times. My classmates later asked why I know so much about the subject, and so I told them that my mother is from HK. They then proceeded to ask me "why is your mother from Hong Kong".. I was so confused, and asked what they meant, and they just repeated the question...

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    #13

    Trendy Canadian bar with modern furniture, checkered floor, and stocked shelves, creating a cozy atmosphere. Working in a bar with an upstairs and downstairs, one of the new waiting staff at the end of the night during clean up asked me if she should sweep the dirt up or down the stairs. I said up the stairs and left her to it.

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    #14

    "Is This Real Water?": 45 Of The Dumbest Things People Have Ever Been Asked "What are eggs made of?". Not like chemical make up, but if they had flour in them. Cause of the whites. If they had butter in them. Cause of the yolk. This kid (23 y/o) was a box of bricks.

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    1 week ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some lady thought there wasn't a need for farms anymore and why bother? Then they were asked where do you think food comes from? She said.. duh!! The grocery store!

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    #15

    Crispy taco with fresh toppings on branded paper, highlighting cultural curiosity in Canadian dining. I was the one asking the stupid question. When I was like 12 I was at a taco food truck at the county fair and my options were either a shrimp or chicken taco. I meant to ask ”is there a difference in price” because the fair always gets ya and instead I only said “what’s the difference?”

    The lady said “Well one’s shrimp and one’s chicken.”

    And I felt stupid.

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    #16

    A weight plate on a gym machine barbell, emphasizing fitness equipment. *trying to move one of those big, multi purpose weight machines, and they noticed it's set to its heaviest setting*

    "Why don't we set it to its lightest setting so it'll be lighter?"

    To their credit, they realized about ten seconds later why that was a dumb question.

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    UncleJohn3000
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    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "The TV used to have a k**b marked brightness but it couldn't turn up the intelligence." ~ Gallagher

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    #17

    "Is This Real Water?": 45 Of The Dumbest Things People Have Ever Been Asked I am a woman with a twin brother. I can't tell you how many people have asked me if we are identical twins...

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    #18

    A security guard in uniform, holding a flashlight, standing in front of a building at night. A: where can in find a security guard?

    Me: Security is located in the pavilion over there. They can be reached 24 hours a day.

    A: What if I need them at night?

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    #19

    Person on the phone looking tired, questioning if they "speak Canadian." Everyday. Every single day at work.

    Answer work phone “Dave speaking” “Hi can i speak to Dave please?”.

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    #21

    Hand holding a Florida-shaped sticker, featuring palm trees, the sun, and a dolphin design. My mom asked me if Florida is in California. We’re Canadian and she’s been to both states.

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    Bill Swallow
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    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Anyone can have an occasional brain fart. It's when you exceed your daily quota you got to worry.

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    "Is This Real Water?": 45 Of The Dumbest Things People Have Ever Been Asked Most of my stupid questions come from my dog grooming customers.

    The most recent was: “Do you use different scissors that cut the hair to different lengths?”

    Yes, because that’s what your hairdresser does, right?

    I also love getting variations on the question of “what would happen if the dog was ‘living in the wild’ and couldn’t be brushed?” It’s always asked by people who don’t brush their dog, causing it to be a jacked matted mess which I have to shave. Listen, Karen - when was the last time you saw a wild goldendoodle?

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    Joe Reaves
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    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can tell you from experience (I adopted a neglected bichon) that if they were 'living in the wild' they could lose limbs due to matting. Groom your f*****g dogs people.

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    #23

    Barista in holiday-themed cafe, surrounded by festive decor, preparing orders. My friend and I went to a gas station while out cruising around and she bought some munchies. She put a five on the counter and the cashier stared down at it like she'd never seen such a thing exist, and asked, without moving...

    "Is that a 5?"

    To this day I have no idea why she was so flummoxed by a five dollar bill sitting next to her cash register.

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    #24

    Cashier scanning groceries at checkout, holding yellow bell peppers, in a supermarket setting. I used to work in retail when I was 16.

    I was cashiering when a woman came up and gave me a coupon for 20% off the total purchase. When I told her the total she seemed displeased and asked me, “did it take 20% each item or the entire total?” And I had to desperately explain to her that it’s the exact same thing.

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    Rahul Pawa
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    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When you do the rounding can slightly alter the price. Like if you add up the numbers and multiply by 0.8 and then rounding to the nearest penny could give a different answer then multiplying each item by 0.8, rounding to the nearest penny, and then adding them together. I can't imagine it would be more than a few pennies difference, not enough to matter to most people.

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    #25

    "Is This Real Water?": 45 Of The Dumbest Things People Have Ever Been Asked "What did people in apartments do before stairs were invented?"

    "Is kingdom come a place in China?"

    Same person.

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    #27

    Two women having a conversation on a couch, smiling in a cozy living room. I have two roommates. We split the cost of household supplies (toilet paper, paper towels, garbage bags, etc) I recently went to target and bought these things. divided the cost by 3 and told everyone what I was doing. One of them asked if this meant she "gets money back" because she had just venmo'd me January's rent. this is just one of many insanely stupid questions she has asked.

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    Mason Kronol
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    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’ll be honest, when I first moved out with a roommate and he moved out 6 months later I didn’t realize I had to pay rent at the first of the month for the next mont, not the end of the month. I was not prepared for life. I did my own grocery shopping and some things but suddenly being on my own in my late teens-early 20s and having to navigate banking, taxes, utilities, insurance and healthcare was scary. They don’t teach you that stuff in high school.

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    #28

    Woman in a green dress on city street, glancing back with a questioning expression, illustrating Canadian curiosity. When someone asked me where I'm from and I said "Venezuela" their response was "what part of Africa that in?".

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    General Anaesthesia
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    1 week ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At least they seem to know that Africa isn't a country but they're confused with vuvuzela.

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    #29

    Swimming pool ladder leading into clear blue water, showing the rippling surface. "Is okay to swim with a dead dog in the pool?"

    -Phone call I took while working at a pool store.

    And no. No, it is not okay to swimming with a dead dog in the pool.

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    Bookworm
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    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why... would you call the pool store instead of removing the dead dog?

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    #30

    "Is This Real Water?": 45 Of The Dumbest Things People Have Ever Been Asked I went to a high school that was majority white, and one day in class a girl asked me.. “So.. do black people.. like.. have black blood?”
    I didn’t even have the energy to respond to the stupidity.

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    #31

    "Is This Real Water?": 45 Of The Dumbest Things People Have Ever Been Asked We have twins. So many people asked us if we were trying for twins.

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    #32

    Vintage Canadian plane parked on a sunny airfield, propellers visible against a clear sky. I was born on an AirForce base. I remember in school one day we were doing one of those about you things that the teachers always assign on the first day and I put the base I was born on in the spot that asks where you're born. We then share it to the class (6th grade) and some kid dead serious asked me "so if you were born on an AirForce base were you born on the runway or something?"

    *The base had a hospital and my dad was active duty when I was born that's why I was born there*.

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    Lost Panda
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    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Since Air Force was mentioned... Rando: Oh you were in the Air Force, what did you fly? Me: I was medical... Rando: Oh, so you flew the medical helicopters? Me: ... yes... yes that is exactly what I did...

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    #33

    Having dinner in the dining hall at University.
    A friend asks me 'How big is a star? Could one fit in this room?'

    I quietly let her know that one would probably not fit in the room...

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    Worked at a living history museum and we always had a smoky fire burning to help create ~atmosphere~

    One lady asked me, “Is that a real fire?” After years of working with the public, it took all I had not to reply, “Touch it and see.”.

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    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I heard a story once about a street performer juggling torches. A cop was going to cite him for using an open flame in public without a license, so the juggler passed his hand through the flame quickly and said, "oh, no, it's just stage fire." And the cop said, "ok," and left him alone.

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    #35

    A guy I used to work with asked me whether French and Italian were the same language. I appreciate that he was making an attempt to learn, at least.

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    I got a call from someone trying to use a web application I wrote. This application had been live for a year without problems, not it wasn't accepting this person's email address. After talking through what they were entering, including making sure they were putting "@aol.com" in their AOL email address, I started to crack open the code thinking that there was some weird edge case that they had triggered. That's when they asked: "Do I need to put my email address in the field that says 'email address'?"

    Yes, they were putting their email address in a different field and wondering why it wasn't working.

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    Pandemonium
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    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We code to make it idiot-proof but they keep churning out idiots who are idioter

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    #37

    A smiling woman in a classroom, wearing a blue blazer, with educational decor and a chalkboard in the background. This is not a joke. I was in class for the first day of 9th grade and the home room teacher introduced herself: “My name is Ms.IDontRememberHerName and I’ll be your home room teacher for the 9th grade. She then asks the students to introduce themselves, and when the first person introduced himself the teacher genuinely said: “Nice to meet you. What grade are you in?”.

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    #38

    “What’s the difference?”

    In response to me asking, “Would you like sea salt or oregano?”

    I thought he was joking and responded, “Well, one’s sea salt and the other is oregano.” He got really mad and started going off “Well I could’ve told you that!” Luckily his friends weren’t douche bags and shut him up by telling him he was being stupid and it wasn’t a difficult question, he was just being a d**k while I was doing my job.

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    #39

    Two women having a conversation in a modern office setting, discussing Canadian language and culture. *Me applying for a job*
    Boss: why do you want this job?
    Me an intelectual: I am hungry.

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    #41

    "Are lizards animals?" This was a highschool senior. They weren't joking.

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    As this moron pointed at Chinese writing on his shoes, he said: "hey, you speak Oriental, right? Can you translate this thing on my sneakers?".

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    #43

    I was at the main desk of the library I worked in at the time. I picked up the phone and the caller asked, with no preamble or context, "Is this the library down the street?".

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    #44

    Person in a pink shirt standing in a sewing room setting, related to "Canadian" language questions. My girlfriends mom asked me if verbally Abusing my girlfriend is okay "if it's from her parent".

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    #45

    A frustrated woman with red hair and glasses pondering a question, relating to dumb questions about the Canadian language. "If you look up Google on google does it bring you to Google google?" This person was dead serious and that was the day I lost faith in humanity.

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    #46

    Lost in a new city, I stopped to ask directions.

    "I'm trying to locate the on-ramp to the westbound interstate, " I asked.

    The guy asked me, "Where are you starting from?".

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    #47

    Man in a denim shirt looking at his phone by a window, embodying a casual Canadian style. In a panic after doing something dumb, my friend asks "what's the number for 911!?".

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    #48

    Can you feel her pain/read her mind? (I'm an identical twin)

    I used to get asked that question quite often when I was younger and there often lead up questions that made it obvious what they were going to ask next. So on a few occasions I would say "no, I cannot read her mind" before the question was asked. The looks on their faces were pretty amusing.

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    #50

    Had a friend ask why it was taking longer than the posted time to our destination while driving. Dude legit thought the distance markers to places signified “minutes”.

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    Bill Swallow
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    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Only if you're traveling at a steady 60 miles per hour (assuming the distance markers are in miles). Or 60 kph, if they're in km.

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    #51

    "You've got arched eyebrows, are you evil?".

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    YOu’rE a bOy aNd yOuR nAmE iS rEnE?! Believe it or not, I have had more experiences teachers saying this than anybody else.

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    Kathrin Pukowsky
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    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's french. René = boy, Renée = girl. I confess that I roll my eyes when I read stuff on reddit like "Me (29m) and my fiancé (27f)".

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    #53

    I had ombre hair a few years ago, so it was half blonde, half brown. A guy asked me if that was my natural hair. I thought he was joking but he was dead serious.

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    1 week ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You can have two tone hair naturally. My short beard is black, but goes ginger at the tips. [EDIT To add to that, when I had slightly longer hair, my dark hair would go light at the ends in summer if I was outside a lot.]

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    #54

    How much is your dollar burger. That was difficult not to openly laugh right in their face.

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    #55

    "Why weren't you at roll call earlier?" I was sitting right next to this person at roll call. He even told me how he differentiates me from another guy who has a very similar name.

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    1 week ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He was probably just not paying attention. I'd always be doodling or something.

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    #56

    Woman in a gym lifting weights, representing fitness and strength, smiling confidently. I'm colorblind and was telling a girl in my gym class about this.

    Me: "Yeah, I've been told that I'm red-green color blind, according to my eye doctor."

    Girl: "So, are the other colors the same for you as they are for me?"

    Me: "I wouldn't know, I've never seen what they look like for you."

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    #57

    My Dad is a pretty logical person and usually picks up on any inconsistencies in movies etc. This one time was pretty funny though, to turn it back on him:

    *phone rings*

    Me, answers : "Hello"

    Dad: "Oh hi ! it's me, are you at home?

    Me: "Well... this is the HOME phone, so... yes ?".

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    Patrick H
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    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My parents often forwarded their landline to their cellphones if they were going to be away and were expecting an important call.

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    #58

    - Do you know how to do that or have you learned it?

    A curious neighbor asking my friend who was replacing the reed on an old thatched roof. It’s one of my favorite questions, but I unfortunately don’t know what the answer was.

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    #59

    Not me but an exchange student that lived with my family from Spain. What color is the sky in Spain?

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    #61

    “Did it hurt making your hair blue?” For real. I swear.

    Edit to add: nah dudes, this guy was dead on serious, drunk as f**k and truly believed I tattooed my hair blue...

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    Me: Writing with my left hand.
    Person: "aRe YoU LEfT haNdEd?".

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    Patrick H
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    1 week ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's not a stupid question. I've known people that write with their left hand and favor their right hand for most other things. Personally, I write with my left, played baseball right-handed, played tennis left-handed, and pretty much use whichever hand I choose for new skills.

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    #64

    I was holding an American passport and somebody asked if I was Canadian, makes sense.

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    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I must wonder how many times OP had apologised, if they were travelling for hockey-related purposes, were consuming Tim Horton's coffee and Timbits, or were perhaps just markedly polite?

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    #65

    Uber driver: Wow, you’ve got quite oriental features now don’t you?
    Me:...yup.

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    I’m a recruiter and I sent one of my candidates a form to fill out as part of the hiring process. He emails me back and says “There’s a line that says ‘Sign and Print Name.’ Do I need to both sign and print my name on that line?” I had to give myself a 15 minute cool off period before I responded to the email so I wouldn’t hurt his feelings.

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    Patrick H
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    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I understand the problem with that question. Most of the time, signatures are printed names have their own lines. I don't think I've ever been asked to sign and print on the same line. I'd prolly ask the same question.

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    #67

    *explaining to new classmates about how I had a stroke on birth which left me with mobility issues mostly on my legs*

    Slow classmate: wait, you can have a stroke on your legs???

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    Jessica SpeLangm
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    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To be fair, I work for a hospital system (NOT medically trained and not directly with patients face-to-face) and I don't know the different ways a person can have a stroke. So, I could imaging thinking something happening with the legs that can cause a stroke.

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    #68

    I was at school and someone said are you at school.

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    #69

    "What time does midnight Mass start?".

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    #70

    Are you asleep - question asked by my mother as she busted into my room, only to be faced with me, the creature who has just been disturbed from her nap. Her reasoning as to why? She had just made chicken wings and wanted to know if I wanted any.

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