Stupid question of the day....

[hotelslave]

I know the saying that there is no such thing as a stupid question. Whoever came up with this obviously never worked retail or customer service. At the craft store that I work at we sell dried moss thats long been dead that people can put on fake plants. This guy comes up front to check out and he's buying some moss. He asks the cashier completely serious if the moss will come back to life when he waters it. She tells him no. Then he asks how much water he will need to pour on the moss to bring it back to life. Once again she tells him it doesnt matter how much water he pours on it. It's dead wont ever come back at all ever. He kept asking her the same questions for at least 5 minutes. I am so glad he wasnt at my register.

[protege]

My dad's a teacher. According to him... there are no stupid questions. However, there are plenty of stupid people...

[hotelslave]

To me the moss is ugly. I thought it was fake had never been real till this conversation. Gave every one working a good laugh.

[ApolloSZ]

I'm sorry. But there ARE stupid questions.

My Evidence - User opens a (electronic) form (after I confirm yes they do need to open it). Now, this is a blank form. It has fields for name, location, options to tick etc.

User - "What do I do with it?".
Me - "....... uhhhhh...... Fill it in?" (Never mind there are INSTRUCTIONS at the top of the form..... )

[flybye023]

I know I've posted this before but it is one of the stupidest questions I ever got at a job.

*While working at a home improvement store*

"How much does this 80-pound bag of concrete mix weigh?"

[Syriilord]

Yet another handy-dandy example from the world of internet comics: http://www.retailcomic.com/?p=6324

[thatcrazyredhead]

I'd be asking, "Exactly what part of 'dead' don't you understand?"

[csquared]

What? Six replies and no Monty Pythons quotes? I'm dissappointed.

He has ceased to be! 'E's expired and gone to meet 'is maker! 'E's a stiff!...

[protege]

What? Six replies and no Monty Pythons quotes? I'm dissappointed.

Well, I was going to ask about European versus African swallows...but I've been too busy looking for a damn shrubbery

[BrightEyedKitty]

"Now will you please tell me what in God's name possessed you to paint this with three Christs in it?!?!"

[BeenThereDoneThat]

"Well, he was coughing up blood last night!"

[sms001]

"Now remember class, there are no stupid questions... but they're the easiest ones to answer...."

[Andara Bledin]

"I'm not dead, yet."

^-.-^

[ApolloSZ]

"E's run down the curtain and joined the bleedin' choir IN-VIS-I-BULE! E's off the TWIG! E's F**king SNUFFED IT"


(Why no... I cant recall the entire skit off the top of my head... why do you ask?)

Edit - "Vis a vi' the metabolic processes, E's had his lot!"

[MoonCat]

It's not dead...it's restin'!

One of my favorite stupid questions was "How much is that ten-dollar ad?"

Yes....we really did have people ask that. More than once.