Stupid question of the day....

[Jester]

I see that Jester beat me to it.

Quite.

[El Pollo Guerrera]

"There are no stupid questions... just smart answers."

The dumbest one I've had at my current job is someone looking at covers for reports and she asked what was the difference between the black ones and the white ones.

And yes, my answer was "The black ones are black... and the white ones are white."

She actually laughed, too.

[Jay 2K Winger]

My favorite of recent involves the north-south highway that the store is by being closed south of town for construction. Now, this isn't the sort of closed you can drive around--they're actually leveling hills out and stuff. They have signs all over the intersection alerting people that the road is closed, etc. So, imagine how hard I had to fight not to laugh when I got this gem one day: "Is the road REALLY closed?"

That is the kind of question that just BEGS a "here's your sign" sarcastic response.

"Nope, it's just on siesta. ....heeeeeeeere's your sign."

[Ironclad Alibi]

I had a high school teacher who liked to say:

The only stupid question is the one that is never asked.

He probably never worked in retail.

[dalesys]

I had a high school teacher who liked to say:

The only stupid question is the one that is never asked.

He probably never worked in retail.

For Phys Ed majors only: Why is there air?

[lineswine]

I wanted to be...a Lumberjack!

[Geek King]

For Phys Ed majors only: Why is there air?

To quote the Susan Powter infomercial from the 90's, "Without air...<(melo)dramatic pause>...we die!"

Always made me laugh when I heard that line.

[MoonCat]

Who was it that said, "There are no stupid questions, but there are a lot of inquisitive idiots"?

[XCashier]

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..... )

Had something similar at the Drug Store From Hell. People always brought their watches in for new batteries, and store policy was that we were not supposed to change the battery. Well, one old lady brought in her watch and wanted a new battery. I read the back of the watch, got the right battery, told her, "We are not supposed to put the new battery in, but all you need to do is pry off the back, pull out the old battery and put the new one in, it's really easy." I then sold her the battery, and handed it and the receipt to her.

She looked at the battery, then looked at me and demanded, "Well, what am I supposed to do with this, eat it?!"

Yeah, don't think I wasn't tempted.

[BeenThereDoneThat]

Who was it that said, "There are no stupid questions, but there are a lot of inquisitive idiots"?

It's from http://www.despair.com. I have this particular design as a desktopper.

[pzychobitch]

I get the whole "Are you open?" when I am at a register and just cleaning, or if absolutely NOTHING is going on, I stand in front and greet people. Even then I get the whole "are you open?" crap.

"It didn't scan. Does that mean it's free?" Yes, if you want to get a stern talking to by AP on your way out the door.