stooopid questions

[MickeyLumbo]

i have heard some unusual and sometimes funny questions... a common one quoted is "what time is the 4 o'clock parade?"... most of the time, they mean "what time does the 4 o'clock parade get HERE where i'm standing?" -- so it is forgivable.

yesterday, i was asked this:

"Me and my husband are bringing our five children with us to Disneyland this weekend and i will be paying full admission for all of them. But, since I am 8 1/2 months pregnant, and won't be going on any rides, can I get in free?"


:rolleyes:

[Morrigoon]

In the old days of ticket books.... but alas....

[libraryvixen]

I get asked stupid questions like this at the library:

Patron: How much does it cost to attend (insert program name here) ?
Me: Our programs at the library are free.
Patron: So, I don't have to pay?
Me: That's correct, it's free.
Patron: Okay, so I DON'T have to pay... how about if I bring my kid...

Sometimes it goes on for a little bit, but usually after the go-around, I look busy and run away.

[mistyisjafo]

O the stoooopid questions! Especially when as a past CM there is an entire segment of stupid questions on MC. I worked in retail for 3 years also. Wherehouse Records & Tapes. My personal favorite stupid question was "What's the name of that song? You know it goes "he/she loves me but I don't" humm hummm hummm blah blah blah.

Ahhh, NO!!! I don't. So PLEASE never ask me the name of a song, musician, band, cd, etc. To this day it drives me nuts.

[DisneyDaniel]

Some stupid questions I've surprisingly been asked a couple times:
--"What kind of film does your digital camera use?"
--"I don't know how to e-mail photos and there's not enough time for me to send you the photo by mail, so can I FAX you my photo?" (to be used in a full-color, printed magazine). :rolleyes:

[Kevy Baby]

I used to joke about this (thinking nobody would actually be stupid enough to do this), but I actually received an email at work last week where the person put in: "Let me know if you don't get this." Kept me laughing for a solid couple of days!

My personal favorite stupid question was "What's the name of that song? You know it goes "he/she loves me but I don't" humm hummm hummm blah blah blah.Working as a DJ, I was surprisingly good at identifying songs that way. About 60% success rate!

[TigerLily]

LOL...I get them too, but I get to read their signed mortgages back to them...LOL..."I had a fixed rate!!...they said I have a fixed rate!!"...no you intialed page 4 that you had an intro rate and it would them be adjustable ...you also signed the bottom of the note....or..."do i have a pre payment penalty"...yes, you do it;s $350.00...it on page 3, the box is checked and your intials are right by it...do people ever read what they sign???

my favorite was. "I paid through your website!!! I know I did!!! I just lost the confirmation #"!! I shouldn't have late fees!!"...ok...I have a copy of your check here that you dated after your grace period that you mailed in. That is what you have late fees.....

next i get to learn about escrow/impound accounts...I can't wait..people really get heated about those...."why did my payment go up?" well, your taxes/insurance went up...we know have to collect more to pay those out....

I thik my all time favorite is directing people on the website. Me: "fill out your user name and password and hit next"...them "ok I put in my user name and password...what do I do now?" ...me: "click next"...*sigh*...but I like my job...for the most part it's fun...:)

[CoasterMatt]

One of my favorites is AFTER a guest pays for their tickets, they ask "What's in there, are there rides and things?" :)

[Prudence]

I've probably mentioned this before, but it's my most favoritest stooopid question ever.

It was right after the library re-opened following a remodel. We (the pages) were re-stocking shelves and we didn't have all the books back out yet or the signage up.

An adult male patron walked up to me and asked: "Do you still have the number books?"

Pause.

"You mean, non-fiction?"

[wendybeth]

One stupid question I get asked repeatedly:

"So, I've been told I can't perm my hair 'cause it's bleached. If I dye it back to brown, can I perm it then?":rolleyes:

I usually tell them blonde suits them much better.

[MickeyLumbo]

One stupid question I get asked repeatedly:

"So, I've been told I can't perm my hair 'cause it's bleached. If I dye it back to brown, can I perm it then?":rolleyes:

I usually tell them blonde suits them much better.

You must spread some Mojo around before giving it to wendybeth again.



hahaha heehee, huh? oh. oops

[SzczerbiakManiac]

An adult male patron walked up to me and asked: "Do you still have the number books?"

Pause.

"You mean, non-fiction?"I don't get that...?

[Cadaverous Pallor]

I don't get that...?In the Dewey Decimal System, non-fiction books are sorted by a subject number. Fiction books are sorted by author.

I've never heard of anyone referring to them as "the number books" though. ;)

[Prudence]

'Tis true, 'tis true. It actually took me a couple seconds to figure out what the patron was asking for.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Ah, thank you CP.

[Gn2Dlnd]

So, they're made out of cheese, but what's in them?

[Ghoulish Delight]

"How much did that copy of Harry Potter Cost you?"

"I got it from the library."

"Oh....do you have to have it back by a certain date?"

[SacTown Chronic]

Dude, where's my car?

[Prudence]

Every time my husband asks me where we parked, I respond: "Outside."

And yet, he still asks me where we parked.

[mousepod]

Back in the '80s when I worked at Tower Records, a woman came in to buy a record for her nephew. "Do you have 'The Children are Fine'?"

...and Prudence, your car comment reminds me that whenever someone tries to engage me in a conversation about my tattoos with "Nice tat, where'd you get it?" I invariably reply, "On my arm."

This thread reminds me of the old "Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions" that Al Jaffee wrote for Mad Magazine.

[Not Afraid]

This was just something I overheard tonight at Disneyland:

Q.Wanna go to Sea World Tomorrow?
A. Nah, it's probably just like this place
Q. How about that Wild Animal Park
A. I don't want no orangutang jumping on my truck!

[CoasterMatt]

Today somebody pointed at my Revenge of the Mummy: The Ride shirt, and asked
"Is Revenge of the Mummy a ride?"

[lindyhop]

Last night I was in Disneyana and the guy in front of me was buying a copy of E-ticket magazine. The cast member was explaining that it used to come out quarterly but now it's semi-annual. The guy (who I saw was also a castmember when he pulled out his ID to get a discount) said, "Once a year?" The Disneyana CM said, "No, twice a year" and the guest/CM said "Every six months?"

Tomorrow we will discuss the 24-hour day and the 7-day week. Take notes. It will be on the final.

[Gn2Dlnd]

With or without extended daylight savings time?

[CoasterMatt]

Yesterday, a guest asked a coworker "What's a theme park?"
This is after they've put a couple hundred dollars on the counter to buy tickets...