stooopid questions
 

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:

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

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.

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.

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:

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!

Working as a DJ, I was surprisingly good at identifying songs that way. About 60% success rate!

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...:)

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

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?"

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.