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CaliLivChick · 05-12-2006, 09:34 AM

I did a search, and found something like this for the workplace, but nothing for just life in general. If I'm incorrect in posting this, or posting it here, please let me know for the future. =)

It's amazing what you experience when you drive across the country. My boyfriend and I have done it twice, once in January 2005 to move me from California to Florida, and once in October 2005 to move him. The first time, we pretty much stayed on 10, and the second time we took 40 (in case any of you want to map out where we may have been).

When we came across the first time, we were driving a 15' moving truck with my car trailered on the back. We stopped into a Chevron/Subway somewhere in Texas to get gas and food. As we were checking out, the clerk noticed the truck and asked where we were moving to. We told her we were going to Florida. She asked, "Aren't you afraid of being near all that water?" in a young southern drawl. We then informed her that we were moving from California, and would feel lost if we weren't near "all that water."

The second trip also had a great story. We stopped at a motel in Arkansas, and there was a Waffle House right next door. We popped in to get some dinner before we went to bed, and the young waitress seated us. It being close to bedtime, we didn't want anything with caffeine (eg Coke), but also didn't want something with too sweet a flavor (eg Sprite), so I asked if they had any raspberry iced tea. She said, in her southern drawl, "Why, I've never heard of that!" It was all I could do to not laugh! The rest of the meal, my boyfriend had to give me the evil eye and tell me to shut up under his breath to get me to stop asking questions that I had the feeling I knew the answer to... he probably didn't want her catching on and spitting in our hash browns!

Now, I know that these people are not representative of everyone you meet in Texas and Arkansas, but they sure perpetuate the stereotypes. =)

What is the stupidest question/comment you've ever heard?

Jimellow · 05-12-2006, 10:00 AM

I was at a Andrew Wyeth exhibit, and next to each painting there were placards with the title, date of creation, etc. Some of these cards included a write-up that basically told the viewer what the painting means and how it should be interpreted; not as told from the painter, mind you, but a "somebody" that wrote the cards.

Anyway, my dad and I were looking at these paintings, and after reading the commentary on the placardss started to discuss the issue of art being about individual interpretation, and not being hand fed the meaning of every painting. Later, we were viewing a painting of a tuft of feathers falling to Earth, and the placard said something in regards to Wyeth and his relationship with his mother. My dad and I looked at each other, smiled, and made some wisecrack comment about it not meaning that at all. Some art snob next to me, turned down his headphones on which he was getting some "guided tour," looked at me and said in a derisive tone "Why did he put it (the feathers) there then?"

It was a very ignorant thing to say, but it did tie in well with our earlier discussion. I'm of the mindset that appreciating art is not being told what a particular piece means, but instead viewing it with an open mind and then applying individual meaning, if any at all, to it.

Later on, we came across a painting, and the placard was quite wordy and compared the painting to Robin Hood. Yes, Robin Hood. My dad and I just looked at each other, then read it again to make sure, then starting laughing out loud. Unfortunately we had since passed the art snob so we were unable to get his take on that write-up.

The whole exhibit was frustrating to me. There was no communication between couples, and instead everyone was locked into their own little world with headphones droning on what this painting means, and why it should be interpreted this way, etc. It made me wonder if people are too lazy to think for themselves or if they just opt not to; instead relying on some outside source to tell them what this and that means.

The man's comment next to me was the lowlight of the exhibit though. My dad and I were talking very quietly, not disturbing anyone, and he had the nerve to chime in with his snide remarks. My only regret is not being quicker on the uptake in my response, as afterward I came up with quite a few nice, and also some inappropriate, responses to his comment.

The paintings themselves were very nice. I enjoyed the exhibit and being exposed to the art. I just wasn't fond of the setting and the seeming lack of discussion among couples viewing the art together.

absofsteel · 05-12-2006, 09:12 PM

When I was working as a hotel cook years ago, preparing room service orders until midnight, the final order on one particular night was a pizza, well I made the thing and put it in the oven set the timer and was about to stand there and wait for it to finish. The room service waiter- knowing that I had already cleaned up for the night and was about to leave right when the order came in, offered to wait, take care of the pizza and shut off the oven so I could just leave right then, so he asks me - seriously- how long he should let the oven cool down BEFORE turning it off.

Dilbert1234567 · 02-08-2007, 06:48 PM

last week in my calculus class, my professor said "it's going to be big R squared minus little r squared" and the guy behind me said, under his breath "fuck yeah"

today, someone said to me "I deleted the internet".

Ourcrazymodern? · 02-11-2007, 03:50 PM

Non-intersecting viewpoints is what we're all about. Thinking about our differences is what we're supposed to be doing so we can come to a better sameness. (he says it again: It's just us here)

FuriousAvatar · 02-11-2007, 04:28 PM

When I was younger I took the city bus all the time, mostly to get home from school. When the tourist season begins, oftentimes tourists will use the city bus as a cheap (albeit a rather lengthy alternative) way to get to various locations, one of which being the Mendenhall Glacier.

As you drive toward the stop closest to said glacier, you can get a pretty good view of it. There was a little old lady on the bus, and she asked, "Which building is the glacier in?"

Ourcrazymodern? · 02-12-2007, 11:22 AM

When the older son was in junior high, one of his Vice-principals told us he never knew the Beatles sang about drugs...

Zooksport2 · 02-13-2007, 03:29 AM

In my life of fitting tyres, (tires?) I was worked with a young gent, who I had asked to inflate a large truck tyre, after I had fitted it to the rim. I explained that after he had pumped it up, I would get him to help me heave it up over the side of the tipper body of the truck the wheel belonged to.
We both lifted the tyre up and over, then he grabbed an airline and inflation chuck, and started to climb up into the tipper. I asked where he was going? His responce was delightful. He had only pumped up the tyre a small amount so that it would be lighter for us to lift in, and now was going to fully inflate the tyre..... I confess that I said nothing, but had to leave urgently so he wouldn't see me laughing so bad.

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Grasshopper Green · 02-13-2007, 04:59 PM

The last time I was at the dentist due to a painful crown-covered tooth, the dentist was probing at it with something sharp. I flinched and sucked in air, and he asked me...did that hurt? DUH!

noodle · 02-17-2007, 12:06 PM

My boss this week...

"It just takes soooo long to download a whole CD onto my computer. The next thing I'm going to get is a virus... do you have any of those? "

It took everything I had not to say, "Hold on a sec, I think I've got some ebola in the fridge."

Average_Joe · 02-27-2007, 05:28 PM

As told by my wife:

A few years ago, my wife and her very pregnant friend went to dinner with another male friend of theirs. The pregnant woman was sitting in her chair waiting for her food to arrive, when she felt some Braxton-Hicks contractions, and she said something like "Wow, those were some strong contractions". The male friend leans over to the pregnant friend and starts staring her in the eyes. After a few seconds of this, she asks "What are you doing?" He says very seriously, "I'm just checking to see if your dialated".

Average_Joe · 02-27-2007, 05:28 PM

As told by my wife:

A few years ago, my wife and her very pregnant friend went to dinner with another male friend of theirs. The pregnant woman was sitting in her chair waiting for her food to arrive, when she felt some Braxton-Hicks contractions, and she said something like "Wow, those were some strong contractions". The male friend leans over to the pregnant friend and starts staring her in the eyes. After a few seconds of this, she asks "What are you doing?" He says very seriously, "I'm just checking to see if your dialated".

Grasshopper Green · 02-27-2007, 06:22 PM

Ok, I've got another one. It's great.

I was working in front of the shampoo section at work...and a guy came up and asked if we sold shampoo. I desperately wanted to tell him...no, sorry...but I didn't.

Ourcrazymodern? · 02-27-2007, 07:15 PM

comment cum question: There are no stupid questions...

05-12-2006, 09:34 AM	#1 (permalink)
CaliLivChick In Transition Location: Sanford, FL (between Daytona and Orlando)	Stupidest Question/Comment You've Ever Heard I did a search, and found something like this for the workplace, but nothing for just life in general. If I'm incorrect in posting this, or posting it here, please let me know for the future. =) It's amazing what you experience when you drive across the country. My boyfriend and I have done it twice, once in January 2005 to move me from California to Florida, and once in October 2005 to move him. The first time, we pretty much stayed on 10, and the second time we took 40 (in case any of you want to map out where we may have been). When we came across the first time, we were driving a 15' moving truck with my car trailered on the back. We stopped into a Chevron/Subway somewhere in Texas to get gas and food. As we were checking out, the clerk noticed the truck and asked where we were moving to. We told her we were going to Florida. She asked, "Aren't you afraid of being near all that water?" in a young southern drawl. We then informed her that we were moving from California, and would feel lost if we weren't near "all that water." The second trip also had a great story. We stopped at a motel in Arkansas, and there was a Waffle House right next door. We popped in to get some dinner before we went to bed, and the young waitress seated us. It being close to bedtime, we didn't want anything with caffeine (eg Coke), but also didn't want something with too sweet a flavor (eg Sprite), so I asked if they had any raspberry iced tea. She said, in her southern drawl, "Why, I've never heard of that!" It was all I could do to not laugh! The rest of the meal, my boyfriend had to give me the evil eye and tell me to shut up under his breath to get me to stop asking questions that I had the feeling I knew the answer to... he probably didn't want her catching on and spitting in our hash browns! Now, I know that these people are not representative of everyone you meet in Texas and Arkansas, but they sure perpetuate the stereotypes. =) What is the stupidest question/comment you've ever heard? __________________ Don't trust anything that can bleed for a week and not die. Oh wait, that's me... nevermind... you can trust me.

05-12-2006, 10:00 AM	#2 (permalink)
Jimellow Junkie	I was at a Andrew Wyeth exhibit, and next to each painting there were placards with the title, date of creation, etc. Some of these cards included a write-up that basically told the viewer what the painting means and how it should be interpreted; not as told from the painter, mind you, but a "somebody" that wrote the cards. Anyway, my dad and I were looking at these paintings, and after reading the commentary on the placardss started to discuss the issue of art being about individual interpretation, and not being hand fed the meaning of every painting. Later, we were viewing a painting of a tuft of feathers falling to Earth, and the placard said something in regards to Wyeth and his relationship with his mother. My dad and I looked at each other, smiled, and made some wisecrack comment about it not meaning that at all. Some art snob next to me, turned down his headphones on which he was getting some "guided tour," looked at me and said in a derisive tone "Why did he put it (the feathers) there then?" It was a very ignorant thing to say, but it did tie in well with our earlier discussion. I'm of the mindset that appreciating art is not being told what a particular piece means, but instead viewing it with an open mind and then applying individual meaning, if any at all, to it. Later on, we came across a painting, and the placard was quite wordy and compared the painting to Robin Hood. Yes, Robin Hood. My dad and I just looked at each other, then read it again to make sure, then starting laughing out loud. Unfortunately we had since passed the art snob so we were unable to get his take on that write-up. The whole exhibit was frustrating to me. There was no communication between couples, and instead everyone was locked into their own little world with headphones droning on what this painting means, and why it should be interpreted this way, etc. It made me wonder if people are too lazy to think for themselves or if they just opt not to; instead relying on some outside source to tell them what this and that means. The man's comment next to me was the lowlight of the exhibit though. My dad and I were talking very quietly, not disturbing anyone, and he had the nerve to chime in with his snide remarks. My only regret is not being quicker on the uptake in my response, as afterward I came up with quite a few nice, and also some inappropriate, responses to his comment. The paintings themselves were very nice. I enjoyed the exhibit and being exposed to the art. I just wasn't fond of the setting and the seeming lack of discussion among couples viewing the art together. __________________ Desperation is no excuse for lowering one's standards. Last edited by Jimellow; 05-12-2006 at 10:04 AM..

02-08-2007, 06:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
Dilbert1234567 Devils Cabana Boy Location: Central Coast CA	last week in my calculus class, my professor said "it's going to be big R squared minus little r squared" and the guy behind me said, under his breath "fuck yeah" today, someone said to me "I deleted the internet". __________________ Donate Blood! "Love is not finding the perfect person, but learning to see an imperfect person perfectly." -Sam Keen

02-11-2007, 03:50 PM	#5 (permalink)
Ourcrazymodern? still, wondering. Location: South Minneapolis, somewhere near the gorgeous gorge	Non-intersecting viewpoints is what we're all about. Thinking about our differences is what we're supposed to be doing so we can come to a better sameness. (he says it again: It's just us here) __________________ BE JUST AND FEAR NOT

02-12-2007, 11:22 AM	#7 (permalink)
Ourcrazymodern? still, wondering. Location: South Minneapolis, somewhere near the gorgeous gorge	When the older son was in junior high, one of his Vice-principals told us he never knew the Beatles sang about drugs... __________________ BE JUST AND FEAR NOT

05-12-2006, 09:12 PM	#3 (permalink)
absofsteel Insane Location: Location, Location, Location	When I was working as a hotel cook years ago, preparing room service orders until midnight, the final order on one particular night was a pizza, well I made the thing and put it in the oven set the timer and was about to stand there and wait for it to finish. The room service waiter- knowing that I had already cleaned up for the night and was about to leave right when the order came in, offered to wait, take care of the pizza and shut off the oven so I could just leave right then, so he asks me - seriously- how long he should let the oven cool down BEFORE turning it off.

02-11-2007, 04:28 PM	#6 (permalink)
FuriousAvatar Crazy Location: Juneau, Alaska	When I was younger I took the city bus all the time, mostly to get home from school. When the tourist season begins, oftentimes tourists will use the city bus as a cheap (albeit a rather lengthy alternative) way to get to various locations, one of which being the Mendenhall Glacier. As you drive toward the stop closest to said glacier, you can get a pretty good view of it. There was a little old lady on the bus, and she asked, "Which building is the glacier in?"

02-13-2007, 03:29 AM	#8 (permalink)
Zooksport2 Casual... Real Casual Location: Orstraylia	In my life of fitting tyres, (tires?) I was worked with a young gent, who I had asked to inflate a large truck tyre, after I had fitted it to the rim. I explained that after he had pumped it up, I would get him to help me heave it up over the side of the tipper body of the truck the wheel belonged to. We both lifted the tyre up and over, then he grabbed an airline and inflation chuck, and started to climb up into the tipper. I asked where he was going? His responce was delightful. He had only pumped up the tyre a small amount so that it would be lighter for us to lift in, and now was going to fully inflate the tyre..... I confess that I said nothing, but had to leave urgently so he wouldn't see me laughing so bad. . __________________ "And you run and you run to catch up with the sun but it's sinking. Racing around to come up behind you again. The sun is the same in a relative way but your older, shorter of breath, and one day closer to death" ...pink floyd

02-13-2007, 04:59 PM	#9 (permalink)
Grasshopper Green ...is a comical chap Location: Where morons reign supreme	The last time I was at the dentist due to a painful crown-covered tooth, the dentist was probing at it with something sharp. I flinched and sucked in air, and he asked me...did that hurt? DUH! __________________ "They say that patriotism is the last refuge to which a scoundrel clings; steal a little and they throw you in jail, steal a lot and they make you king" Formerly Medusa

02-27-2007, 05:28 PM	#11 (permalink)
Average_Joe Psycho Location: Under the Radar	As told by my wife: A few years ago, my wife and her very pregnant friend went to dinner with another male friend of theirs. The pregnant woman was sitting in her chair waiting for her food to arrive, when she felt some Braxton-Hicks contractions, and she said something like "Wow, those were some strong contractions". The male friend leans over to the pregnant friend and starts staring her in the eyes. After a few seconds of this, she asks "What are you doing?" He says very seriously, "I'm just checking to see if your dialated". __________________ I think I'll procrastinate......in a little while.

02-27-2007, 05:28 PM	#12 (permalink)
Average_Joe Psycho Location: Under the Radar	As told by my wife: A few years ago, my wife and her very pregnant friend went to dinner with another male friend of theirs. The pregnant woman was sitting in her chair waiting for her food to arrive, when she felt some Braxton-Hicks contractions, and she said something like "Wow, those were some strong contractions". The male friend leans over to the pregnant friend and starts staring her in the eyes. After a few seconds of this, she asks "What are you doing?" He says very seriously, "I'm just checking to see if your dialated". __________________ I think I'll procrastinate......in a little while.

02-27-2007, 06:22 PM	#13 (permalink)
Grasshopper Green ...is a comical chap Location: Where morons reign supreme	Ok, I've got another one. It's great. I was working in front of the shampoo section at work...and a guy came up and asked if we sold shampoo. I desperately wanted to tell him...no, sorry...but I didn't. __________________ "They say that patriotism is the last refuge to which a scoundrel clings; steal a little and they throw you in jail, steal a lot and they make you king" Formerly Medusa

02-27-2007, 07:15 PM	#14 (permalink)
Ourcrazymodern? still, wondering. Location: South Minneapolis, somewhere near the gorgeous gorge	comment cum question: There are no stupid questions... __________________ BE JUST AND FEAR NOT