The Dumbest question

wayndom · Aug 2, 2007

Anyone ever get a dumber question than this?

Me: I just finished writing a novel.

Dumb-nuts: Fiction or non-fiction?

And just so you don't think I spend my time hanging out with unemployed gas station attendants, I get this question from college graduates (!)

Siddow · Aug 2, 2007

Yeah, I've got one for you.

Me: I'm going to quit smoking.

My mother: Why on earth would you want to do that?

wayndom · Aug 2, 2007

Siddow said:
Yeah, I've got one for you.

Me: I'm going to quit smoking.

My mother: Why on earth would you want to do that?

You win. Unfortunately, we're all out of new mothers (the prize)...

mscelina · Aug 2, 2007

Could always be worse.

Me: I write speculative fiction.
Idiot next to me at the bar: Eww. Why would you want to write about ob-gyn tools???

Sometimes beer is not enough. *sigh*

Azraelsbane · Aug 2, 2007

mscelina said:
Could always be worse.

Me: I write speculative fiction.
Idiot next to me at the bar: Eww. Why would you want to write about ob-gyn tools???

Sometimes beer is not enough. *sigh*

Wow. Just wow.

mscelina · Aug 2, 2007

yeah, I know. In the guy's defense, his name is Chad and half the time he can't spell it right. This is the same dude who once talked about how mastication was a sin.

*sigh*

wayndom · Aug 2, 2007

You need to hang out at a better bar...

mscelina · Aug 2, 2007

*grin* I can't. I work there.

Maprilynne · Aug 2, 2007

wayndom said:
You need to hang out at a better bar...

There are better bars?

mscelina · Aug 2, 2007

Occasionally. But, at 2 a.m. there's no such thing as a better bar. They're all bad at that point.

seun · Aug 3, 2007

mscelina said:
yeah, I know. In the guy's defense, his name is Chad and half the time he can't spell it right. This is the same dude who once talked about how mastication was a sin.

*sigh*

I masticated yesterday. Don't tell your friend.

OddButInteresting · Aug 3, 2007

seun said:
I masticated yesterday. Don't tell your friend.

Once my mum caught me masticating. It was... traumatic.

As for me, I don't usually get stupid questions. Just little mocking remarks when I mention that I'm a writer. Remarks that translate roughly into "Yeah, as if you could be a writer at our age! You're a student! Shouldn't you be like, drinking ALCOHOL and wringing your parent's financial sponge to afford the pleasure of being an alcoholic full-time?"

A girl I met in a club once told me (a while after having met her) that when I first told her I made films, she thought I was a pornographer.

NeuroFizz · Aug 3, 2007

Sometimes I masticate with my mouth open...

Bartholomew · Aug 3, 2007

wayndom said:
Me: I just finished writing a novel.

Dumb-nuts: Fiction or non-fiction?

Maybe it isn't such a dumb question after all.

Azraelsbane · Aug 3, 2007

This is more of a short conversation I have with my family members on a weekly basis. It's pretty mind-numbing. For me at least.

Me: Have you read anything else in my book?

Family Member: Uh, I tried, but I just don't get it. I really liked your last book. Why don't you write another one like that?

Me: Because I already wrote that book. This one is fantasy, not fiction. It's the same character though. You don't like her anymore?

FM: I loved her when she was alive! I could really relate to her! All these angels and different dimensions freak me out. I like the old story.

Note: My family is Catholic, Italian, and from New York.

My MC was a ruthless killer before she died, and in the fantasy series that the other novel leads into, she is attempting to atone for the horrible things she did in her mortal life. So obviously my "religious" family is okay with infant-killing assassins, but they shy away from angels and redemption.

Willowmound · Aug 3, 2007

Azraelsbane said:
This one is fantasy, not fiction.

I don't get it either.

Azraelsbane · Aug 3, 2007

Willowmound said:
I don't get it either.

As in, the first one is mainstream fiction, but the series I'm working on now is fantasy.

Willowmound · Aug 3, 2007

Factual fantasy, no less!

No, I get it. But made-up is fiction, whether mainstream or fantasy, fairytale or hard crime.

EriRae · Aug 3, 2007

I have a dumb question...well, a series of such...

ME: "Your car insurance policy cancelled at midnight for non-payment. Unfortunately, our systems are down until 7AM, so you'll need to call back to get it reinstated."
CUSTOMER: "So I still have insurance?"
ME: "No. The policy is cancelled."
CUSTOMER: "But I still have coverage, so I can drive to work?"
ME: "No. The policy is cancelled. You'll want to call back before you drive to work, if you can."
CUSTOMER: "But I can still drive to work."
ME: "If you drive to work before you get reinstated, you'll want to be very careful. Because your policy is cancelled."
CUSTOMER: "What do you mean, cancelled?"
ME: <---pulls out long strands of curly hair, one at a time, until customer finally gets it.<<<

shadowdragon · Aug 3, 2007

Stupid question asked of me the last time I was pregnant.

OTHER PERSON: "Haven't you had that baby yet?"

ME: Still waddling around with what looks like a beach ball filling up my shirt.

My sarcastic response to stupid question as I restrain myself from knocking them out for asking a question who's answer is obvious."Yes, I had it a month ago. Why, do I still look fat?"

Alexandra Little · Aug 3, 2007

This dumb question could be considered a result of ignorance about writing in general.

ME: Oh, I'm outlining a new novel right now. I probably won't get a chance to sit down and write it for a few more weeks yet.

(One Week Later)

OTHER: Did you finish that book you were working on yet?

Melanie Nilles · Aug 3, 2007

shadowdragon said:
Stupid question asked of me the last time I was pregnant.

OTHER PERSON: "Haven't you had that baby yet?"

ME: Still waddling around with what looks like a beach ball filling up my shirt.

My sarcastic response to stupid question as I restrain myself from knocking them out for asking a question who's answer is obvious."Yes, I had it a month ago. Why, do I still look fat?"

Or just ask if they know Bill Engvall. Tell them "Here's your sign." Sign reads "I am stupid!"

Del · Aug 3, 2007

mscelina said:
This is the same dude who once talked about how mastication was a sin.

*sigh*

They're alright. But I like mastataters better.

Oberon · Aug 3, 2007

My father's favorite question, from Norwegian immigrant kids of which he was one: "Hey, Lars, when's the fourth of July?"

Wolvel · Aug 3, 2007

The dumbest one I ever heard was at work one day. A co-worker was working on a emergency phone number list, and I kid you not he asked me what was the number for 911.

As one said before, here's your sign.

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