Several years ago I was telling my friend about my new roommate from Ireland. She said, "Ireland, huh? How's her English?" She actually thought that people still spoke Gaelic. Of course, she didn't know the word Gaelic, just "some other language."
Back on the Nest (at least I think it was there and not here) we had a poster on the Military board who was invited to a 4th of July barbeque by her Puerto Rican neighbors. She posted about it later, and went on and on about how wonderful they were, and how honored she was to be part of their first American 4th of July celebration. If memory serves there was also talk about how great it was that they were celebrating the founding of their adopted nation.
I almost hated to burst her bubble that Puerto Rico is an American territory and that they were all U.S. citizens. I can only imagine what they thought of her.
Who? And why don't I remember this? lol
I don't remember! I wish I did because I might feel a little guilty for posting it if she's still around, but it was quite awhile back.
MH: What date does Christmas fall on? Me: It is on wednesday (assuming he meant "day") MH: No, I mean like what number is it on? Me: You are kidding right? MH: No Me: It is on the 25th. How did you get through life not knowing this??!!!! MH: Does it fall on the same date every year? Me: *blink* *blink* MH: *shrugs* Christmas was the day my mom made tamales. But you don't make tamales, so I had to ask.
I swear to god, he is not that dumb with other things.
This thread is awesome It's only fair that I share one of my dumbest moments. The first time I saw a suspension bridge, I wondered out loud if people were allowed to walk/bike on the suspension cables.
My H thought dinosaurs and humans roamed the earth at the same time. I made fun of him relentless for it and now he swears he knew all along and was just "joking with me".
In fairness, I believed him when he told me that you could tell the difference between a small horse and a pony because ponies have bangs. We're a match made in heaven.
Post by Dumbledork on Mar 28, 2015 12:56:25 GMT -5
I'll play! I have so many about my coworker, but this is my favorite (and most frightening) one.
My coworker, who has been a day care teacher for years and years, wanted to plan a fire drill for our class as part of community helpers month. She looked at me and asked,
"So for the fire drill, we get all the kids into the bathroom and wait for them to find us, right?"
She was completely, 100% serious.
I told her no, we needed to go outside ASAP, away from the burny stuff that will, you know, kill us. She responded with,
"Oh, so we line them up, and take them down the hall and out that door?"
I was literally standing right in front of the door in our classroom that leads directly outside and has the evacuation plan posted on it and the fire exit sign above it. I still had to spend ten minutes explaining proper (and what I consider to be pretty common sense) fire drill procedure.
My H thought dinosaurs and humans roamed the earth at the same time. I made fun of him relentless for it and now he swears he knew all along and was just "joking with me".
In fairness, I believed him when he told me that you could tell the difference between a small horse and a pony because ponies have bangs. We're a match made in heaven.
My CW once told me the ONLY reason she isn't an astronaut is because she's afraid of heights.
Eta: I told her that in space, the absence of gravity made her fear of heights irrelevant but she stuck to her guns and insisted it was too high for her.
Lol. My H had a co worker who tried to tell us that he invented Pizza Pops. (I think you call them pizza pockets?). He told this to a huge group of people and my H says 'no you didn't' and he went all red and flustered. I think he was used to people ignoring his bullshit. He also said that he was really close to improving helicopter technology so they were more like airplanes. Lol, quite a wide range of engineering talents, buddy.
Post by Norticprincess on Mar 28, 2015 13:50:33 GMT -5
This is more highly sheltered than stupid.
A friend was over to our house for the first time and she met our cat. Now cat isn't one to run and hide from people, no her favorite thing is to be ON the person who least wants her anywhere near the person. Cat settles down on friend who has NEVER been near a cat before in her life (mid 20s and an elementary school teacher). I walked out of the room. I come back in the room to her looking highly alarmed and telling DH... "There is something wrong with your cat she is vibrating and making a weird noise?!?!? What do we do???"
I've lost count of the number of times people have insisted we needed our passports to go to places that are within the U.S./Territories umbrella.
I'll play! I have so many about my coworker, but this is my favorite (and most frightening) one.
My coworker, who has been a day care teacher for years and years, wanted to plan a fire drill for our class as part of community helpers month. She looked at me and asked,
"So for the fire drill, we get all the kids into the bathroom and wait for them to find us, right?"
She was completely, 100% serious.
I told her no, we needed to go outside ASAP, away from the burny stuff that will, you know, kill us. She responded with,
"Oh, so we line them up, and take them down the hall and out that door?"
I was literally standing right in front of the door in our classroom that leads directly outside and has the evacuation plan posted on it and the fire exit sign above it. I still had to spend ten minutes explaining proper (and what I consider to be pretty common sense) fire drill procedure.
Okay, this one is truly alarming. Do you guys not do monthly fire drills?
I'll play! I have so many about my coworker, but this is my favorite (and most frightening) one.
My coworker, who has been a day care teacher for years and years, wanted to plan a fire drill for our class as part of community helpers month. She looked at me and asked,
"So for the fire drill, we get all the kids into the bathroom and wait for them to find us, right?"
She was completely, 100% serious.
I told her no, we needed to go outside ASAP, away from the burny stuff that will, you know, kill us. She responded with,
"Oh, so we line them up, and take them down the hall and out that door?"
I was literally standing right in front of the door in our classroom that leads directly outside and has the evacuation plan posted on it and the fire exit sign above it. I still had to spend ten minutes explaining proper (and what I consider to be pretty common sense) fire drill procedure.
Okay, this one is truly alarming. Do you guys not do monthly fire drills?
Nope. We've done 3 in the 7 months I've been there. One was an accident, a kid pulled the alarm. This is my first job back after being a SAHM for 5 years and I'm quitting the center at the end of the school year because it's a shitty, shitty place to work.
Several years ago I was telling my friend about my new roommate from Ireland. She said, "Ireland, huh? How's her English?" She actually thought that people still spoke Gaelic. Of course, she didn't know the word Gaelic, just "some other language."
Actually...in the very Western most part of Ireland, they DO still speak Irish (Gaelic). It's a dying language, but it's still there
Post by EmilieMadison on Mar 28, 2015 16:14:49 GMT -5
Oldies will remember, this one. A girl on The Place That Shall Not Be Named asked how to make tea. When it was explained that yes, you really DO just pour boiling water over the tea bag, she said "But then wouldn't tea just be...hot flavored water?"
Post by DotAndBuzz on Mar 28, 2015 16:23:26 GMT -5
We were in a HS science class, talking about scientific innovators or something, and my friend (who is one otherwise really smart) blurts out "Like Ben Franklin! He invented lightning!"
Teacher: um...not exactly
Friend: Oh, right, he didn't *invent* it, he just discovered it.
Oldies will remember, this one. A girl on The Place That Shall Not Be Named asked how to make tea. When it was explained that yes, you really DO just pour boiling water over the tea bag, she said "But then wouldn't tea just be...hot flavored water?"
I'll play! I have so many about my coworker, but this is my favorite (and most frightening) one.
My coworker, who has been a day care teacher for years and years, wanted to plan a fire drill for our class as part of community helpers month. She looked at me and asked,
"So for the fire drill, we get all the kids into the bathroom and wait for them to find us, right?"
She was completely, 100% serious.
I told her no, we needed to go outside ASAP, away from the burny stuff that will, you know, kill us. She responded with,
"Oh, so we line them up, and take them down the hall and out that door?"
I was literally standing right in front of the door in our classroom that leads directly outside and has the evacuation plan posted on it and the fire exit sign above it. I still had to spend ten minutes explaining proper (and what I consider to be pretty common sense) fire drill procedure.
I used to have offices in 5 locations. At one point lady year I went to each if then to review fire drills. I had to explain the same thing over and over again to adults. Evacuate for a fire. Shelter in for a tornado.
My best friend was remodeling her kitchen. She mentioned that she wanted to replace her gas stove because she preferred an electric cooktop, but wasn't sure if she would be able to. She said that she knew there was a gas hook up there, but that she didn't know if her kitchen was wired for electric. ^o)
We had a host at a restaurant ask if Ingrid needed a children's menu a few weeks ago (so she was like 9-10 weeks old for people who can't see the sig) lol