Who Says There Are No Stupid Questions?

Townhall.com ^ | 9/16/05 | Mike Adams

[beyond the sea]

A few years ago, I was listening to one of our high-quality top-notch administrators at UNC-Wilmington as he addressed a group of freshman students. After nearly putting me to sleep for 30 minutes, I finally heard him make an observation I considered to be somewhat interesting. He said that “There are no stupid questions, except for the ones that don’t get asked.”

I’ve heard that old saying dozens of times since then but, lately, I’ve been having my doubts about its validity. Some reasons for those doubts follow:

Nearly three years ago, a feminist student asked me why she should support the First Amendment rights of the “religious right” since “those people” prevented her mother and grandmother from exercising the right to choose an abortion. That was the kind of brilliant question that only an honor student could ask. Surely, she would be less resentful had her mother or grandmother decided to have an abortion.

[somemoreequalthanothers]

Is this the proverbial "question that cancels itself out"?

[beyond the sea]

"Indeed, the self-esteem movement in education has done little more than to keep the jackass from knowing he is a jackass. That is why the jackass seldom keeps his thoughts to himself." ---

LOL!

[beyond the sea]

LOL.................

[RightWhale]

The War on Poverty is over 125 years old. LBJ used the name for his famous program that finally eliminated poverty.

[Andy from Beaverton]

During January 17, 1993 pre-Inaugural tour of Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's home, shown live by C-SPAN, Al Gore asks of busts of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and Marquis de Lafayette: "Who are these people?" Also along on the tour: wife Tipper as well as Bill and Hillary Clinton

[Paleo Conservative]

And then there was the student who asked me why all the crime victimization surveys seemed to lack good data on murder victimization experiences. As delicately as I could, I reminded the student that murder victims can't fill out surveys. At least they cannot fill them out as well as they could when they were actually living.

[facedown]

What a great piece!

In others words, does the state give money to repay innocent people who went to the gas chamber. “Sure,” I replied. “And most of them spend the money at Grateful Dead concerts.”

[msnimje]

Indeed, the self-esteem movement in education has done little more than to keep the jackass from knowing he is a jackass. That is why the jackass seldom keeps his thoughts to himself.

I have been totally baffled at the comments of people like Cindy Sheehan, Michael Moore, TROLLS on this board etc. This comment makes it perfectly clear!
BRILLIANT

[Phsstpok]

I'm in IT and can testify to the existence of stupid questions (and users).

I've gotten the following question three times in the last 20 years:

"which one is the 'any key?'"

As in "press any key to continue."

My usual answer was "step away from the keyboard and keep your hands where I can see them."

But this student's question tops that by an order of magnitude.

[Ichneumon]

Is this the proverbial "question that cancels itself out"?

Mu.

[beyond the sea]

LOL......... I remember.

[qam1]

My possible stupid question is why in this piece (In the Link) are all the apostrophes and quotations replaced with question marks?

[beyond the sea]

There are no stupid questions

Oh yeh?

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Since there is a speed of light and a speed of sound, is there a speed of smell?

What are imitation rhinestones?

What do chickens think we taste like?

What do they call a French kiss in France?

What happens if you get scared half to death, ...twice?

[Ichneumon]

Who Says There Are No Stupid Questions?

In her book, "And So It Goes: Adventures in Television", Linda Ellerbee describes the stupidest question she ever heard a reporter ask.

A window washing scaffold had fallen off a tall building, crashing into the street below and killing the two window washers who had been on it. A crowd was gathered around the scene, and a reporter had the following exchange with a bystander:

Reporter: How did you feel when you saw the scaffolding fall?
Bystander: I wasn't here when it happened, I arrived afterwards.
Reporter: Well if you had been here when it happened, how would you have felt?

[beyond the sea]

Adams is one funny guy. He drives the libs nuts down in Carolina.

[beyond the sea]

I've gotten the following question three times in the last 20 years: ---- "which one is the 'any key?'"

ROFL.......... that's beautiful.