Oh, and here's (restarted firefox and now I can type ' again) a really stupid story. I met this guy at a local bar. There weren't any ladies present, so we started talking a while about this or that to keep the clock running. Then he asked me what I was doing for a living. I said I'm a programmer currently in the process of writing my first PHP application utilizing the shared memory module to store session data and in doing so optimizing the responsetime for many different simultaneously running processes.
He had no idea what I was talking about! Pfffffft... Common knowledge if you ask me. 🙂
Originally posted by Chakansomebody once asked me 'who is Chuck Norris' he immediately appeared out of nowhere and gave them a roundhouse kick, when the guy picked himself up asked why did you do that, he did it again and said 'never question chuck norris'
Being from SA and having lived in Europe and America I tend to get asked very stupid questions by the people living there, and them having no idea about where I come from cept what they see in movies.
The most stupid question I got asked was "so what sort of animal do you ride to work?" quickly followed by "was it dangerous with all the lions running arou ...[text shortened]... the week just like back home?
anyone have any other stupid questions they`ve been asked?
Originally posted by royalchickenwere they asking about chuck norris? do you know him?
I'm going to turn this on its head a bit: on my first day at uni, I had TWO people say 'Oh, you're American, do you know...?', where by '...' I mean the name of their random American friend.
When I was in Kakadoo in the Australian Northern Territory, I was on one of those 3 day mini bus tours of about 10 backpackers.
As we were driving into the National Park, an eagar but naive youg American asked if we would see any Koala Bears on the trip.
The tour guide gave a response along the lines of: No Koala Bears live on the east coast, they are lazy bears and they eat eucalyptus leaves all day.
The eagar American was disappointed but persisted asking to clarify that we wouldn't see any koala's.
The tour guide seizing his opportunity, told the story of how Koalas had tried to make it inland, and across country, to the baron searing plains of the northern territory. However, he continued, when they reached Kakadoo the temperature was just too hot, and the eucalyptus oil in their stomachs caused the Koalas to explode.
Without a hint of irony the eagar young American asked the tour guide:
Are we going see any exploding Koalas on this trip?
I sent my brother a picture of me next to the deer I'd gotten hunting . The deer is belly down , and I'm kneeling behind it holding the antlers and turning the head towards the camera . My rifle leans against the body of the animal , in plain sight . His wife asked him , "How did he get the deer to hold still?"
In Yellowstone National Park , a ranger told me he is asked constantly "What time do you turn off the gysers at night?"
Originally posted by Chakando you love me?🙂
Being from SA and having lived in Europe and America I tend to get asked very stupid questions by the people living there, and them having no idea about where I come from cept what they see in movies.
The most stupid question I got asked was "so what sort of animal do you ride to work?" quickly followed by "was it dangerous with all the lions running arou ...[text shortened]... the week just like back home?
anyone have any other stupid questions they`ve been asked?
Originally posted by invigorateLocals (Australians) actually call Kakadoo, Kakadon't 🙂 Litchfield is much nicer and not so full of tourists with lots of croc free swimming holes and waterfalls.
When I was in Kakadoo in the Australian Northern Territory, I was on one of those 3 day mini bus tours of about 10 backpackers.
As we were driving into the National Park, an eagar but naive youg American asked if we would see any Koala Bears on the trip.
The tour guide gave a response along the lines of: No Koala Bears live on the east coast, they a ...[text shortened]... agar young American asked the tour guide:
Are we going see any exploding Koalas on this trip?
Heard this from an ex law man : A man from Chicago is driving home from a vacation in Florida . He gets pulled over in Kentucky in the middle of nowhere by the local small county sheriff . The bubba sheriff asks , "Where you goin' , boy ?"
Driver - "Back home to Chicago."
Sheriff - "Yer liein' to me . Get otta the car ."
Driver - "I'm not lieing , officer . I'm going home to Chicago."
Sheriff - "Well then explain to me , boy , if you live in Chicago , then why are there Illinois plates on your car ?"