Stupid People

[Riot]

I just know too many dumb people who get into harvard and do well. Example - one former classmate was notorious for asking "what part of no don't you understand, the n, the o, or the w" - she is getting straight A's at harvard right now (she also asked a latino girl in our class how she stayed tan all winter - neither of these examples were said sarcastically).
That post inspired this thread.

In my English class we were discussing the book we had to read over the summer, 1984. A girl went up to the front of the class to give her presentation, and said, "I think it's terrible that the government could get away with things like that back then." The whole class stopped what they were doing and stared at her.
The teacher said, "... You know that this story didn't actually happen, right?"
The girl said, "Well yeah, I know the characters aren't real and stuff, but I know that it was based on actual events from 1984."
Then the teacher explained to her that the book wasn't actually real.

That wouldn't be so bad by itself, but then the next class, the same EXACT thing happened again with the same girl.

And..

We were talking about carbs in my health class. The teacher asked us to give examples of foods with high amounts of carbohydrates. Some girl raised her hand and said, "Carbonated water."
The teacher told her that there were no carbohydrates in carbonated water. Then, the girl said, "Uhh, no. That's how it gets all fizzy and stuff. They add carbohydrates, why do you think they call it carbonated water."

[AttackMan17]

There are alot of stupid people in the world.
Health class, talking about poison and whatnot. Well...Actually it was a quiz question...
"What is one of the most common poisonous household plants?" About half of the class said Poison Ivy...While i wondered why they would have poison ivy in their houses...And maybe 6 people gave a logical answer such as something like 'Poinsettia'.
:banghead:

Ill think of some more.

[tiplax]

That post inspired this thread.

In my English class we were discussing the book we had to read over the summer, 1984. A girl went up to the front of the class to give her presentation, and said, "I think it's terrible that the government could get away with things like that back then." The whole class stopped what they were doing and stared at her.
The teacher said, "... You know that this story didn't actually happen, right?"
The girl said, "Well yeah, I know the characters aren't real and stuff, but I know that it was based on actual events from 1984."
Then the teacher explained to her that the book wasn't actually real.

That wouldn't be so bad by itself, but then the next class, the same EXACT thing happened again with the same girl.

And..

We were talking about carbs in my health class. The teacher asked us to give examples of foods with high amounts of carbohydrates. Some girl raised her hand and said, "Carbonated water."
The teacher told her that there were no carbohydrates in carbonated water. Then, the girl said, "Uhh, no. That's how it gets all fizzy and stuff. They add carbohydrates, why do you think they call it carbonated water."

^^^WOW! That is stupid but i think i can beat you. In Social Studies in 8th grade one girl made 3 of the dumbest comments i've ever heard.
1) We were talking about slave marrige in colonial America. The teacher said with their owners premission they held hands and jumped over a broom and they were married. The girl raised her hand and asked, "Is that why people who are getting married are called the BRIDE and the BROOM?" I almost fell out of my chair i was laughin so hard.
2)We were talking about the Oregon trail and Westward expanison and we got on the topic of a ferry taking a wagon across a river. To which the same girl said, "why could'nt they just put the wagon in the river and swim it across? The stuff inside wouldn't get wet, it's a covered wagon." I also fell out of my chair laughing.
3) This same girl was reading from the text book and pronounced Canadiens(sp). "Cab-an-ab-beans"

[laxmax137]

My sister was at a football game and a news reporter interviewed her. When she asked her what she thought the score would be she said, "100."

[lslaxer]

Two stories, same girl. First, in earth science, talking about the ocean, she asks: Who puts all the salt in the ocean? Silence and then pointing and laughing:loser:. Then the next year in physics she asks: Wait, if you keep walking, won't you just fall off the Earth? :dummy:

[TheBenchWarmer]

Notice that all these stories are about girls...hmm. :thinking:

[MaKiMaKi13]

haha if i could use profanity on the forums then id have the perfect saying for this situation , too bad i cant think of anything stupid that happened in class

but i do know this chick that bust through a fence doing a 40 MPH u turn probably the funniest thing ive ever witnessed in my life

[TheBenchWarmer]

Oh yea, in 8th grade, in world studies. The teacher asked this girl who was the president in 1865 or something like that. She didn't know the answer so she asked me. I told her George W. Bush...yea well, you know the rest.

[dragon7]

my dad teaches tenth and eleventh grade history and he was explaining the tri-country alliance and someone asked how many countries are in the tri country alliance.
at the biggining of the year, my dad explains that there are no stupid questions. Well he had to make an exeption

[Kernal3]

Ok so I have a few

First- One time in Science class some girl who is soo stupid asked what the difference between a refridgerator and a freezer

Second- In my history class my teacher said that so and so got a presidential pardon and some kid asks who gave him the pardon

third- that same kid said this, we were talking about england and the teacher said they had to pay like one million pounds and the kid waslike thats heavy

i need to think of some more

[Riot]

My friend is taking a non honors Health class, he said it's one of the biggest mistakes he's ever made. He's friends with the TA who grades the tests. The TA told him somebody got straight A's, meaning he put A for every answer on an open book test. Some also put A or C on several questions. They only have open book tests, and tests are the main grade. There are like 3 people passing that class.

[shooter]

Notice that all these stories are about girls...hmm. :thinking:

And I bet they are all blond

[Expressgoalie01]

This kid went up to the map in History a couple weeks ago and my teacher said point to Russia and he point to Canada and then he said now go right and he went left.

[egrlax10]

one time in world geography, we got really off topic and a girl asked if reindeer really can fly? another time, she said she thought that vancouver was in mexico.

[homeskillet313]

we were in history and we were talking about the 14 point plan, and a question on a test rose up about how many points were on the 14 point plan. me, and 3 other people are the only ones who got it right. another history story, we were talking about the depression and a blond girl asked the question "well where did all the money go?".....ya...

[cali feeder]

-One girl in my class asked "Why is the McDonald's symbol a big M?"

Her dad owns 8 McDonald's.

[devillax57]

I think i may have the best one....and yes it is a girl who said it.

My brother was standing outside of the frat house he was at (sigma pi) and a freshman girl was talking on her cell phone right outside of it. He was in the middle of a conversation, but he was able to pick up this:

"hey, right now I am at...(pause)...E....table top. And I am right across the street from...(another long pause)...triangle...coconut tree."

[BigKLaxer]

Haha, I hate non-honors classes with a passion. It really amazes me that we put a man on the moon. Anyways, last year in gym, we were playing football for about 20 minutes before we had to go inside to take the written football "test". We were playing, and the QB throws the ball to this one girl. The ball basically bounces right off of her hands and falls on the ground. So one of the kids on our team yells at her and says "why are you such a butter fingers!!!" The girl freaks out and says "OMG is butterfingers gonna be on the test?"
A few days later in football the QB threw the ball to one of the previous girls friends and the girl caught the ball, which is a miracle within itself, and then proceeded to freak out entirely and throw the ball as far down the field as she could (2 feet).

[heyitsscott]

last year in my Us history class one blonde girl asked two of the stupidest questions ever....

-we were talking about civil war and my teacher said the south cesceded(sp??) from the union. and she asked where did it go.

-then she asked what a fire hose was.....

[THALAX]

Jesus was the first president according to a girl in my Social Studies class.
She also thinks that the Himalayas are the longest RIVER in the United States.

[ghs/wylax]

This could be a top one. In 8th grade, in cooking class this kid poked a hole in a girls cup. When she poured water in it and it started spilling she says, "I saw the hole (about a mm wide) but I didn't think the water could get through it." Granted, shes my neighbor and shes said probably worse things than that, but that one always comes to mind.

[m2daRizzle]

our school resource officer walked in the class while we were identifying the states and he was asked to locate florida and he pointed to texas, and couldnt figure out why we laughed at him.

in my senior year english class a kid asked my teacher if france was foreign to england

also in my english class we were reading Jane eyre (set in victorian era england, 1700's) a girl was trying to cheat on a quiz and whispered to me and my friend how the main guy character hurt his ankle, we said a motorcycle accident, and she wrote it down and turned it in.

GO SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATION!!!

[bohveedah]

Girl in Freshman english class:

"What's the holocaust?"

[heyitsscott]

^^^ thats more infuriating then funny... i mean damn

[gigo567]

Girl in Freshman english class:

"What's the holocaust?"
I would throw my chair at her for that. :chair:

[ColtsLax]

so, when was the war of 1812?

Talking about invading normandy, girl says, Wouldnt it be hard to swim across the channel with a pack on?

Why were the germans so angry at us? -it was at that point i left

[enjoi]

My sister was at a football game and a news reporter interviewed her. When she asked her what she thought the score would be she said, "100."
Whats so dumb about this? What about Europeans, or an American who doesn't know the average score of a soccer game?

[petejobu22]

Ok....I have a few, at a hockey game once with a "girl friend" she asked why some dudes stayed higher up on offense (meaning the defensemen) I said that the D usually played up near the blue line on offense and she looked at me and said "Wait...which one is the blue line?" I couldn't say anything to her. I just looked at her.

Also, once during christmas my friend asked me why there was a baby in the display that the church put out. Another moment where I could only look in disbelief.
I have some dumb friends, holy crap...

[THALAX]

Whats so dumb about this? What about Europeans, or an American who doesn't know the average score of a soccer game?
ummm, because any smart person would say TWO scores if they are predicting the end scores.

[Hooligan]

Everybody is stupid. Its just that some people are more noticible than others.