2006-06-17 10:26:03 · 28 answers · asked by kelisfreek 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
Well, lets look at the sentence:
"Is this a stupid question?"
First: "This," referring to the question. We now know that this question is asking about itself. There is nothing stupid about that. I ask questions about myself all the time and they are not stupid but rather vane. So, this question could be vane.
Second: "Stupid." From dictionary.com Stupid means"
1. Slow to learn or understand; obtuse.
2. Tending to make poor decisions or careless mistakes.
3. Marked by a lack of intelligence or care; foolish or careless: a stupid mistake.
4. Dazed, stunned, or stupefied.
5. Pointless; worthless: a stupid job.
Since a question cannot learn, cannot make decisions, cannot contain intelligence and since I am finding time to bring points out about it, it is not stupid for this reason.
Third: "Question." The fact that this is a question lacks stupidity. Questions show curiosity and while curious things or people might be foolish they are rarely stupid.
So, this is not a stupid question, but rather a curiously vane one.
2006-06-17 10:36:44 · answer #1 · answered by Rev Mel 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
There are no stupid questions. Only stupid people.
2006-06-17 10:29:22 · answer #2 · answered by MissCan'tBeWrong 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2006-06-17 10:29:03 · answer #3 · answered by ACK & DJ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Simply stupid.
2006-06-17 10:44:48 · answer #4 · answered by theswitch3 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No more than this answer. Yes, but stupid is not strong enough.
2006-06-17 10:32:33 · answer #5 · answered by J. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Superficially, yes. But relative to many of the questions I see here, it's brilliant. Besides, your spelling and grammar are flawless.
2006-06-17 10:47:07 · answer #6 · answered by kill_yr_television 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stupid is.. as stupid does.
2006-06-17 10:29:28 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No its not a stupid question at all.......sometimes things are better left unsaid.
2006-06-17 10:30:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That would depend on your concept of stupid!
2006-06-17 10:29:18 · answer #9 · answered by sarch_uk 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well now that you have me thinking, I am realizing just how brilliant your question is. I leave it there as my brain is about to explode.
2006-06-17 10:45:02 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋