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There Are Stupid Questions
I beg to differ with the people that say there are no stupid questions. Listen to this one.
It was a few years ago, early in the morning. I was driving down the lake road, and had just stopped for a school bus going the other way.
I was going to drop off a card for a friend on my way to work. I turned off the lake road, delivered the card, had a short visit, and started back.
The road I was on went downhill toward the lake. In fact, if you kept going, you would end up in the lake.
As I slowed to the stop sign, I looked and there WAS a car in the lake, half in and half out. It had to have happened while I was up the hill. We may have even passed each other.
There were two people standing by the half out part, looking at the half in part.
One of them was a nice-looking, clean-cut teenager, probably on his way to school. The man was probably his dad or his grandfather.
I sat at the stop sign looking over the situation for a minute or two. Then I turned left, pulled off the road a bit, rolled down my passenger-side window and asked the most stupid question of my life:
"What happened? Did your car go in the lake?" I got four eyes staring at me that wilted my hairdo. Their body language made me glad there was not a gun close by. Neither one of them said a word. They didn’t have to.
I got away from there pretty darn fast. What possessed me to pull up and ask that question is beyond me.
Every once in a while when I pass that road, I think of how stupid I felt, and for good reason.
There are questions that might not make the stupid list, but are still not such a good idea to ask. Like, when is your baby due? It is best to make sure she is expecting.
Don’t ask a senior how old they are. If they are proud they got this far, they will tell you without asking..
The classics are-How much do you make, how much did that cost, why did you get
fired, or who caused the divorce. How much do you weigh would be the one to avoid at all costs.
These questions may not be considered stupid, but they are not tactful or diplomatic. They may even be dangerous.
I read in Dear Abby that if someone asks a question like that, the reply should be, "Now why would you ask a question like that?" That might work.
Or, there is an old saying- Ask me no questions, I’ll tell you no lies.
I have been asked some of those questions in the past. I’m not saying I would lie, but if I was asked today, I might say, I’m forty-five years old, make $100,000 a year, my car cost $60,000, and I weigh 120.
Asking the obvious question with the equally obvious answer to be kind or make light conversation is okay in my book.
For example, on my way home from work today, I stopped for gas. The clerk said, "Really cold, isn’t it.?" Shivering I answered, "Sure is," and went on my way.
No lie. This is a different twist on the Reuben sandwich. A good choice for a cold winter day. Lunch or dinner.
you will need for six Reubens:
6 frozen hash brown patties
3 T softened butter
6 medium to thick slices of corned beef
1 ½ cup sauerkraut, rinsed and drained
or Bavarian Kraut, drained, but not rinsed
6 T brown sugar
6 T cinnamon applesauce
3/4 cup Thousand Island dressing
1 ½ cup shredded Swiss cheese
Place hash brown patties in a greased baking pan
Spread with butter
Top with corned beef
In a bowl, combine sauerkraut, brown sugar and applesauce
Spoon over the corned beef
Bake at 400 degrees for ten minutes
Remove from oven and top with salad dressing and Swiss cheese
Continue baking for ten more minutes or until heated through
Enjoy. And stay warm.