Stupid Is As Stupid Does

[waitingman]

Stuck at work, alone, on a rainy day, no clients... what else is there to do but search for interesting articles on the 'net?

Here's one!!

Question: What was Gandhi's first name? Contestant's answer: Goosey Goosey.

Warning to all those know-alls who shout at the television screen when contestants offer dumb answers to blindingly obvious questions - one day that could be you.

From regional radio shows to Who Wants To be a Millionaire? and University Challenge, people make fools of themselves - as internet site http://www.jumpingjacksbar.com found in collating some of the worst howlers.

Here are the leading contenders for the "Dumb Down" gold medal:

Presenter: What happened in Dallas on November 22, 1963?

Contestant: I don't know, I wasn't watching it then.

Presenter: Which American actor is married to Nicole Kidman?

Contestant: Forrest Gump.

Presenter: In which country is Mount Everest?

Contestant: Er, it's not in Scotland is it?

Presenter: Name a film starring Bob Hoskins that is also the name of a famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci

Contestant: Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

Presenter: In which European city was the first opera house opened in 1637?

Contestant: Sydney.

Presenter: How long did the Six-Day War between Egypt and Israel last?

Contestant: (after long pause) Fourteen days,

Presenter: Where did the D-Day landings take place?

Contestant: (after pause) Pearl Harbor?

Presenter: What is the currency in India?

Contestant: Ramadan.

Presenter: Johnny Weissmuller died on this day. Which jungle-swinging character clad only in a loin cloth did he play?

Contestant: Jesus

Reuters

Oh the imagery conjured by some of those answers! Jesus swinging through the trees... Nicole Kidman asking her husband if he's "stupid or somethin'"... the Mona Lisa (or La Giaconda, if you prefer) with rabbit ears...

Comments

[wzdd.livejournal.com]

I think Jesus would make a great Tarzan, but I also wanted to give a shout out to PCO and this song in particular!