Don't Believe What Your Mother Told You...

Because there are such things as stupid questions.

For example.

Me: "Hi, I'm done with the award. If you want to look it over it's saved in the drive."

Supervisor: "Ok. Which folder is it saved in?"

Pause.

Me: "The awards folder."


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Back-to-back stupid questions.

Me: "If you could pull together a media list of people that focus on virtualization that would be great."

Newly promoted AAE: "Yeah, do you think we can get an intern to do that?"

Me: "Actually, it would be much faster if you could do that since you're familiar with the technology."

Newly promoted AAE: "So...um, yeah. Well, how would you suggest I go about doing that?"


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Stand alone stupid question.

AAE: "How do I log-on to Business Wire to queue that?"


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Completely and totally innocent stupid question.

Me: "We have such a breadth of technology clients here at *bleep.* So one of the challenges is being able to understand each client's technology in order to effectively pitch them."

Intern: "Oh, ok. So what, exactly, does *bleep* do?"

Blink. Blink, blink.

Me: "Uh, well, *bleep* is a PR agency....public relations..."


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Non-work related stupid question.

Receptionist: "We have an appointment for eleven o'clock open."

Me: "Great, eleven would be perfect."

Receptionist: "Ok, you're confirmed for eleven on the 17th. Would you mind coming in 30 minutes early?"

-Signing off from San Francisco