Stupid questions about flying

[co-joe]

You know what? I was telling a friend of mine about some of the dumb assed shit people ask and after his response, realised we're not alone.

Everybody in every industry gets asked stupid stuff about their job that makes them want to puke. A bicycle salesman today told me he wished he could carry a tazer and zap people when they ask him dumb stuff.

Q: What size do these bike socks come in?

A: Ahhh...Small medium and...get ready for this one...large.

Q: So are they the same as shoe sizes or what?

A: ZZZZZZZAP! I don't know. When was the last time you bought a large shoe?

Or my friend who's a millwright.

Go ahead:

Q: What's that?

A: It's a trade.

Q: So do you work at a mill?

A: No he overhaulsl pumps and compressors, weld stuff, yadda yadda yadda...kind of like a heavy duty mechanic.

The next time somebody tells me what they do I'm gonna think long and hard for a smart question, but I bet they've heard it 20 times this week already.

[BlueSkies12]

You're right, most professions have alot of stereotypes. We flew a judge and lawyers the other day and I asked one of the lawyers how often it's gets all intense and someone yells, "you want the truth, you can't handle the truth."

I was in a bike shop once and I guy came in and told one of the employees that he had just bought a bike for his daughter and it was broken. The guy asked what was wrong and he said the bike only changes gears when you're pedalling. Good stuff.

[Phlyer]

It seems like every time I tell passengers that they will be changing airplanes someone says "So, will our luggage get moved over to the other plane too?"
No, it's better for everyone if it stays on this flight going far away from you. Just for fun, sometimes we leave it on.

[YVR Dude]

Here's one from a passenger on our way from Vancouver to Honolulu. The flight attendant comes up and says she has a question from a pax that she (the flight attendant) feels embarassed to ask me...

"One of the passengers is asking what that big blue thing is out the window..?" I of course respond with "its our engine" (they are blue nacelles)...the FA responds..."no, she wants to know what that is beyond the engines"...I think about this for a minute and finally figure it out...I respond..."I believe its called the pacific Ocean"!

The pax was happy with that answer I guess...(where did she think she was going??)

Too funny!