Quora is a great platform for people to ask and receive answers. People ask questions about other cultures or languages, seek answers from experts and more, receiving quality answers from those with knowledge and/or experience. However, there is no accounting for human stupidity – if you're ever feeling stupid and inadequate, check out some of these stupid Quora questions and their occasionally hilarious answers to feel better about yourself:
A ‘happily married’ answerer had advised the asker not to marry, to ensure that his wife would not benefit. She further advised this: “A good way to begin that process of not-marrying might be to show her this question.”
Some answered seriously, others not so much. Apparently, if a person ‘likes’ today's picture, that is an admirer. If they like a pic from several years ago, that's a stalker. It’s a stalker if they are unattractive, admirer if they are attractive.
Out of seven replies, some were quite emphatic: birds take aim and then poop on people – out of sheer vindictiveness; because apparently a lot of birds just have a bad attitude.
This parent of an IIT student received some serious answers: check his browsing history, said one. Be supportive said another. Ask your son, said yet another. “A more interesting question might be, what are the best ways to find out if a parent holds bigoted beliefs,” was the tenor of some other answers.
More than one hyper Indian parent wants to know how to prepare their kid for the toughest college – while the kid is in primary school. Some sarcastically replied “too late” that they should have started while the child was still in class1. Another suggested that the parent take JEE classes “so that your sperm/egg cells become IIT ready when the next kid is born.”
Unrequited love is the worst – feel some. Others think it is a tooth pulled without anaesthesia. Some thought that stage 4 bone cancer “pretty bad”. Some gave perspective by sharing how they lost their parents to a car accident at age 5.
Maybe this was supposed to be a joke question, but some gave longwinded answers about quality and quantity. Others answered simply: “he was bored of humans”.
One person wanted to be a good, polite vampire and wanted to know where to start. Some offered general pointers about good manners, others had specific advice about immortality, studies and drinking scotch. Several people took the trouble to answer; such as this detailed and helpful answer.
Lots of questions on Quora about her: is she a better actor than the PM, should she marry RaGa, will she make a good politician etc. This question elicited these answers: “yes a Nobel too” and “Definitely. It would be "chitting" if they don't give it to her.”
Several people wanted to know about stupid questions asked on Quora. Many provided helpful lists such as this one.
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