How to Survive Dumb Questions

"Kasaan, do you eat like everyday?" That was a dumb question, everyone in the world is going to be asked at least ten dumb questions in their life. Sometimes they can be very nerve wrecking, you have to learn how to get around or handle these dumb question situations better. I have five main instructions in how to survive dumb questions.
  Figure out the level of dumbness
When being asked a dumb question it can be dumb for many reasons such as, them knowing the answer already, them being to young to know logic, the mood you're in, and how they ask you.
They can ask,  "Why are pillows soft?" My answer to that would be, "Do you want a hard pillow so your neck could hurt in the morning pillows are soft for comfort, if you wanted a hard pillow you might as well sleep on a rock." You just have to keep your temper and not approach it all hostile. Tell them in a quiet tone or tell them to search it.

 Figure out how to answer dumb questions politely
People are going to sometimes ask you dumb questions because they might think it's humorous or just to get on your nerves. To deal with this you have to be polite no matter what, KEEP CALM. If you answer politely they'll find it less humorous because you answered in such a calm fashion. If you are already upset and they just ask you something ridiculous like, "What if you stubbed your toe on the moon would it be one sixth of the pain you'd feel if you were on earth?"Answer politely figure out what they are trying to accomplish by asking you this question. If you give them a reasonable explanation they'll feel dumb wasting their breath asking you.

 Learn how to avoid dumb questions(If possible)
 Parents even ask dumb questions not even knowing if it was logical to ask or not. They ask questions like, "I know you just came back from  skateboarding but have you seen the comb i was just using?" To prevent getting asked dumb questions always have in earphones that way people wont even  bother to talk to you. Next, don't speak to people who ask dumb questions on a regular. If you do speak to them you must like dumb questions and getting frustrated. Try to stay away from dumb question situations.

Tell the person how you feel about them asking that question and to them never put you in the predicament again.
 Once you are asked a dumb question and you are just having a bad day and don't want to hear it. Grab them by their shoulders lightly look into their eyes and say, "That was dumb don't ever ever ask a question so dumb again, Thank you." They'll understand after that. You can also tell them, "Think before you speak."

 Try to find the humor in the question
If you are asked a dumb question by a close friend just laugh, go along with them  and it'll make the situation easier. Once you laugh with them you can find the positive side of dumb questions and make it not such a big problem.

If you get a dumb question asked to you follow these steps and  you can survive dumb questions. One of the steps is the key to survival for one of your dumb question situation. My steps have been proven to stop hair loss and mind numbing upsetness.

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