[SOC] National

[Richard Hill]

Q: When is National "Ask A Stupid Question Day?"  
A: It depends.  

I understood (Oh oh) it was on the last school day of September, which would be tomorrow.  YMMV.

Rich
NU6T
Stupid question expert.

-----Original Message-----
>From: Fred Jensen <k6dgw at foothill.net>
>Sent: Sep 27, 2007 1:30 PM
>To: Second Class Operators' Club <soc at mailman.qth.net>
>Subject: [SOC] National "Ask A Stupid Question Day"
>
>I know you aren't likely to believe me, but I'm not making this up.  27 
>Sep really IS National "Ask A Stupid Question Day."  It's been around 
>for 20 years, invented by some teachers as a way to get kids to go ahead 
>and ask their questions.  It appears that some adults are much better at 
>it than kids, however.  Some examples gleaned from National and State 
>Parks Rangers:
>
>Niagara Falls:
>	"Where can I buy a ticket for the barrel ride?"
>
>Grand Canyon:
>	"Exactly why did you guys put it here?"
>
>	"What year did they build this?"
>
>	"Is the mule train air conditioned?"
>
>	"Are there dining cars on the mule train?"
>
>	"I bought a ticket for the elevator to the bottom.  Where
>	is it?"
>
>Denali Natl Park:
>	"Can you show me where the yeti lives?"
>
>	"How much does Mt. McKinley weigh?"
>
>Watson Lake [VY1 land]:
>	"What time do the bears show up?"
>
>	"What time do y'all turn on the Northern Lights?"
>
>Everglades:
>	"What time does the 2 o'clock bus leave?"
>
>	"Where are all the rides?"
>
>Mesa Verde:
>	"Do you know of any undiscovered ruins here?"
>
>	"Why did they build the ruins so close to the road?"
>
>Yellowstone:
>	"How do you turn it [Old Faithful] on?"
>
>	"We had no trouble finding the park entrances, but
>	where are the exits?"
>
>	"Can we eat these [holding a handful of moose droppings
>	that look like Milk Duds]?"
>
>Carlsbad Caverns:
>	"How many ping pong balls would it take to fill it up?"
>
>	"How much of the cave is underground?"
>
>and two personal favorites from our daughter who lived on Maui for 6 1/2 
>years and worked in restaurants we can't afford to eat in:
>
>Haleakela:
>	[pointing at the ocean from the summit] "OK, if that's
>	the Pacific Ocean, [then pointing the other way] what
>	ocean is that one?"
>
>More than one customer she served:
>	"Do you live here?"
>
>73,
>
>Fred K6DGW
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