Stupid questions people ask you when stopped

[Jim Moore]

I really thought the Flintstones jumped the shark when Kazoo showed up.

[Cloudhopper]

Today on the motorway traffic suddenly slowed down and stopped.

So i started filtering through to make it to the next exit and be on my way. But unfortunately the accident was before that exit and all 3 lanes were closed. So i stop and take off the lid and take a brake after filtering through standing cars for the past 15 minutes.

Man leaning on his car having a smoke: "Going for a ride?"
Me: "Depends on them really" nodding towards the firemen clearing the scene.
Man: "You think there is a tail back?"
I look back to where i came from, you can see almost a mile of standing cars from where we are at the top of the hill.
Me: "Dunno, could well be"

[xcgates]

Tailback?

Is there some reference other than the football position?

[ggrjr]

Had to look it up. He basically asked if there was traffic back up.

http://mw2.m-w.com/dictionary/tailba...0&t=1310255568

[MiamiMotorcyclist]

Originally Posted by garandman

I went to the Penguin Road Racing School and there was a gent there, a Harley rider, who had been given the course by his employees.

He was fascinated to learn that there was purpose-built motorcycle clothing, with padding, available for purchase.

...When a rider has a group of one, and the instructor is riding behind him [to divert bikes passing] you know you are not the slowest one in the class....

Okay, that reminds me of...... being at Penguin Race School, first time they did it at Homestead/Miami Speedway.

As you know, through out the classroom section many references are made to the racing line. At the very end of the class a guy in the back asks, "so this racing line you refer to, is that like a white line painted on the track or....?"

Glad he asked rather than going out there not knowing but I still had to look and take a mental picture just to keep an eye out for him on the track. Not a dumb question because he needed to know but maybe he should have asked earlier.
Still funny enough for me to remember all these years later.

[vortexau]

Originally Posted by MiamiMotorcyclist

Okay, that reminds me of...... being at Penguin Race School, first time they did it at Homestead/Miami Speedway.

As you know, through out the classroom section many references are made to the racing line. At the very end of the class a guy in the back asks, "so this racing line you refer to, is that like a white line painted on the track or....?" . . .

A good line to avoid, whether racing or not, is the Dead Animal Line. Running over the top of a furry road bump is sure to interfere with good road holding . . . . particularly at speed. At least one can take comfort that there are Road Crews about specially marking-out this hazard . . . . or so one may surmise?

[kerhonky]

Originally Posted by jmueller

It convinced me to wear the lid as a matter of procedure. It saved my ass once already..
This woulda really hurt bad.
But, instead, it didn't hurt at all...

Obviously it worked, but how did you know to wear the helmet on your ass?

[DAKEZ]

Originally Posted by kerhonky

Obviously it worked, but how did you know to wear the helmet on your ass?

[revrandy]

I went out for lunch today with a friend and parked my Wee out front her office (she rides a cruiser). When we came back she started looking at it and noticed that my exhaust pipe was not all bright and shiny. She wanted to know why I didn't buy some heat wrap so it wouldn't look dirty anymore?

Um, it's a Wee - it gets washed once per year whether it needs it or not, why would I put tape on it to make it look shiny.

[jmueller]

Originally Posted by kerhonky

Obviously it worked, but how did you know to wear the helmet on your ass?

DING DING DING !!!!

Number one answer! heheheh...

[Draechon]

Yesterday, as I left work on my way to lunch, I pulled up to a stoplight alongside a Fast and Furious style Integra. The driver rolled down his window and yelled over to me, "Hey man! I got a question for you about your jacket." I expected the "Aren't you hot in that thing," but was instead surprised by his saying, "I've got a GSXR and I've read online that wearing a jacket like that [red mesh cheap Fieldsheer] will keep you cool because it blocks the sun some. My friends say it makes you hotter and most guys just wear it to look fast. Which is it?" I laughed and simply responded, "It works great when I have the wind flowing, but not when I'm just sitting here." As for perfect timing, the light turned green, I sped off and gave him a peace sign over the shoulder.

Not particularly interesting, but a nice interaction with a possible squid.

[Bikenstitches]

Last week I was being processed as a patient at the Albany Medical Center, and encountered a real who was in the medical field(Do No Harm??). Anyway he's talking about how he sees these accidents all the time, and asks if I knew what 'they' call motorcyclists. I knew where was going with this so I just glared at him, and decided my small talk with him was over. I was also pretty well medicated for pain at this time, and had no comeback.

Once he was done with putting my ID bracelet on me, he asked again, "Do you know what we call motorcyclists here? Organ donors."

Fuggin' self-rightious asshole-

BTW, his was the only sour note during my visit there.

[lemieuxmc]

I'm sure I would have shouted something at him like "The correct term is patient, you F*&ING A$$HOLE! What's your name and who is your supervisor?"

[xymotic]

Originally Posted by lemieuxmc

I'm sure I would have shouted something at him like "The correct term is patient, you F*&ING A$$HOLE! What's your name and who is your supervisor?"

Yeah, when I broke my hand they asked how I said "dirt bike" they all went: "Oh"

But they were all super cool. It's not like 'dirt bike' is any different than 'slammed in a door' or 'table saw' or any other reason they heard that day.

[Moto Bikemad]

I have a 1955 Ariel and was once asked,
“ How old is your bike? ”
“ 56 I replied ”
“ Have you had it from new? ”
I thought I looked good for 35