What A Stupid Thing To Ask, Worthy Of A Ttt 'They Walk Amongst Us'

[DTCwordfan]

BBC News local programme, spotlight....an article on the main news about a bomb being found in Plymouth and a large area cleared for safety reasons, obviously so....

two points from Victoria Graham:

i - why are they bringing sandbags in?

ii - what's the best case and what's the worst case?

I won't comment on the first one - the second, the Bomb Sqad guy saying, "they pull it out and take it to be exploded in a quarry - the worst case, roll of eyes and in his voice, it goes 'Bang'."

Any other daft news goof-ups?

[DTCwordfan]

In hoping Pasta is not affected by this......

[retrocop]

Reminds me of some stupid woman who asked a Royal Marine sniper what he felt when he pulled the trigger on his target who is, after all, a fellow human being. "Just a slight jerk on my shoulder" was the reply.

 

[DTCwordfan]

a good answer, retro.....

[albaqwerty]

I've almost given up on daft questions, although a gem does pop out occasionally  :)

It was a wonderfully incorrectly worded sentence which I  heard just over 2 weeks ago and I love it too much.

"I don't have a problem with the police shooting dead people" says Julia Hartley Brewer, which I thoroughly agree with but I regret missing the breaking news about the zombie apocalypse.

[andy-hughes]

I guess if you ask a stupid question, you deserve a stupid answer. 

One mountaineer who had managed to climb to the summit of Everest, was asked why he did it.

"Because it was there." came the entirely appropriate response, doubtless fueled by the levels of patience in adversity that allow you to climb tall mountains. 

[DTCwordfan]

Retro's response and andy's remind me of two infamous golf ones. The first, Lee Trevino asked, "How did you find the greens today, Lee?" His response, "I walked up the fairways and they were there."

The second, early in Tiger Woods career, Sandy Lisle was asked, "What do you think of Tiger Woods?" Sandy's response, "I've never played that golf course."

[Arrods]

As Mick Miller said in reply to Chris Bonnington who responded with the "Because they're there" answer.   "Hmm, same reason we walk around them".

[Peter Pedant]

Reminds me of some stupid woman who asked a Royal Marine sniper

this is a play on the Egyptian camel  castrator- - does it hurt - only  if you get your fingers caught between  the two bricks

[pastafreak]

I've only just seen this DT...fortunately I'm several miles away. Though my cheeky daughter reminded me that I don't actually know if there are any here..80%of Plymouth is post war construction. 😶😨