Stupid Questions #1

This is my first Stupid Questions post (thus the clever title), in what I hope will become a series.

I am the Queen of Stupid Questions myself, as almost nothing is self-evident to me. I am not talking about obvious, run-of-the-mill stupid questions. A really good Stupid Question sometimes takes a moment to recognize. It makes the askee squint his eyes and cock his head the way a Labrador Retriever does when you are holding food in your hand and talking in a high-pitched, squeaky voice.

Following are a couple of my all-time favorite Stupid Questions (that were actually asked of me). I will not even attempt to give any of the answers that have occurred to me over the years. I'll let you entertain yourself by coming up with your own answers.

From a restaurant hostess: "Are you waiting for someone who's already here?"

From a co-worker: "Do you live at home?"

And one that a friend, who owns an antique and art shop, told me over the weekend.

A customer came to the cash register, holding aloft an old-fashioned biscuit cutter (which, for those who don't know, is a lot like a very simple cookie cutter), and asked, "Does this work?"

If you have a great Stupid Question story, feel free to post it in the comments section or e-mail it to me and I'll post it for you.