i was asked perhaps the dumbest question ever today...

[Mike70]

i went to the ohio BMV to renew my drivers license and the second question in this series qualifies as truly stupid. BMV lady: where were you born? me: Cincinnati, Ohio. BMV lady: are you a US citizen? me (with one of those looks on my face): um, yes i certainly hope so. anyone else been asked something truly dumb by a govt. minion? i realize that they are just asking a series questions that they have to ask regardless but it seems idiotic anyway. i also had it out with one of these govt. clerks when i was asked a few years years ago, "how long have you lived in ohio?" stupid me i just had to mention that i lived in new york for 3 years while in the army. this led to me explaining/arguing how no matter where i lived while in the army, i was always a citizen of ohio.

[capncnut]

anyone else been asked something truly dumb by a govt. minion? i realize that they are just asking a series questions that they have to ask regardless but it seems idiotic anyway. Not personally. But my mother told me the other day about a question she was asked by King's College Hospital when they telephoned her and said: "We are telephoning you because we need you to come in for a check up. Are you still using this telephone number?" Erm, she's talking to you on that number, isn't she?

[kortick]

The regisitry is full of wonderful charecters both in front of and behind the counter. Years (many) ago I was there registering a car and i was at the window where u pay sales taxes. They have a form where u write down what u paid or they go by book value to charge you. well there was this mexican guy in front of me. he had a bill of sales written on a mdonalds napkin. The DMV (Dept of Motor Vechiles) employee and him had this conversation: this is it exactly word for word. DMV: How much is the car worth? man: No understand. DMV: how much did u pay for the car? man: no pay. Trade. DMV: you traded some thing for the car? man; yes. DMV: what did you trade? man: vcr. DMV:you traded a vcr for the car? man: yes. DMV: how much did you pay for the vcr? man: no pay. steal. DMV: wait, u stole the vcr and then traded it for the car? man: yes DMV: how much was the vcr worth? man: 50 dollar. DMV: you write 50 dollar on that line and go to the next window. A trip to the registry is always an adventure.

[MaximusIncredulous]

"man: no pay. steal." I bet the DMV guy didn't even bat an eyelash.

[SymphonicX]

omg those are so funny...lol Mine is this: Phoned the TV licensing people about renewing my TV licence - if you don't you get banged up and fined... after going through the motions he ended the phone call with: "and what was it that prompted you to call us today?".....I replied..."just the £1000 fine"....for fuck's sake I'm not phoning up for a chat am I? Actually another one on a similar line happened the other week...I was driving up to work and when I pulled up, the security guard, in front of a huge fuckin' metal barrier put his arm out in a "stop" motion....I didn't say this but I was close to shouting comically "I'm not going to drive into the fucking barrier am I???!" I mean why put your arm up? Your feeble little matchsticks aren't gonna be a match for a 2 tonne fucking steel contraption that's designed to do exactly what you motioned me to do.....but without the need for a fucking jumped up officious little c**t standing there. Anyway, rant over....mine weren't as good sorry

[MikePizzoff]

DMV: How much is the car worth? man: No understand. DMV: how much did u pay for the car? man: no pay. Trade. DMV: you traded some thing for the car? man; yes. DMV: what did you trade? man: vcr. DMV:you traded a vcr for the car? man: yes. DMV: how much did you pay for the vcr? man: no pay. steal. DMV: wait, u stole the vcr and then traded it for the car? man: yes DMV: how much was the vcr worth? man: 50 dollar. DMV: you write 50 dollar on that line and go to the next window. That's fucking great. Should be in a movie.

[Tricky]

One of the questions in the army application security check forms i filled out a couple of months ago was- "have you ever been involved in actions intended to overthrow or undermine parliamentary democracy by political,industrial or violent means" ermm, well, let me think......even if i had (which i havent) would i really admit to it in a questionnaire??

[Cody]

Lol @ korts story. ^^^ Tricky there are some not so smart people out there

[SRP76]

One of the questions in the army application security check forms i filled out a couple of months ago was- "have you ever been involved in actions intended to overthrow or undermine parliamentary democracy by political,industrial or violent means" ermm, well, let me think......even if i had (which i havent) would i really admit to it in a questionnaire?? You should have said yes. That's how you you get picked for the better-paying black ops projects.

[FoodFight]

BMV lady: where were you born? me: Cincinnati, Ohio. BMV lady: are you a US citizen? me (with one of those looks on my face): um, yes i certainly hope so. Not such a stupid question. You could have renounced your citizenship.

[Cody]

can you really officially renounce your citizenship to your country? where would you live if you didnt have any citizenship in any other country if you did

[shootemindehead]

BMV lady: where were you born? me: Cincinnati, Ohio. BMV lady: are you a US citizen? me (with one of those looks on my face): um, yes i certainly hope so. Not such a stupid question. You could have renounced your citizenship. True, this question may sound silly at first. But you could be born in Ohio, bugger off when you're 3 to London. Be registered as an English citizen and then return to Ohio years later, without gaining US citizenship. Or can you? can you really officially renounce your citizenship to your country? where would you live if you didnt have any citizenship in any other country if you did Hey Cody, what's your avitar pic of Sabrina doing something very suggestive from?

[Publius]

True, this question may sound silly at first. But you could be born in Ohio, bugger off when you're 3 to London. Be registered as an English citizen and then return to Ohio years later, without gaining US citizenship. Anyone born in the U.S. is automatically a U.S. citizen, except for children of foreign diplomats etc. I guess that exception could plausibly justify the BMV lady's question to Mike70.

[strayrider]

Anyone born in the U.S. is automatically a U.S. citizen, except for children of foreign diplomats etc. I guess that exception could plausibly justify the BMV lady's question to Mike70. I was under the impression that children of illegal aliens were excluded as well, according to the 14th Amendment, as the parents are not subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. Aren't children of illegal aliens considered foreign nationals who happened to have been born on US soil due to the illegal activities of their parents? -stray-

[Publius]

I was under the impression that children of illegal aliens were excluded as well, according to the 14th Amendment, as the parents are not subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. Aren't children of illegal aliens considered foreign nationals who happened to have been born on US soil due to the illegal activities of their parents? -stray- Not so, at present children born in the U.S. to illegal alien parents are automatically citizens, due to the longstanding U.S. rule of birthright citizenship. Hence the term "anchor baby." It hasn't actually been tested in the courts as far as I know, but I don't think it's very controversial that that is the present state of the law. Now, many people have advocated changing the law to exclude children of illegal aliens from birthright citizenship. The question of whether that would require a constitutional amendment or not has been fiercely debated.