Stupid Question Hall of Fame

The Week of 10/27

by Streeter Seidell October 22, 2008

The Stupid Question Hall of Fame is back again, ready to embarrass the kids who cheapen your degree. Remember the rules - If you send in the absolute stupidest, you get a free BustedTee. Read all five and cast your vote. And, if you heard something stupid in class this week, send it to me at CollegeHumor.com/StupidQuestions.

The Nominees

A) Cal Poly Submitted by Jeremy
Professor was explaining the correlation between front porches and housing values.

Professor: One study suggests that front porches actually decrease the property values of the entire block.

Rhodes Scholar: Wait, how could they build a porch that big though?
B) Rollins College Submitted by Kristen
We were discussing test subjects.

Professor: Okay, the control group gets the placebo.

The Brilliance: ... isn't that what comes out after the woman gives birth?
C) Sociology Submitted by Kyle
Professor: So in essence he was talking about theories still being used today, he was very ahead of his time.
Golden Oldie: So would you say he was ahead of his time as a scholar?
Professor: That's literally what I just said...
D) BSU Submitted by Capt.
Talking about the different impact of the bailout on provinces in eastern and western Canada...

Lady Einstein: Is the District of Columbia in western or eastern Canada?

Professor: It's in the eastern part. Of the United States. Where the President lives.
E) University of Houston College of Pharmacy Submitted by Jason
Professor: And this drug was discovered in 1000 B.C., but many scholars believed it could have been as early as the year 3500.

Valedictorian: Wait, is that 3500 B.C. or A.D.?

Professor: ...really?