Today is Ask a Stupid Question Day

[Dr. Whiplash]

September 28th is Ask a Stupid Question Day. Here is a compilation of actual questions asked by curious visitors at national and state parks and other wilderness areas.

Asked at:

• Niagara Falls State Park (New York):

"Where can I buy a ticket for the barrel ride?"

• Grand Canyon National Park (Arizona):

"Exactly why did you guys put it here?"

"What year did they build this?"

"Is the mule train air-conditioned?"

"Are there dining cars on the mule train?"

"I bought tickets for the elevator to the bottom -- where is it?"

• Denali National Park & Preserve (Alaska):

"Can you show me where the yeti lives?"

"How much does Mount McKinley weigh?"

• Watson Lake (Yukon Territory, Canada):

"What time do the bears show up?"

"What time do y'all turn on the Northern Lights?"

• Everglades National Park (Florida):

"What time does the 2 o'clock bus leave?"

"Where are all the rides?"

• Mesa Verde National Park (Colorado):

"Do you know of any undiscovered ruins?"

"Why did they build the ruins so close to the road?"

• Yellowstone National Park (Wyoming):

"How do you turn it (Old Faithful) on?"

"We had no trouble finding the park entrances, but where are the exits?"

"Can we eat this?" (holding a handful of moose droppings that look like Milk Duds)

• Carlsbad Caverns National Park (New Mexico):

"How many pingpong balls would it take to fill this up?"

"How much of the cave is underground?"

• Yosemite National Park:

"What time of year do you turn on Yosemite Falls?"

"Where are the cages for the animals?"

From the Sacramento Bee via the Columbus Dispatch

[AmpedNow]

Something's wrong if one doesn't get their ass kicked for asking these questions...