A while back I posted about a stupid question asked in Yahoo! Answers, and afterward I decided to join and provide my infinite useless knowledge to the masses. As it turns out, many stupid people have questions!

I’m sure many of the people who use Yahoo! Answers are younger, less educated people, but everyone who is able to use a computer should be able to ask a complete and sensible question.

I have to pose my own questions, then. What makes people think they are going to get help – an answer to their question – when they phrase the question so poorly that you aren’t even sure what they are really asking? How do you answer a question that someone really needs help with, but the question does not make sense?

I’ll list some examples of true brilliance. I can’t make this shit up. These questions were really asked. You’ll have to trust me, or search for yourself.

The format for questions is: Main question? Explanation of question.

1. I heard a song on the radio but I don’t remember any of the words. It went “Laaa lala laaaaa lalala la. La lala la.” Can you tell me who sings it and what song it is?
2. War I mean like whats that about?
3. Where does butterflies live? butterfly lives in meadows….
4. What do you think this looks like? I need some one to look at a picture of something I made and tell me what you think it looks like? [no picture included]

To top everything off, Yahoo! Answers gives you points for answering regardless of what you answer with! What you have are people with advanced levels who are providing the answer “search google” for everything, thus further advancing their levels. It also makes it dificult to find people who are really looking for answers but haven’t gotten any yet.

I’m doing my best to help people who really need the help, and you can do the same if you sign up with Yahoo! Answers. I can’t say that it’s a great place to go if you have questions, but it’s definitely a place to try. Who knows. Maybe I’ll end up answering your question!