BwayLeadman --
I hope you weren't talking to me. First, I never said the word "stupid," and second, as a teacher for six years now, I am more than well aware of the fact that sometimes, yes, despite our protestations, people DO ask stupid questions.
Case in point, I once said something along the lines of "John Lennon was shot by a fan." A kid raised her hand and asked how that was possible. Not understanding her, I asked for clarification - she didn't see how it was possible for a fan to shoot someone. Finally, another kid in the class explained that she was thinking of a mechanical fan. Of course she knew what a "fan" meant in the way it was intended -- but no one can deny that was a stupid question.
Hi, Shirley Temple Pudding.