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Re:The Dumbest Interview Question by mattmichielsen on Tuesday December 23, 2008 @01:52PM (#407934)
One of my previous coworkers and I were interviewing a guy together, and I believe his was one of the most ridiculous questions ever:

"If you could get rid of one of the United States completely, which would it be and why?"

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Re:The Dumbest Interview Question by gruseom on Tuesday December 23, 2008 @03:18PM (#408039)
It's ridiculous, but no more so than the brain-twister puzzle type that used to get so much attention.

Actually, it would be fun to conduct an interview consisting of nothing but ridiculous questions like this, while acting as though the interview were completely normal. I don't think I could pull it off with a straight face though.

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Re:The Dumbest Interview Question by jodrellblank on Tuesday December 23, 2008 @08:36PM (#408364)
I think it would end up like this Monty Python Silly Job Interview Sketch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zP0sqRMzkwo

Not something I want to see when it's me/my life on the line, really. Take it seriously and talk sense, please.

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