Common sense gets left at home.

So one day we're flying along and the flight attendants call us (the pilots) to pass along a question from a passenger. The passenger wants to know if we know if her car is okay. That's right-we're at 37000' flying away from Houston and she thinks we might know if her car in the parking lot back in Houston is okay or not because she saw on the in-flight tv that a big hail storm hit Houston right after we left. Wait for it....wait for it.... This is one of those moments when i can't even respond to the flight attendant because the question is so ludicrous i don't have any words. What does her car look like? Where is it parked? Was it damaged before the hail storm or was it in good condition? Should we fly back to Houston to find out? Does she expect me to call someone from the airline to go out and find her car in the parking lot and report back to me about its conditions? Am i supposed to keep a straight face and how did the flight attendant keep a straight face when asked this question? Maybe the passenger really does think the Captain knows everything...

Many times flight attendants won't bother us with stupid questions but she had fun sharing that doozy with us and fun listening to our reaction/ answer to it. If i remember right we told herthat her car was okay-lets hope it was so she doesn't sue our airline!