What a strange question

Canada
March 11, 2018 4:15pm CST
I was searching through the offers on mylot to see if I would qualify to do a survey or two. As I was answering the screening questions on a travel survey, one question asked; "Have you ever eaten an elephant egg?" What a strange question, I thought. Obviously not! I never knew elephants could lay eggs let alone ever having eaten one! Let me put this question to my mylot friends...have you ever eaten an elephant egg? If so, could you explain to me what it is?
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• Okotoks, Alberta
11 Mar 18
Lol an elephant egg ??
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• Okotoks, Alberta
11 Mar 18
@Starmaiden yes possibly
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• Canada
11 Mar 18
My thoughts exactly. Maybe they had an issue with autocorrect and actually meant "Ostrich" :-D
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@anikoonline (3254)
• Hungary
12 Mar 18
I didn't know that filling surveys can be fun, but this question is really funny.
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• Canada
12 Mar 18
It took me by surprise! :-D
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@AKRao24 (27427)
• India
11 Mar 18
Yes, I tried with couple of those surveys and decided not to go there hereafter at any cost! Just because of something like this happened with me! Thanks @Starmaiden !
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@AKRao24 (27427)
• India
12 Mar 18
Do you really think so @Starmaiden ?! Thanks1
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• Canada
12 Mar 18
@AKRao24 yup. I dont expect to hear from them. :-D
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@AKRao24 (27427)
• India
12 Mar 18
@Starmaiden , Umm I understand....Thanks!
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@moffittjc (118197)
• Gainesville, Florida
11 Mar 18
That was clearly either a typo, or a test to see if you were paying attention to the questions. Two years ago, I was filling out my taxes online, and at the beginning was a brief survey. One of the questions was "Did you die in 2016?" Of course I checked no, but what would have happened if I would have checked yes? And to answer your question, no I have never eaten an elephant egg, but I have eaten an ostrich egg before!
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@lovebuglena (42907)
• Staten Island, New York
12 Mar 18
Why would they ask that question? And let me ask, did they disqualify you after you provided that answer? Sometimes surveys do that. They ask these weird questions that have nothing to do with the topic of the survey and then after answering they may kick you out.
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@lovebuglena (42907)
• Staten Island, New York
12 Mar 18
@Starmaiden I wonder why the need for those weird questions. One survey I was asked if I am sexually active. And a few other weird questions. I got disqualified after answering them.
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• Canada
12 Mar 18
Yes they did disqualify me. There arent too many of those surveys that I am qualified to take.
@mlgen1037 (29901)
• Manila, Philippines
12 Mar 18
This is rather funny. I smiled upon reading the part of that elephant egg. I know that an elephant is a mammal. Just to share, I have seen an ostrich egg and it was huge and heavy.
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@sprite1950 (30462)
• Corsham, England
12 Mar 18
It's to see if you're paying attention. Surveys often put these kind of questions in and believe or not people sometimes put in a silly answer and get disqualified.
@xstitcher (30087)
• Petaluma, California
12 Mar 18
Eh...that's a new on me ! I have never heard of that, much less eaten one !
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• Canada
12 Mar 18
Haha!
@Morleyhunt (21567)
• Canada
12 Mar 18
no never eaten an elephant egg. I don't do the surveys....they usually tell me they have none for me, after all the time and effort of screening.
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• Canada
12 Mar 18
What gets me about that is they dont pay you for the time youve taken to try...like I dont have better things to do? :-/
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@JudyEv (323658)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Mar 18
I haven't bothered with the surveys on myLot. Most don't seem to have much luck with them.
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@paigea (35511)
• Canada
12 Mar 18
I have seen very odd questions on survey screenings
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• Canada
12 Mar 18
I didnt qualify for that particular one. I wonder if it was because I never ate an elephant egg? :-D
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• United States
12 Mar 18
I do a lot of surveys online and I believe that was a question just to see if you are really paying attention or not. I've answered many of these crazy questions over the years.
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@mohit459 (12568)
• Haldwani, India
13 Mar 18
I don't rely on offer..
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@sw8sincere (5206)
• Philippines
12 Mar 18
This isn't just a strange question but a funny one as well. lol . this is hilarious! =)
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@Hannihar (129067)
• Israel
12 Mar 18
I do not know what an elephant egg tastes like.