Are You On Some Kind Of Hidden Camera Prank Show?

I work in a grocery store on the east coast of the USA. I was working behind the seafood counter, and I had a customer walk up to me. Everything seemed normal and all up until he opened his mouth. With a completely serious and straight face, he pointed at the raw shrimp we had on display (mind you, there are labels right in front of each product) and asked:

Customer: “Is this raw shrimp fully cooked?”

I was completely caught off guard because I did not expect a question so stupid. I mean, if he had thought about the question before asking it, he would have known the answer. Completely restraining myself from making a snarky reply, I answered:

Me: “No, sir, the raw shrimp is not cooked, it is raw.”

And the customer seemed a bit shocked for a moment, almost like he had never heard of raw shrimp before. I’m not exactly sure what was going on in his mind. However, then, he moved in front of our cooked shrimp display and pointed to it.

Customer: “Is this cooked shrimp fully cooked?”

And again, I was surprised he felt like he had to ask as, again, there are signs in front of each product labeling it.

Me: “Yes, the cooked shrimp is cooked.”

He proceeded to order a pound of the cooked shrimp. It was overall a bit strange. But later, it was topped when a customer asked if the lobsters in my lobster tank were already cooked.