.....as a dumb question. I keep seeing: "Can I ask a dumb question about.....?" Believe me folks, there ain't no such thing as a dumb question. There can be a whole bunch of dumb answers though!
If you question something...isn't it better to ask about it than just let it go? It may seem like a dumb question to you, but it's not. You want and need to know, so you ask.
I was an Army Instructor for a couple of years. In my classes someone whould shoot up a hand and say: "Sergeant...may I ask a dumb question?" My answer to that was: "No you may not, but you may ask an intelligent question." So...no matter how dumb it may seem to you....it won't be a dumb question. You might get a whole bunch of dumb answers though.