I don't take offense at any of the questions.
I understand there's so many misconceptions - I just think it's funny. Here's a classic: I get asked if I'm "death".... it's amazing how close "death" sounds to "deaf". My mom told me when she was young she thought the state school for the deaf was a school for dead kids!
Edited to add: Reba, too true! When I was working (before going back to school) my co-workers could always count on me to walk around loudly pointing out all the errors in the memos we were given by our supervisors. I always mocked the fact that I, a working peon, had better literacy and writing skills than the idiot above me.