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Jenna
10/12/01 at 15:24:14
Why indeed?

1. Is it good if a vacuum really sucks?

2. Why is the third hand on the watch called the second hand?

3. If a word is misspelled in the dictionary, how would we ever know?

4. If Webster wrote the first dictionary, where did he find the words?

5. Why do we say something is out of whack? What is a whack?

6. Why does "slow down" and "slow up" mean the same thing?

7. Why does "fat chance" and "slim chance" mean the same thing?

8. Why do "tug" boats push their barges?

9. Why do we sing "Take me out to the ball game" when we are already there?

10. Why are they called "stands" when they are made for sitting?

11. Why is it call "after dark" when it really is "after light"?

12. Doesn't "expecting the unexpected" make the unexpected expected?

13. Why are a "wise man" and a "wise guy" opposites?

14. Why do "overlook" and "oversee" mean opposite things?

15. Why is "phonics" not spelled the way it sounds?

16. If work is so terrific, why do they have to pay you to do it?

17. If all the world is a stage, where is the audience sitting?

19. If you are cross-eyed and have dyslexia, can you read all right?

20. Why is bra singular and panties plural?

21. Why do you press harder on the buttons of a remote control when
you know the batteries are dead?

22. Why do we put suits in garment bags and garments in a suitcase?

23. How come abbreviated is such a long word?

24. Why do we wash bath towels? Aren't we clean when we use them?

25. Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle?

26. Why do they call it a TV set when you only have one?

Christmas is weird. What other time of the year do you sit in front of a dead tree and eat candy out of your socks?

   

   
Re: Why is that...............
Haseeba
10/26/01 at 21:06:19

[quote]ne?

Christmas is weird. What other time of the year do you sit in front of a dead tree and eat candy out of your socks?

   

   
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i dunno this one made me laught the HARDEST lol!!
Re: Why is that...............
eleanor
10/28/01 at 12:16:24
slm


[quote]
8. Why do "tug" boats push their barges?[/quote]

umm..they don't..they pull them (or tug them)


[quote]10. Why are they called "stands" when they are made for sitting?[/quote]

Because originally everyone stood? Before someone had a brainwave and thought he'd make more money if he put seats in them?

[quote]11. Why is it call "after dark" when it really is "after light"?[/quote]

???




[quote]20. Why is bra singular and panties plural?[/quote]

I don't know but after five years of living in Germany I still can't remember that trousers are singular in german and hair is plural...

[quote]21. Why do you press harder on the buttons of a remote control when
you know the batteries are dead?[/quote]

My husband generally pounds the remote on the nearest hard surface. I'm just waiting for it to crack...


[quote]24. Why do we wash bath towels? Aren't we clean when we use them?[/quote]

My sister asked me this once when I was living with her. I'd use a bath towel once and put it in the laundry. Since she was the one doing the laundry she told me to use it a few times before washing it. I said "but it's *dirty* after one use" and she said "how? don't you wash yourself properly?"


Well, after analysing each point I can still see that I am no closer to understanding some of the mysteries of the universe, and of the english language! ;-D

wasalaam
eleanor


   
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