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krash999
krash999 Posts: 476 Member
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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 called "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?

18. If love is blind,
why is lingerie so popular?

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?

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


28. Why do we drive on a parkway
and park on a driveway?

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  • bikermike5094
    bikermike5094 Posts: 1,752 Member
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    why are there interstates in Hawaii?
  • armymil
    armymil Posts: 163 Member
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    why are there interstates in Hawaii?

    Ha, I lived on Oahu, and wondered the same when I lived there.
  • krash999
    krash999 Posts: 476 Member
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    why do we park on a driveway yet we drive on a parkway
  • ScarletFyre
    ScarletFyre Posts: 754 Member
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    :laugh:
  • mazzmoo
    mazzmoo Posts: 70 Member
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    :D some of these are very good!
  • BeachyBecky
    BeachyBecky Posts: 74 Member
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    I liked this. thanks!
  • vettle
    vettle Posts: 621 Member
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    Why does 'Why' and 'Why Not' mean the same thing?
  • Qarol
    Qarol Posts: 6,171 Member
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    If con is the opposite of pro, is Congress the opposite of Progress?
  • krash999
    krash999 Posts: 476 Member
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    If con is the opposite of pro, is Congress the opposite of Progress?


    very true there...... :laugh:
  • Cmccracken1
    Cmccracken1 Posts: 326 Member
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    things that make you go HMMMMMM.....
  • Cmccracken1
    Cmccracken1 Posts: 326 Member
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    why do you drive on a parkway and park on a driveway?
  • maab_connor
    maab_connor Posts: 3,927 Member
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    If con is the opposite of pro, is Congress the opposite of Progress?
    yes, yes it is.
  • mummyv811
    mummyv811 Posts: 237
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    Brilliant! Loving the 'Christmas - What other time of the year do you sit in front of a dead tree and eat candy out of your socks?' :laugh: Absolute genius! :bigsmile:
  • mummyv811
    mummyv811 Posts: 237
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    Brilliant! Loving the 'Christmas - What other time of the year do you sit in front of a dead tree and eat candy out of your socks?' :laugh: Absolute genius! :bigsmile:
  • studynut8083
    studynut8083 Posts: 7 Member
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    Son, I think you know what a whack is!!! LOL

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