Something to Ponder

Why, Why, Why

Why do we press harder on a remote control when we know the batteries are getting dead?

Why do banks charge a fee on "insufficient funds" when they know there is not enough money?

Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is wet?

Why doesn't glue stick to the bottle?

Why do they use sterilized needles for death by lethal injection?

Why doesn't Tarzan have a beard?

Why does Superman stop bullets with his chest, but ducks when you throw a revolver at him?

Why do Kamikaze pilots wear helmets?

Whose idea was it to put an "S" in the word "lisp"?

If people evolved from apes, why are there still apes?

Why is it that no matter what color bubble bath you use the bubbles are always white?

Is there ever a day that mattresses are not on sale?

Why do people constantly return to the refrigerator with hopes that something new to eat will have materialized?

Why do people keep running over a string a dozen times with their vacuum cleaner, then reach down, pick it up, examine it, then put it down to give the vacuum one more chance?

Why is it that no plastic bag will open from the end on your first try?

How do those dead bugs get into those enclosed light fixtures?

When we are in the supermarket and someone rams our ankle with a shopping cart then apologizes for doing so, why do we say, "It's all right?" Well, it isn't all right, so why don't we say, "That hurt, you stupid idiot?"

Why is it that whenever you attempt to catch something that's falling off the table you always manage to knock something else over?

In winter why do we try to keep the house as warm as it was in summer when we complained about the heat?

How come you never hear father-in-law jokes?

And my FAVORITE......

The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four persons is suffering from some sort of mental illness.

Think of your three best friends -- if they're okay, then it's you.

This is too cute!! I love it ^_^

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Originally Posted by rabernet

If people evolved from apes, why are there still apes?

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I read that as, "If people evolved from apes, why are they still apes?" I guess a few of us just can't give up the "old" ways. :8:

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Why do people constantly return to the refrigerator with hopes that something new to eat will have materialized?

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Ohmygosh...guilty!!! :rolleye2:

Why is it that when you mail something on a ship it is called CARGO and when you mail by land it is called SHIPMENT????

And why is "dyslexia" so hard to spell?





dr del

Robin,thanks for sharing this with us as i needed a laugh :D

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Originally Posted by iceman25

I read that as, "If people evolved from apes, why are they still apes?" I guess a few of us just can't give up the "old" ways. :8:

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what is this supposed to mean?

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Originally Posted by reediculous

what is this supposed to mean?

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I guess we could go with a Freudian explanation, but I think it means Raj was reading the original post a bit too fast. ;)

Why do we say we ride on a bus when you are really in it?


Is a fly without wings called a walk?

i liked that rab, thanks!

~mike

If they are called apartments, why are they so close to eachother???


Had to throw one in! GREAT STUFF!!! :P

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Originally Posted by tigerlily

I guess we could go with a Freudian explanation, but I think it means Raj was reading the original post a bit too fast. ;)

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still having trouble understanding.....................

Nice Rab.

If I eat, why cant the ball pythons follow my example?

ever wonder why they have locks on the door at 7-11/

ever wonder why they have locks on the doors at 7-11.

why we drive on the parkway and park in the drive way.

those were funny.

you beat me to the parkway one, but I have one that keeps many people up at night just pondering .....

do mashed potatos, in fact, have bones?

when cows laugh, does milk come out of their nose?

why ask "why"?

why not "how"?

ok so my son asked me this one today...(he's 13 ;) )


If a quizz is called a quizzical...what is a test called???

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you figure that one out :laughing:

Why is it called a hot water heater? Why would you need to heat water if it's already hot?

And one of my favorites
Jumbo Shrimp.....HUH?

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Originally Posted by jeffnme

ok so my son asked me this one today...(he's 13 ;) )


If a quizz is called a quizzical...what is a test called???

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Ok...So I get what a "test" is called. :giggle:

But, I have one question. What the heck is a quizzical?:oops:

Why do drive up ATMs haver brail lettering?

**Why do we press harder on a remote control when we know the batteries are getting weak?**
Because it works!

**Why do banks charge a fee on "insufficient funds" when they know there is not enough?**
Because they want you to pay dearly when you do finally get some cash.

**Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is wet?**
We have no realistic way of checking such a fact, short of creating a faster-than-light spaceship that runs on a mixture of love and Kraft cheese. But we can easily place our dabs straight onto the paint.

**Why doesn't glue stick to the bottle?**
Because it only gets sticky when it makes contact with the air.

**Why do they use sterilized needles for death by lethal injection?**
Because you can't buy rusty ones.

**Why doesn't Tarzan have a beard?**
Because MGM wanted you to see Johnny Weissmuller's beautiful face.

**Why does Superman stop bullets with his chest, but ducks when you throw a revolver at him?**
I believe this is a hangover from Superman's boyhood as Clark Kent. Even as a child Clark was aware of his superpowers but had no idea of their potential until his late teens, considering himself as mortal as any other person. Flash forward many years to when Superman is at the height of his powers. He has now learned the full scope of his abilities - flight, ice breath, looking at Margot Kidder's knickers - and uses them so often in Metropolis that they become indoctrinated into his being. When a criminal fires a gun, it is such a potent reminder of power, such an icon of destruction - the flame, the gunshot, the menace - that Superman is never more aware of his abilities and knows he need not avoid the bullet. But when the gun is thrown it doesn't carry the same dangerous significance so he reacts instinctively with the part of him that's still Clark, the part that is still the overlooked farm boy from Smallville, Kansas.
Not that I've put much thought into it *sniff*

**Why do Kamikaze pilots wear helmets?**
So they don't get knocked unconscious on the dangerous journey to the target and fail in their mission.

**Whose idea was it to put an "S" in the word "lisp"?**
Jesus's.

**If people evolved from apes, why are there still apes?**
Because we didn't evolve from the apes that are still around; we all evolved from a common ape ancestor at different rates due to natural selection.

**Why is it that no matter what color bubble bath you use the bubbles are always white?**
Now this is a question...

**Is there ever a day that mattresses are not on sale?**
Never mind that, has anyone ever found a Book World that isn't in the midst of an 'everything must go' sale?

**Why do people constantly return to the refrigerator with hopes that something new to eat will have materialized?**
Our conscious brain believes that we will find a previously missed morsel of food. But really the subconscious mind wants us to eat a hunk of cheese or some ham straight from the pack and will make us return again and again until satisfied.

**Why do people keep running over a string a dozen times with their vacuum cleaner, then reach down, pick it up, examine it, then put it down to give the vacuum one more chance?**
A mixture of wanting the vacuum cleaner to perform the task it was designed for and OCD.

**Why is it that no plastic bag will open from the end on your first try?**
To save on costs the supermarket uses cheap quality plastic that attracts static very well.

**How do those dead bugs get into those enclosed light fixtures?**
Practise.

**When we are in the supermarket and someone rams our ankle with a shopping cart then apologizes for doing so, why do we say, "It's all right?" Well, it isn't all right, so why don't we say, "That hurt, you stupid idiot?"**
Personally, I prefer to smash his shopping cart over his head.

**Why is it that whenever you attempt to catch something that's falling off the table you always manage to knock something else over?**
Because God hates us.

**In winter why do we try to keep the house as warm as it was in summer when we complained about the heat?**
The heat, we can deal with; it's the humidity that irritates us so.

**How come you never hear father-in-law jokes?**
Because fathers-in-laws can punch your lights out.
This is not my work


Why don't we tell people that the stuff we copy and paste isn't our work. :rolleyes: jk jk jk I've just read that exact list in a few places.

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Originally Posted by daaangconcepts

Ok...So I get what a "test" is called. :giggle:

But, I have one question. What the heck is a quizzical?:oops:

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quizzical adj

1. expressing a question or expressing puzzlement or doubt

2. communicating, in an amused or mocking way, the possession of secret knowledge about a speaker or about what is being said, for example, that it is not true


:)