PDA

View Full Version : Why!? Why!? Why!?



Triton
11-23-2005, 02:41 PM
Why do we press harder on a remote control when we know the batteries are getting weak?

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

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? (think about his one)

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.

Duct Tape
11-23-2005, 04:09 PM
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.

What about people who don't have that many friends??? WHat is their litmus test for sanity???
:confused: :confused:

Number_4
11-23-2005, 06:20 PM
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.

Well its definatly me... and most of my friends... we tend to say being normal would be a bigger problem than being insane.

Tinner
11-23-2005, 07:38 PM
why do they call them "apartments" when their built beside each other?

why do you drive on a parkway and park on a driveway?

why is something you send by ship called "cargo" and something by car a "shipment"

if an orange is called an orange why isn't an apple called a red?

does a light bulb give off light or suck up the darkness?

LifelongChiefsFan
12-03-2005, 03:11 AM
If 4 out of 5 people SUFFER from diarrhea...Does that mean the fifth one enjoys it?

If people from Poland are called Poles, why aren't people from Holland called Holes?

If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?

When cheese gets its picture taken, what does it say?

Why it is called " BUILDING" when it is already built?

If the book about failure doesn't sell, is it a success?

If the 7-11 is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, why does it have locks on the door?

Why do they put Braille dots on the keypad of a drive-up ATM?

Since light travels faster than sound, is that why some people appear bright until you hear them speak?

Why are there 5 syllables in the word "monosyllabic"?

Why is it, when a door is open it's ajar, but when a jar is open, it's not adoor?

If it's zero degrees outside today and it's supposed to be twice as cold tomorrow, how cold is it going to be?

Why is it lemon juice contains mostly artificial ingredients,but dishwashing liquid contains real lemons?

Why do we wash bath towels?

Why are there interstate highways in Hawaii?

Why do we play in recitals and recite in plays?

If Jimmy cracks corn, and no one cares, why is there a song about it?

Why is an alarm clock going "off" when it actually turns on?

Why is it that raindrops, but snowfalls?

Why was the Holy Roman Empire neither holy nor Roman?

Who copyrighted the copyright symbol?

Here's a couple of my fav's:

Doesn't expecting the unexpected make the unexpected the expected?

If a building is on fire, and you make more fire, would it be considered making the fire worse or better?