Sara S
08-24-2009, 06:09 AM
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?
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?