-friday.
i've really got nothing of interest to say...so i'll leave you with these questions that i often ask myself. please do your best to answer them and put my mind at ease.
i'm off to work...have a great day, everyone!
1. If a word is misspelled in the dictionary, how would we know?
2. If Webster wrote the first dictionary, where did he find the words?
3. Why do we say something is out of whack? What is a whack?
4. Why do "slow down" and "slow up" mean the same thing?
5. And while we're on the subject, why do "fat chance" and "slim chance" mean the same thing?
6. Why do 'tug' boats push their barges?
7. Is it good if a vacuum really sucks?
8. Why do we sing "Take me out to the ball game" when we are already there?
9. Why are they called "stands" when they are made for sitting?
10. Why is it called "after dark"? Isn't it really "after light"?
11. Doesn't expecting the unexpected make the unexpected expected?
12. Why do "wise man" and "wise guy" have opposite meanings?
13. What about overlook and oversee? They have opposite meanings too.
14. Why is phonics not spelled the way it sounds?
15. If work is so terrific, why do they have to pay you to do it?
16. If all the world is a stage, where is the audience sitting?
17. If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?
18. If you are cross-eyed and have dyslexia, can you read alright?
19. Why is bra singular and panties plural?
20. Why do you press harder on the buttons of a remote control when you know the batteries are dead?
21. Why do we put suits in garment bags and garments in a suitcase?
22. This is the one you'll all be thinking about for a while ...
Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle?
i've really got nothing of interest to say...so i'll leave you with these questions that i often ask myself. please do your best to answer them and put my mind at ease.
i'm off to work...have a great day, everyone!
1. If a word is misspelled in the dictionary, how would we know?
2. If Webster wrote the first dictionary, where did he find the words?
3. Why do we say something is out of whack? What is a whack?
4. Why do "slow down" and "slow up" mean the same thing?
5. And while we're on the subject, why do "fat chance" and "slim chance" mean the same thing?
6. Why do 'tug' boats push their barges?
7. Is it good if a vacuum really sucks?
8. Why do we sing "Take me out to the ball game" when we are already there?
9. Why are they called "stands" when they are made for sitting?
10. Why is it called "after dark"? Isn't it really "after light"?
11. Doesn't expecting the unexpected make the unexpected expected?
12. Why do "wise man" and "wise guy" have opposite meanings?
13. What about overlook and oversee? They have opposite meanings too.
14. Why is phonics not spelled the way it sounds?
15. If work is so terrific, why do they have to pay you to do it?
16. If all the world is a stage, where is the audience sitting?
17. If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?
18. If you are cross-eyed and have dyslexia, can you read alright?
19. Why is bra singular and panties plural?
20. Why do you press harder on the buttons of a remote control when you know the batteries are dead?
21. Why do we put suits in garment bags and garments in a suitcase?
22. This is the one you'll all be thinking about for a while ...
Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle?
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I was born and raised in NYC (Brooklyn), I'm in no rush to get back....
[Edited on Jun 27, 2003]