Things to think about

[Arvon]

Stuff to Think Of

These are some of the things I think about when I'm home alone and the TV is broken.

Why is an orange the only fruit named after its color? Or was the color named after the fruit?

Why do people who know the least know it the loudest?

Do they have reserved parking for regular people at the Special Olympics?

Why is the third hand on the watch called the second hand?

Is a computer virus covered by Medicare?

How do you know when a Smurf suffocates?

If Webster wrote the first dictionary, where did he find the words?

In Chinese, why are the words for crisis and opportunity the same?

Where do swear words come from?

Why do people use the word "irregardless"?

Why does "slow down" and "slow up" mean the same thing?

Why is it that we recite at a play and play at a recital?

How does skating on thin ice get you into hot water?

Why do they have signs at Burger King that say, "Picture menus available for those who need them"? If you can't read, how can you ask for a picture menu?

If a case of the clap spreads is it called applause?

Why do fat chance and slim chance mean the same thing?

Why does "cleave" mean both split apart and stick together?

Why does flammable and inflammable mean the same thing?

Why are they called "stands" when they're made for sitting?

Why is it called "after dark", when it is really after light?

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

If FedEx and UPS were to merge, would they call it FedUp?

Do Lipton Tea employees take coffee breaks?

Why do they report power outages on TV? I mean, duh!

If the insurance companies are going to set guidelines before approving Viagra coverage, what are they going to use? A growth chart?

If a light-sleeper sleeps with a light on, what does a hard-sleeper sleep with?

Why do we put suits in a garment bag and put garments in a suitcase?

Why do we wash bath towels? Aren't we clean when we use them?

Why doesn't Tarzan have a beard?

[Sever]

Much silliness. [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img] If i can remember a handful of them next time i get into one of those conversations, i'll be happy.

[Callum]

If Webster wrote the first dictionary, where did he find the words?

He didn't. Dr. Johnson did.

[shamrock_uk]

[img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img] And what an episode it was, too!

[Bithron]

When I'm bored I try to do important things, like giving people the finger with my toes...

[pritchke]

I think about why would someone kidnap an 18 month old baby in Italy and than beat it with a shovel to stop it from crying?

[ 04-05-2006, 02:51 PM: Message edited by: pritchke ]

[Illumina Drathiran'ar]

Originally posted by Arvon: Why do people use the word "irregardless"?

To incite people like me to violence, obviously.

[Kyrvias]

Originally posted by pritchke: I think about why would someone kidnap an 18 month old baby in Italy and than beat it with a shovel to stop it from crying?

Indeed. That was quite sad

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