Points to Ponder
Posted on May 30, 2007
>Subject: Fw: Points to ponder > > 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? (Maybe a kilter?) > > 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? > > > >
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