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Non Gaming Discussions => Off-Topic => Topic started by: luckee on February 01, 2002, 07:06:15 PM
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Why is the third hand on the watch called the second hand?
If a word is misspelled in the dictionary, how will we ever know?
If Webster wrote the first dictionary, where did he find the words?
Why do we say something is out of whack? What is a whack?
Why does "slow down" and "slow up" mean the same thing?
Why does "fat chance" and "slim chance" mean the same thing?
Why do "tug" boats push their barges?
Why do we sing "Take me out to the ball game" when we are already there?
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 expected?
Why are a "wise man" and a "wise guy" opposites?
Why is "phonics" not spelled the way it sounds?
If all the world is a stage, where does the audience sit?
If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?
If you\'re cross-eyed and have dyslexia, can you read all right?
Why is bra singular and panties plural?
Why do you press harder on a remote control when you know the battery is dead?
Why do we put suits in a garment bag and put garments in a suitcase?
How come abbreviated is such a long word?
Why doesn\'t glue stick to the inside of the tube?
Why do they call it a TV set when you only get one?
Does the Little Mermaid wear an algebra?
Why is "feel free" and "free feel" to different things?
Why do we park in the driveway and drive in the parkway?
Where do they get the seeds to grow seedless oranges?
How come there is a mailbox in front of the post office?
If we can make semi-conductors, why can\'t we make complete conductors?
Why go to all the trouble of building a hidden driveway when the highway department puts up a "Hidden
Drive" sign?
How come we can never just rant or just rave? Why do we always have to do both? It makes me sick and
tired.
If a mime fell in the woods, would he make a sound?
Why do radio stations interrupt 60 minutes of uninterrupted music to tell you that you\'re listening to
60 minutes of uninterrupted music?
If your nose runs and your feet smell, are you built upside down?
What did moths congregate areound before light bulbs were invented?
If Count Dracula can\'t see his reflection in the mirror, why is his hair always so neatly combed?
Why are America\'s parks and great outdoors administered by the Department of the Interior?
Does an invisible ink stain have to be cleaned with invisible spot remover?
If you put a chameleon in a mirrored box, what color would he be -- clear?
Can you call someone on the other side of the international date line and get tomorrow\'s winning lottery
numbers?
Can you really avoid injury in an airplane crash if you jump out when the plane is just a few feet from
the ground?
Why do we use the phrase "recorded earlier"? Is there ANY other time to record something?
Why do you need a driver\'s license to buy liquor when you can\'t drink and drive?
Why are there interstate highways in Hawaii?
Why are there flotation devices under plane seats instead of parachutes?
Why are cigarettes sold in gas stations when smoking is prohibited there?
Do you need a silencer if you are going to shoot a mime?
Have you ever imagined a world with no hypothetical situations?
How does the guy who drives the snowplow get to work in the mornings?
If Seven-Eleven is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, why are there locks on the doors?
If a cow laughed, would milk come out of her nose?
If nothing ever sticks to TEFLON, how do they make TEFLON stick to the pan?
If you tied buttered toast to the back of a cat, and dropped him from a height, what would happen?
If you\'re in a vehicle going the speed of light, what happens when you turn on the headlights?
You know how most packages say "Open Here"? What is the protocol if the package says, "Open Somewhere
Else"?
Why do they put Braille dots on the keypad of the drive-up ATM?
Why is it that when you transport something by car, it\'s called a shipment, but when you transport
something by ship, it\'s called cargo?
You know that indestructible black box that is used on planes? Why can\'t they make the whole plane out
of the same substance?
Why is it that when you\'re driving and looking for an address, you turn down the volume on the radio?
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is it just me...or are some of those really dumb and have simple answers...
like say... the last one...you turn the volume down because it helps concentration...
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Hilarious...
is it just me...or are some of those really dumb and have simple answers...
like say... the last one...you turn the volume down because it helps concentration...
true..
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Originally posted by Bobs_Hardware
is it just me...or are some of those really dumb and have simple answers...
like say... the last one...you turn the volume down because it helps concentration...
yea, for those with a short attention span. I\'ve never had a prob. with leaving my music up while parking. Or looking for an address for that fact, which is another time I notice ppl turning the volume down.
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If you tied buttered toast to the back of a cat, and dropped him from a height, what would happen?
This reminds me of a very interesting philosophy I had. But one must first examine just what this question refers to.
According to Murphy\'s law, a buttered slice of bread will always land butter-side down, if one has an expensive carpet. My figuring is this: If you butter a cat, and place it over an expensive carpet, it will spin in midair. This is because both the cat\'s feet, and the butter want to reach the ground.
But I don\'t just want to make cats spin in midair; I could put this philosophy to work in a positive way--I could use the spinning cat to power a huge turbine! This turbine could be hooked into a generator, and could successfully generate 25,000 megawatts of electricity, powering 3 cities.
I am a genius.
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I think my head just exploded..... :boom:
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some of these are funny, some are stupid
like the one about tug boats, infact they dont push the boats, if done correctely, they tie up to the side of the boat, and they pull the boat, they dont go from behind at all, also when they tie up, it acts as the boats are one boat, not like one pulling the other, you wonder how i know this, its becouse i live on a 130ft boat!
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Matrix question:
Why do people say some things taste like chicken and it\'s not even chicken? :confused: mind boggeling.:sconf:
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Why is the third hand on the watch called the second hand?
A second is called a second because it is the second sexagesimal division of a unit. A second hand is called the second hand because it measures seconds.
Why do we say something is out of whack? What is a whack?
Webster says that a whack can be a “condition: esp: proper working order”
Why are they called "stands" when they\'re made for sitting?
Because stands are seats that “stand” freely.
Why is it called "after dark" when it is really after light?
After dark(ness begins). Implications, dear Watson.
Why is "phonics" not spelled the way it sounds?
Because English is the worst written language on the planet.
If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?
Lingerie is for lust. Love is blind to lust.
If you\'re cross-eyed and have dyslexia, can you read all right?
Dyslexia does not mean “reads backwards,” it means “a disturbance of the ability to read.”
Why do you press harder on a remote control when you know the battery is dead?
Because if there is a little juice left a more concrete contact might be enough to send out a signal.
How come abbreviated is such a long word?
Because you can then abbreviate it “abb.”
Why doesn\'t glue stick to the inside of the tube?
No contact to dry air nor a rough surface in which to attatch.
Why do they call it a TV set when you only get one?
It’s a set of all the working parts of the television.
Does the Little Mermaid wear an algebra?
She wore sea shells.
How come there is a mailbox in front of the post office?
For when the office is closed.
I’ll answer more later.
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Thanks for clearing those up Trog.
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Originally posted by Bladez
Thanks for clearing those up Trog.
there is always one bladez..i s\'pose he is ours......
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I can\'t believe that I just read this entire thread. Man, I must be bored!:yawn:
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Some people have way too much time on their hands:p
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Originally posted by Troglodyte
I’ll answer more later.
Where are more answers. They are oh so intriguing.
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Why are there flotation devices under plane seats instead of parachutes?
Because if the plane was going to crash you could not jump out cuz:
If you\'re to high up in the air you could not open the door. (pressure)
You would suffocate.
You could be sucked into the engine.
The plane is going to fast, you would spin out of control.
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I never heard anyone say "slow up"...
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well some of those make sense to me
i ve thought about the radio one over and over again
i tell ya its just one of those things