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The "WHY" thoughts

Posted: Thu, 04 May 2006 9:25 am
by Ling2
Why do we press harder on a remote control when we know the batteries
are getting weak?

Why do banks charge a fee on "insufficient funds" when they know there
is not enough?

Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars,
but check when you say the paint is wet?

Why doesn't glue stick to the bottle?

Why do they use sterilized needles for death by lethal injection?

Why doesn't Tarzan have a beard?

Why does Superman stop bullets with his chest, but ducks when you throw
a revolver at him?

Why do Kamikaze pilots wear helmets?

Whose idea was it to put an "S" in the word "lisp"?

If people evolved from apes, why are there still apes?

Why is it that no matter what color bubble bath you use the bubbles are
always white?

Is there ever a day that mattresses are not on sale?

Why do people constantly return to the refrigerator with hopes that
something new to eat will have materialized?

Why do people keep running over a string a dozen times with their vacuum
cleaner, then reach down, pick it up, examine it, then put it down to
give the vacuum one more chance?

Why is it that no plastic bag will open from the end on your first try?

How do those dead bugs get into those enclosed light fixtures?

Why is it that whenever you attempt to catch something that's falling
off the table you always manage to knock something else over?

In winter why do we try to keep the house as warm as it was in summer
when we complained about the heat?

How come you never hear father-in-law jokes?

And my FAVORITE......


The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four persons is
suffering from some sort of mental illness. Think of your three best
friends -- if they're okay, then it's you.

Posted: Thu, 04 May 2006 9:27 am
by Ling2
More questions...


Can you cry under water?

How important does a person have to be before they are considered
assassinated instead of just murdered?

Why do you have to "put your two cents in"... but it's only a "penny for
your thoughts"? Where's that extra penny going to?

Once you're in heaven, do you get stuck wearing the clothes you were
buried in for eternity?

Why does a round pizza come in a square box?

What disease did cured ham actually have?

How is it that we put man on the moon before we figured out it would be
a good idea to put wheels on luggage?

Why is it that people say they "slept like a baby" when babies wake up
like every two hours?

If a deaf person has to go to court, is it still called a hearing?

Why are you IN a movie, but you're ON TV?

Why do people pay to go up tall buildings and then put money in
binoculars to look at things on the ground?

Why is "bra" singular and "panties" plural?

Can a hearse carrying a corpse drive in the carpool lane?

If Wyle E. Coyote had enough money to buy all that ACME crap, why
didn't he just buy dinner?

If corn oil is made from corn, and vegetable oil is made from
vegetables, what is baby oil made from?

If electricity comes from electrons, does morality come from morons?

Do the Alphabet song and Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star have the same
tune?

Why did you just try singing the two songs above?

Why do they call it an asteroid when it's outside the hemisphere, but
call it a hemorrhoid when it's in your butt?

Do you ever wonder why you gave me your e-mail address in the first
place?

Posted: Thu, 04 May 2006 12:34 pm
by Baron Greenback
Do the Alphabet song and Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star have the same
tune?

Why did you just try singing the two songs above?

Agghhh - I hate it when I get caught out like that!

good lists, made me smile :) thank u

Posted: Thu, 04 May 2006 12:43 pm
by Ling2
You are welcome BG :wink: Always make my day to know I made at least one person smile :)

Posted: Thu, 04 May 2006 2:53 pm
by Em Eye
make that 2 people you made smile....

Yes you can cry under water!

The why are bubbles always white question got me. Anyone know the answer?

Posted: Thu, 04 May 2006 3:57 pm
by hailstonez
THAT tickles. it's a great day!

Posted: Thu, 04 May 2006 4:14 pm
by Vaucluse
Why does Superman stop bullets with his chest, but ducks when you throw a revolver at him?


:lol: :lol:

True, true - also, why does he wear his undies over his leotards?

Posted: Thu, 04 May 2006 6:22 pm
by micknlea
Vaucluse wrote: True, true - also, why does he wear his undies over his leotards?

...because he doesn't want to have a horrible pantyline of course!!! :lol: :lol:

Posted: Thu, 04 May 2006 7:42 pm
by cataluna
micknlea wrote:
Vaucluse wrote: True, true - also, why does he wear his undies over his leotards?

...because he doesn't want to have a horrible pantyline of course!!! :lol: :lol:
:lol: :lol: :lol:

=D> for Ling2, you made my day

Posted: Thu, 04 May 2006 7:57 pm
by Vaucluse
micknlea wrote:
Vaucluse wrote: True, true - also, why does he wear his undies over his leotards?

...because he doesn't want to have a horrible pantyline of course!!! :lol: :lol:


:lol: Silly me

Posted: Thu, 04 May 2006 10:22 pm
by Em Eye
Vaucluse wrote:
Why does Superman stop bullets with his chest, but ducks when you throw a revolver at him?


:lol: :lol:

True, true - also, why does he wear his undies over his leotards?
Because if something does scare him and he s***s his pants it's easier to change them :) :) :)