Pondering Thoughts
a.. How come you press harder on a remote-control when you know
the battery is dead?
b.. Have you ever imagined a world with no hypothetical
situations?
c.. You know how most packages say "Open here"... What
is the protocol if the package says, "Open somewhere
else"?
d.. Why are they called apartments, when they're all stuck together?
e.. Why do people without a watch look at their wrist when you
ask them what time it is?
f.. Why do you ask someone without a watch what time it is?
g.. Why is it that the guy who comes up behind you while you're
waiting for an elevator presses the already
lit "up" button -- as though he
somehow has magical powers that you didn't when you pressed it
the first time?
h.. Why do banks charge you a "non-sufficient funds
fee" on money they already know you don't have?
i.. Does the reverse side also have a reverse side?
j.. Why is the alphabet in that order?
k.. If you got into a taxi and he started driving backwards,
would the taxi driver end up owing you money?
l.. What would a chair look like if your knees bent the other
way?
m.. Why is a carrot more orange than an orange?
n.. Do fish get cramps after eating?
o.. How come abbreviated is such a long word?
p.. Why are there 5 syllables in the word
"monosyllabic"?
q.. If it's zero degrees outside today and it's supposed to be
twice as cold tomorrow, how cold is it going to be?
r.. Why do they call it the Department of Interior when they are
in charge of everything outdoors?
s.. How do "Keep off the grass" signs get where they
are?
t.. Why is there only one Monopolies commission?
u.. Why do ballet dancers always dance on their toes?
v.. Wouldn't it be easier to just hire taller dancers?
w.. Why do they put Braille on the drive-thru ATM machines?
x.. How do blind people know what Braille buttons to push, if
they can't see the little screens?
y.. Why do scientists call it "re"search when looking
for something new?
z.. When a bee regurgitates to make honey, does it get sick at
it's stomach?
aa.. Why is it that you drive on a parkway, and park on a
driveway?
ab.. Why do people who know the least know it the loudest?
ac.. Why is it called a building when it is already built?
ad.. Why are they called "trunks" when they are
vertical, and "logs" when they are horizontal?
ae.. How can you say "The same difference" when, if
they have the same differences, then they must
be the same - not different?
af.. Do you ever wonder if flowers sniff us back?
ag.. If 7-Eleven is open 365 days a year 7 days a week 24
hours a day, why are there locks on the doors?
ah.. Why does a dog hate for you to blow in its face, but when
its in a car he sticks his head out the window?
ai.. If you throw a cat out on the road while driving does it
become "kitty litter"?
aj.. Why do shipments go by car and cargo goes by ship?
ak.. Why is it called Greenland if it's all ice? Why is it called
Iceland if it's all green?
al.. Why do we call it a TV set, when there is only one?
am.. Why are there Postal Mail Boxes in front of the Post
Office? You are already there!
an.. If pro is the opposite of con, then is progress the opposite
of congress?
ao.. Why is it when someone eats something that tastes bad they
say "Aw, this tastes gross!" and turn
to you and say "Try it!" Why
would I want to try it, if they already told me what it tastes
like?
ap.. Why is dyslexia so hard to spell and lisp so hard to say?
Ifs
a.. If all the world is a stage, where is the audience sitting?
b.. If the #2 pencil is the most popular, why is it still #2?
c.. If work is so terrific, how come they have to pay you to do
it?
d.. If you try to fail, and succeed, which have you done?
Why?
Can a pizza get to your house faster than an ambulance?
Do people order double cheese burgers, a large fry, and a diet
coke?
Do banks leave both doors open and then chain the pens to the
counters?
Do we leave cars worth thousands of dollars in the driveway and
leave useless things and junk in boxes in the garage?
Do we use answering machines to screen calls and then have call
waiting so we won't miss a call from someone we didn't want to
talk to in the first place?
Do we buy hot dogs in packages of ten and buns in packages of
eight?