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Thursday 31 May 2007

Answers anyone?......

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


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

Why do we press harder on a remote control when we know the batteries are flat?

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 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"?

What is the speed of darkness?

If the temperature is zero outside today and it's going to be twice as cold tomorrow, how cold will it be?

If it's true that we are here to help others, what are the others doing here?

Do married people live longer than single ones or does it only seem longer?

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



Did you ever stop and wonder......


Who was the first person to look at a cow and say, "I think I'll squeeze these pink dangly things here, and drink whatever comes out?"

Who was the first person to say, "See that chicken there... I'm gonna eat the next thing that comes outta it's bum."

Why do toasters always have a setting so high that could burn the toast to a horrible crisp, which no decent human being would eat?

Why is there a light in the fridge and not in the freezer?

Why do people point to their wrist when asking for the time, but don't point to their bum when they ask where the bathroom is?

Why does your Obstetrician, Gynaecologist leave the room when you get undressed if they are going to look up there anyway?

Why does Goofy stand erect while Pluto remains on all fours? They're both dogs!

If quizzes are quizzical, what are tests?

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

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

Stop singing and read on .. . . . .. . . . .

Do illiterate people get the full effect of Alphabet Soup?

Did you ever notice that when you blow in a dog's face, he gets mad at you, but when you take him on a car ride, he sticks his head out the window?

Does pushing the elevator button more than once make it arrive faster?

29 comments:

Anonymous said...

The other interesting question is, why are water biscuits dry?
And just so you know, there are some freezers with lights in, ours has one, but maybe its because its american and they always go one better!

CG said...

lol, i really enjoyed these, especially the toaster one xx

Mike Minzes said...

Now these are the questions that we all should be asking. Reading that post I found myself saying "oooh yeaaaah" several times. Thanks for reminding me that sometimes it's a good idea to take a look around at what we are all have been conditioned to do.

Great post!
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Anonymous said...

Also, how do you get off a non stop flight, or on it for that matter? And what do you plant to get seedless grapes?
It's all very interesting..

Anonymous said...

Also, how do you get off a non stop flight, or on it for that matter? And what do you plant to get seedless grapes?
It's all very interesting..

Akelamalu said...

anonymous
You've raised some interesting questions there!

Akelamalu said...

cg
Glad your enjoyed it.

Akelamalu said...

mike m
I've always asked a lot of questions!! :)

Anonymous said...

Hey, I never thought about that. Why DOESN'T Tarzan have a beard!?

Linda said...

I've never understood the whole charging ridiculous amounts of money for insufficient funds. Somehow I think the banks have us over a barrel on that one!

Great questions worth contemplating on a lazy summer day!

Akelamalu said...

rhea
Perhap's he's a girl? ;)

Akelamalu said...

Linda
Don't make sense do it?
You have sun? I want some!

Queenie said...

I don't know!!!

Akelamalu said...

queenie
Why not?

Tammy said...

these are all very interesting...now where are the answers ;)
PS...could you please email directions on how to put a banner for Madeleine on my blog as you have done?

Akelamalu said...

early bird
Search me?

I'll email you about the banner but in case anyone else wants to know -
Click on the banner and it will take you to the Bring Madeleine home site where you can pick up the code to insert into your blog.

RUTH said...

brilliant...especial the quiz one!!!! LOL Thanks for this...I've really had a good giggle.
Rx

Anonymous said...

Great Questions... also, where does the white go when the snow melts?

Anonymous said...

You're tagged... Muahahahaha!

Neoma said...

All great observations, and I have wondered some of these same things......:)

As to alphabet soup. It is the same as with scrabble, I never got enough letters to spell anything worth spelling. haha

Empress Bee (of the high sea) said...

and i have wondered who ate the first raw oyster. imagine opening one and saying, well this looks like something that fell out of an ox's nose, i think i'll eat it....

smiles, bee

Catch said...

haha..I do so many of these things....predd on the remote harder when the battery is low!!! I have seen people push the elvator button a bunch of times....lol.....too much!

Annelisa said...

lol I had these in an email some time back, but they still made me chuckle! :-D

katie eggeman said...

Now I am going to spend the evening asking myself WHY?

Julia Phillips Smith said...

"Why do Kamikaze pilots wear helmets?"

That's my favorite one! Loved this post - really gave me a well-needed laugh.

Lo Kelween said...

ehm...Tough questions...but Aunty Lucy has an answer on why doesn't Tarzan have a beard-- the beard was tangled between the tree when he sway from one tree to another! :)

Akelamalu said...

ruth
Glad you had a giggle it'll do you good! x

josh
I wondered that too. I'll be over later to check out the tag.

nea
I always get the X, Y, Z in scrabble!

Bee
Oh yes whoever did that was either very brave, or very stupid!

catch
I do it with my pc all the time.... press c'mon press c'mon press c'mon!

annelisa
Oh yes they do the rounds regularly don't they but so funny!

bankerchick
If you come up with any answers you'll let me know won't you?

julia
Glad you had a laugh. :)

elween
Aunt Lucy is a clever lady to come up with that answer! :)

GEWELS said...

My freezer has a light.HAHA


I love the Eagles song you have playing.

Akelamalu said...

gewels
Glad you like the music - I thought it was time for a change. :)