Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Odd Phenomenon

Why do we drive on parkways and park on driveways?
Why do ships carry cargo and cars carry shipments?
Why do feet smell and noses run?
Why is the busiest hour of the day called rush hour?
Why do we call what doctors do "practice"?
Why do we sing "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" when you are already there?
Why are there Braille dots to a drive up ATM?
Why are there no guilty bystanders?
Where did Webster look up the definitions for his dictionary?
What's the synonym for Thesuarus?
What does a bald man have on his drivers license for hair color?
What do you call a male ladybug?
Why are there interstate highways in Hawaii?
If nothing sticks to Teflon, how do they get Teflon to stick to the pan?
Why do we say an alarm clock is "going off" when it begins ringing?
Why does the word cleave mean to split as well as put together?
Why call it a building if it is already built?
If a smurf is choking, what color does it turn?
If corn oil comes from corn, where does baby oil come from?
Why are apartments called that if they are stuck together?
Why is there an "S" in the word lisp?
If PIN stands for Personal Identification Number why do we call it a PIN number?
How can the phrase fat chance and slim chance mean the same thing?
How come a wise guy and a wise man be opposite types of people?
Why is there no end to these silly phrases?

6 comments:

Tami said...

Some I've wondered before...Seeing a list like this makes me glad that English is my first language! And I guess makes me a little more patient with the silly nuances of Mandarin... thanks for the fun! Ai ni!

Just Only Me said...

Some of the most interesting conundrums of our time, eh?
Hey, LOVE the card!!!! LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT!! It's so cute, Ryan commented on how talented you are at your card-making ability. You are so great, thank you so much!! Love you!

Connie said...

Hey, long time no see. Your valentines cards are soooo cute. I love checking out your blog, it is great fun. Thanks for sharing. Love ya, Connie

Connie said...

Happy Birthday!!!! Thinking of you today and hoping you are having a great celebration. Connie

Katrina said...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AIMEE!!! I love Blogging but I don't like that the only place I can leave you a message is on a comment thing that has NOTHING to do with the post!!

Oh well!

I hope you have had a WONDERFUL birthday and I love you! :)

Emily said...

Happy Birthday! I thought about you on Friday but didn't have access to the internet. Hope it was a good day.