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Since there is a rule that states "i" before "e"
except after "c", wouldn't "science" be
spelled wrong? Why do you DELETE something on the computer, but ERASE something
on paper? Why is Christmas colors red and green when Santa's suit is
red and white? Why do people say PIN number when that truly means Personal
Identification Number Number? Why do people call it an ATM machine, but they know it's really
saying Automated Teller Machine Machine? 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 too ? Why is it when we laugh in school the teachers say do you
find something funny? When obviously we do? strangers, yet on Halloween, its encouraged! Why is that ? 364 days of the year, parents tell their kids not to take
candy from If all of the Acme stuff doesn't work, why does Wile Coyote
keep buying their products?
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If your name is Mr. Crunch, and you joined the Navy, would
you eventually be Captain Crunch? Can you cry under water? Does Hawaiian Punch come from Hawaii? Just what was the "Baby On Board" sign for? Did
it help us decide which car not to hit in case of an accident? When a boy is named after his dad, he is called 'Junior,'
but what do you call a girl that is named after her mother? Do the air bubbles that are created when you fart in water,
smell when they pop? How important does a person have to be before they are considered
assassinated instead of just murdered? If a bunch of cats jump on top of each other, is it still
called a dog pile? Why is Donkey Kong called "DONKEY" Kong if he's
a monkey? If money doesn't grow on trees then why do banks have branches? If you went back in time and killed your mother would you
disappear the moment you killed her? Who gets to keep the pennies in a wishing well? Why do we teach kids that violence is not the answer and then
have them read about wars in school that solved America's
problems? Do the security guards at airports have to go through airport
security when they get to work? Why
do they call the small candy bars the "fun sizes"?
Wouldn't be more fun to eat a big one? Why is "number" abbreviated as "no"?
When there is no "o" in number? Is sign language the same in languages other than English? If you die and you have a broken leg do they take the
cast off? Since a running back runs forward, why is he called a
running back? Why is it that when babies are born they only weigh like
7 lbs yet the mom weighs 30 lbs more? When something's funny why is it called a "knee-slapper"
when you actually slap your thigh? Why is it the TWELVE days of Christmas when there is only
one day of Christmas? Since bread is square, then why is sandwich meat round? How
come only car keys are the only keys with teeth on both
sides? Why do we wash behind our ears? Who really looks there? How come you pay an extra 25 cents to get something put on
your hamburger but they don't take off the price if you get
something taken off? If I had my legs amputated, would I have to change my height
and weight on my driver's license? Why do they put the names of football teams on baseball caps? Why is snow white and ice clear? Aren't they just different
forms of water? Why is Charlie short for Charles if they are both the same
number of letters? Did Noah have woodpeckers on the ark? If he did, where did
he keep them? Do movie producers still say lights, camera, and action when
it is a dark scene? How come popcorn isn't a vegetable? Can bald men get lice?? Why do people say, "You can't have your cake and eat
it too"? Why would someone get cake if they can't eat
it? Is Jerry Garcia grateful to be dead? Why is it that its good to score under par in golf but its
bad to be under par in any thing else? If overalls are held up by the snaps at the top, then why
do they have belt loops? Why aren't safety pins as safe as they say they are? What happens if your snot freezes in your nose? Why are Pringles curved? If you were a genie and a person asked you this wish, "I
wish you would not grant me this wish" what would you
do? If the president were gay, would his husband be the first
man? Why cant a baby cry while its inside its mother? If
a missing person sees their picture on a milk carton that
offers a reward, would they get the money? Why did Mary own a little lamb? If mars had earthquakes would they be called marsquakes? Why do all superheroes wear spandex? Why are people allowed to put naked statues outside but
why can't we run outside naked? Which way does a compass point in space? Why is the 0 on a phone after 1 and not before 1? Why is a square meal served on round plates? Why is it when some products you have to turn it upside
down to read the directions, and the directions say do
not turn upside down? Why
do you get in trouble for blocking an exit when you're
standing in the doorway? In case of an emergency, wouldn't
you run out, too, therefore NOT blocking the exit? You know the expression, "Don't quit your day job?"
Well what do you say to people that work nights? If something "goes without saying," why do people
still say it? Why do companies offer you "free gifts?" Since
when has a gift NOT been free? Why do dogs sniff other dog’s bottoms to say hello,
why don’t they just bark in their face or something? If your sick for one week and on one of those days they
had to cancel school because of snow, do you have to make
up that day in June? Why can't you get a tan on your palms? Why is vanilla ice cream white when vanilla extract is
brown? Why doos shaped macaroni taste better than the normal
kind? Why do you go “back and forth” to town if you
really must go forth before you go back? Why is it when we talk to God we are praying, but when
God talks to us we are put into the loony bin? Why is toilet bowl cleaning liquid only blue? Do they have girl’s bathrooms in gay bars? Why isn't chocolate considered a vegetable, if chocolate
comes from cocoa beans, and all beans are a vegetable? Why is there that little space inside strawberries, as
if it was meant for a pit, and then the seeds are on the
outside? If heat rises, then shouldn't hell be cold? If a fork were made of gold would it still be considered
silverware? How come you play at a recital, but recite at a play? Why is chopsticks one of the easiest songs to play on
the piano, but the hardest thing to eat with? What happens if you put this side up face down while popping
microwave popcorn? Can mute people burp? Why is it that when you get out of a swimming pool, your
urine is hotter when you use the restroom? Why is it that when things get wet they get darker, even
though water is clear?? Isn't it funny how the word 'politics' is made up of the
words 'poli' meaning 'many' in Latin, and 'tics' as in
'bloodsucking creatures’? Have you ever noticed that if you rearranged the
letters in mother in law, they come out to Woman Hitler? Why are the commercials for cable companies on cable but
not on regular television? Don't they want the people
without cable to buy the cable? Wouldn't it be smart to make the sticky stuff on envelopes
taste like chocolate? Why are people so scared of mice, yet we all love Mickey
Mouse?
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