Just Think

Keeks

Did you ever ask yourself:

1. Is it good if a vacuum really sucks?

2. Why is the third hand on the watch called the second hand?

3. If a word is misspelled in the dictionary, how would we ever know?

4. If Webster wrote the first dictionary, where did he find the words?

5. Why do we say something is out of whack? What is a whack?

6. Why do "slow down" and "slow up" mean the same thing?

7. Why do "fat chance" and "slim chance" mean the same thing?

8. Why do 'tug' boats push their barges?

9. Why do we sing "Take me out to the ball game" when we are already there?

10. Why are they called "stands" when they are made for sitting?

11. Why is it called "after dark" when it really is "after light" ?

12. Doesn't 'expecting the unexpected" make the unexpected expected?

13. Why are a 'wise man' and a 'wise guy' opposites?

14. Why do 'overlook' and 'oversee' mean opposite things?

15. Why is phonics not spelled the way it sounds?

16. If work is so terrific, why do they have to pay you to do it?

17. If all the world is a stage, where is the audience sitting?

18. If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?

19. If you are cross-eyed and have dyslexia, can you read all right?

20. Why is bra singular and panties plural?

21. Why do you press harder on the buttons of a remote control when you know the batteries are dead?

22. Why do we put suits in garment bags and garments in a suitcase?

23. How come abbreviated is such a long word?

24. Why do we wash bath towels? Aren't we clean when we use them?

25. Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle?

Victor

I'm not sure if all of the above are truely correct. However, you missed out that one parks a car in the driveway, but drives a car on the parkway.

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[cue Homer Simpson voice] Hmmm, pigeons.

Lenny

Hmm some of those realy do make you ponder

by the way has the spell checker got ANYTHING to do with this site ?
it seems to be down ...

[This message has been edited by OJ (edited 11-02-2001).]

Keeks

I know that there is a lot more of these type questions around. I had a longer list somewhere. Just can't find it.

Bard

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Keeks:
Did you ever ask yourself:
7. Why do "fat chance" and "slim chance" mean the same thing?
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They don't. They mean opposite things, - it's just that "fat chance!" is usually said sarcastically.

Keeks

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Bard:
They don't. They mean opposite things, - it's just that "fat chance!" is usually said sarcastically.

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Please explain why Bard.

To me the both just mean that you dont have a chance. ie. Very little or no chance.

Paladin

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">sar·casm (särkzm)
n.

A cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound.
A form of wit that is marked by the use of sarcastic language and is intended to make its victim the butt of contempt or ridicule.
The use of sarcasm. See Synonyms at wit1. </font>

It means someone says 'Fat chance' meaning you have a good chance - if taken to be true, however it isn't meant in this way because it is said with sarcasm, which in essence means you say one thing and mean the opposite. I do not apologise for patronising here unless your previous post was in fact sarcasm