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 Anno
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 Some of life's unanswerable questions 
#2307578 - 02/06/04 02:39 AM (20 years, 2 months ago) |
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From http://www.angelfire.com/super/peculiar/unansweredquestions
** Why is it considered necessary to nail down the lid of a coffin?~~
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** Why does the sun lighten our hair, but darken our skin?~~
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** Why can't women put on mascara with their mouth closed?~~
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** Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle?~~
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** Why don't you ever see the headline "Psychic Wins Lottery"?~~
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** Why is "abbreviated" such a long word?~~
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** Why is a boxing ring square?~~
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** Why is it called lipstick if you can still move your lips?~~
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** Why is it that doctors call what they do "practice"?~~
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** Why is it that rain drops but snow falls?~~
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** Why is it that when you're driving and looking for an address, you turn down the volume on the radio?~~
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** Why is lemon juice made with artificial flavor, and dishwashing liquid made with real lemons?~~
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** Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker?~~
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** Why is the third hand on the watch called second hand?~~
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** Why is the time of day with the slowest traffic called rush hour?~~
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** Why is the word dictionary in the dictionary?~~
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** Why isn't there a special name for the tops of your feet?~~
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** Why isn't there mouse-flavored cat food?~~
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** Why can't they make the whole plane out of the same substance that little indestructible black box is?~~
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** Can fat people go skinny-dipping?~~
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** Why do you need a driver's license to buy liquor when you can't drink and drive?~~
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Re: Some of life's unanswerable questions [Re: Anno]
#2307615 - 02/06/04 03:38 AM (20 years, 2 months ago) |
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??? Some sound answerable to me.
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Anno
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Re: Some of life's unanswerable questions [Re: daba]
#2307627 - 02/06/04 03:59 AM (20 years, 2 months ago) |
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Bring us the enlightenment.
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barfightlard
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Re: Some of life's unanswerable questions [Re: Anno]
#2307632 - 02/06/04 04:06 AM (20 years, 2 months ago) |
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I know why dictionary is a word in the dictionary!!! It's becausehow can you expect people to use so much brain power to discover such a thing!!! Or maybe it's part of our steadly dumbed down language.
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 Re: Some of life's unanswerable questions [Re: daba]
#2307633 - 02/06/04 04:06 AM (20 years, 2 months ago) |
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I agree. Many of those questions are specific to the English language or to our particular culture, and are quite answerable. And they don't seem at all universal to life. Some of em are still cute, though. 
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EvilGir
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Re: Some of life's unanswerable questions [Re: MrGrib]
#2307684 - 02/06/04 05:12 AM (20 years, 2 months ago) |
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>Why is it considered necessary to nail down the lid of a coffin
To make sure the dead stay dead 
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Re: Some of life's unanswerable questions [Re: Anno]
#2307728 - 02/06/04 06:34 AM (20 years, 2 months ago) |
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 infidelGOD
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 Re: Some of life's unanswerable questions [Re: Anno]
#2308061 - 02/06/04 09:31 AM (20 years, 2 months ago) |
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why isn't "phonetically" spelled that way?
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