Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Thought Number 41

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

Monday, January 25, 2010

Thought Number 40

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

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Thought Number 39

Why do "tug" boats push their barges?

Saturday, January 23, 2010

Thought Number 38

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

Friday, January 22, 2010

Thought Number 37

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

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Thought Number 36

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

Monday, January 18, 2010

Thought Number 35

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

Sunday, January 17, 2010

Thought Number 34

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

Saturday, January 16, 2010

Thought Number 33

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

Friday, January 15, 2010

Thought Number 32

Is it good if a vacuum really sucks?