hi all. I wasn't sure weather to put this here or in the fun n games...but i went with here.
Life has some unanswerable questions...like "what came first the chicken or the egg?"
what are the ones you know or can you think of expnaations for them?
here are a few of the questions i know
Why are cigarettes sold in gas stations when smoking is prohibited there?
If 7-11 is open 24-hours a day, 365 days a year, why are there locks on the doors?
If you're in a vehicle going the speed of light, what happens when you turn on the headlights?
You know how most packages say "Open here". What is the protocol if the package says, "Open somewhere else"?
Why do we drive on parkways and park on driveways?
Why is it that when you're driving and looking for an address, you turn down the volume on the radio?
Why is it that when you transport something by car, it's called a shipment, but when you transport something by ship, it's called a cargo?
Just a few i know..anyone know the answers or can anyone think of anymore?
Abi
life's unanswerable questions
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, Nov 01 2005 11:54 AM
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Posted 01 November 2005 - 11:54 AM
Philosophers have only interpreted the the world as they see it- but the point is to change it. Karl MarxSceptics and belieers always disagree, Always try and change what the other believesYou have your views and I have mineThere's nothing we can do it's a fact of lifeIt's what makes the world go round,But it stops proof from being found - Abi
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Posted 01 November 2005 - 01:07 PM
Why isn't Phonetics spelled like it sounds phonetically? Why does "fat chance" and "slim chance" mean the exact same thing?
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Posted 01 November 2005 - 01:38 PM
what's the sound of one hand clapping?
If a tree falls and no one is around to hear it, does it make a noise?
(a couple more)
If a tree falls and no one is around to hear it, does it make a noise?
(a couple more)
Philosophers have only interpreted the the world as they see it- but the point is to change it. Karl MarxSceptics and belieers always disagree, Always try and change what the other believesYou have your views and I have mineThere's nothing we can do it's a fact of lifeIt's what makes the world go round,But it stops proof from being found - Abi
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Posted 01 November 2005 - 02:02 PM
If a palne crashes in a cemetery, where do they bury the survivors?
(I couldn't resist it!)
(I couldn't resist it!)
Ah. Well... I attended Juilliard... I'm a graduate of the Harvard business school. I travel quite extensively. I lived through the Black Plague and had a pretty good time during that. I've seen the EXORCIST ABOUT A HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SEVEN TIMES, AND IT KEEPS GETTING FUNNIER EVERY SINGLE TIME I SEE IT... NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT YOU'RE TALKING TO A DEAD GUY... NOW WHAT DO YOU THINK? You think I'm qualified? --BeetlejuiceI'm the ghost with the most, babe.--BeetlejuiceWe've come for your daughter Chuck--Beetlejuice
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Posted 01 November 2005 - 02:03 PM
Oh, when you think of it, those survivors are going to die later in life. So, logically they'd be buried in a cemetery!
Ah. Well... I attended Juilliard... I'm a graduate of the Harvard business school. I travel quite extensively. I lived through the Black Plague and had a pretty good time during that. I've seen the EXORCIST ABOUT A HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SEVEN TIMES, AND IT KEEPS GETTING FUNNIER EVERY SINGLE TIME I SEE IT... NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT YOU'RE TALKING TO A DEAD GUY... NOW WHAT DO YOU THINK? You think I'm qualified? --BeetlejuiceI'm the ghost with the most, babe.--BeetlejuiceWe've come for your daughter Chuck--Beetlejuice
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Posted 02 November 2005 - 01:26 AM
ok i got a few
Why do they call them Apartments if there so close ?
Why do we park on a drive way and drive on a park way?
In high school why did we have to take english WE speake fine ?
Why cant convicted falens vote? there people too.
and most of all
see who gets this
Brothers and sisters I have none.
But this mans father is my fathers son
WHO IS HE ??????
Why do they call them Apartments if there so close ?
Why do we park on a drive way and drive on a park way?
In high school why did we have to take english WE speake fine ?
Why cant convicted falens vote? there people too.
and most of all
see who gets this
Brothers and sisters I have none.
But this mans father is my fathers son
WHO IS HE ??????
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Posted 02 November 2005 - 03:37 AM
the man is you and i agree with you on the english...we have enough exams no need for an english one!!!
Why do we say an alarm clock is "going off" when it's actually turning on?
Why is the slowest time of day on the road called "rush hour?"
Doesn't expecting the unexpected make the unexpected expected?
Why do we say an alarm clock is "going off" when it's actually turning on?
Why is the slowest time of day on the road called "rush hour?"
Doesn't expecting the unexpected make the unexpected expected?
Philosophers have only interpreted the the world as they see it- but the point is to change it. Karl MarxSceptics and belieers always disagree, Always try and change what the other believesYou have your views and I have mineThere's nothing we can do it's a fact of lifeIt's what makes the world go round,But it stops proof from being found - Abi
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Posted 02 November 2005 - 06:06 AM
If a palne crashes in a cemetery, where do they bury the survivors?
(I couldn't resist it!)
Of course you wouldnt bury the survivors lol
How about this one...why is it that hot dogs are sold in packs of 8 and the buns come in packs of 10?
Many of the truths that we cling to depend greatly upon our point of view.
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Posted 02 November 2005 - 08:21 AM
Why are hamburger called that when they are made of beed 99% of the time?
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Posted 02 November 2005 - 12:26 PM
Why is Carson Daly successful?
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Posted 02 November 2005 - 01:02 PM
Why have I not won the lottery yet? Huh? Really, just tell me!!
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Posted 02 November 2005 - 01:36 PM
your right the answer was HIMSELF
cause they only ones that do win (( the lottery )) are the ones that have never plain on where the money would go. Or how it needed to get spent
how far can u go into the wood?
How far can u go up?
how is it people who talk about how hard u should have to work to make money yet they only worked 6 years their whole life.
cause they only ones that do win (( the lottery )) are the ones that have never plain on where the money would go. Or how it needed to get spent
how far can u go into the wood?
How far can u go up?
how is it people who talk about how hard u should have to work to make money yet they only worked 6 years their whole life.
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Posted 03 November 2005 - 02:29 AM
Why are hamburger called that when they are made of beef 99% of the time?
They are named for a city in Germany and not the meat!
Ah. Well... I attended Juilliard... I'm a graduate of the Harvard business school. I travel quite extensively. I lived through the Black Plague and had a pretty good time during that. I've seen the EXORCIST ABOUT A HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SEVEN TIMES, AND IT KEEPS GETTING FUNNIER EVERY SINGLE TIME I SEE IT... NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT YOU'RE TALKING TO A DEAD GUY... NOW WHAT DO YOU THINK? You think I'm qualified? --BeetlejuiceI'm the ghost with the most, babe.--BeetlejuiceWe've come for your daughter Chuck--Beetlejuice
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Posted 03 November 2005 - 11:58 AM
Who indeed put the Bop in the Bop Shoo Bop Shoo Bop??????
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Posted 04 November 2005 - 03:40 AM
why can't they make the whole plane (atleast the part where the passengers are) out of the same stuff that the indestrucable black box is made of that they keep on planes?
Abi
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Philosophers have only interpreted the the world as they see it- but the point is to change it. Karl MarxSceptics and belieers always disagree, Always try and change what the other believesYou have your views and I have mineThere's nothing we can do it's a fact of lifeIt's what makes the world go round,But it stops proof from being found - Abi
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