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Leaving the subject of politics aside for awhile, there are some things I've always wondered...

Why do overlook and oversee mean opposite things?

Why do superheros wear their underwear on the outside of their clothes?

What was the best thing BEFORE sliced bread?

Why do they call it a pair of pants but only one bra?

Why are there braille dot pads on drive thru ATM's?

Can snakes sit?

There are some things we'll simply never know.😀

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Originally posted by bill718
Leaving the subject of politics aside for awhile, there are some things I've always wondered...

Why do overlook and oversee mean opposite things?

Why do superheros wear their underwear on the outside of their clothes?

What was the best thing BEFORE sliced bread?

Why do they call it a pair of pants but only one bra?

Why are there braille dot pads on drive thru ATM's?

Can snakes sit?

There are some things we'll simply never know.😀
"Why are there braille dot pads on drive thru ATM's? "
so that blind people could call a taxi, go to that drive through atm and take out cash.

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Originally posted by bill718
Leaving the subject of politics aside for awhile, there are some things I've always wondered...

Why do overlook and oversee mean opposite things?

Why do superheros wear their underwear on the outside of their clothes?

What was the best thing BEFORE sliced bread?

Why do they call it a pair of pants but only one bra?

Why are there braille dot pads on drive thru ATM's?

Can snakes sit?

There are some things we'll simply never know.😀
I have a few questions of my own
Why do we park in the driveway and drive on the parkway.
Do illiterate people get the full effect of alphabet soup?
Why are there interstate highways in Hawaii?
Why do women wear evening gowns to go out at night? Shouldn't they be wearing night gowns?
Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker?
Why do croutons come in airtight packages? It's just stale bread.
Why don't psychics predict the winning lottery numbers and retire?
If vegetarians eat vegetables, what do humanitarians eat?
Why does pizza come in a square box?

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Originally posted by quackquack
I have a few questions of my own
Why do we park in the driveway and drive on the parkway.
Do illiterate people get the full effect of alphabet soup?
Why are there interstate highways in Hawaii?
Why do women wear evening gowns to go out at night? Shouldn't they be wearing night gowns?
Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker?
Why ...[text shortened]... If vegetarians eat vegetables, what do humanitarians eat?
Why does pizza come in a square box?
If olive oil is made from olives, what's baby oil made from?

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Originally posted by bill718
Leaving the subject of politics aside for awhile, there are some things I've always wondered...

Why do overlook and oversee mean opposite things?

Why do superheros wear their underwear on the outside of their clothes?

What was the best thing BEFORE sliced bread?

Why do they call it a pair of pants but only one bra?

Why are there braille dot pads on drive thru ATM's?

Can snakes sit?

There are some things we'll simply never know.😀
Snakes can sit.

Bread was the best thing before sliced bread.

How else would you know that they're supper?

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Originally posted by Zahlanzi
"Why are there braille dot pads on drive thru ATM's? "
so that blind people could call a taxi, go to that drive through atm and take out cash.
Most taxis don't have rolldown windows, and why not just go inside?

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Originally posted by quackquack
I have a few questions of my own
Why do we park in the driveway and drive on the parkway.
Do illiterate people get the full effect of alphabet soup?
Why are there interstate highways in Hawaii?
Why do women wear evening gowns to go out at night? Shouldn't they be wearing night gowns?
Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker?
Why ...[text shortened]... If vegetarians eat vegetables, what do humanitarians eat?
Why does pizza come in a square box?
What is a parkway?
They can read letters, not words. Plus if you're eating alphabet soup as an adult it probably doesn't matter if you can read or not.
Because they put them on in the evening to get ready.
You don't want your stale bread going off, do you?
Because the lotto is random.
Vegetarians eat more than just vegetables, in fact some of them don't eat vegetables at all.
Square boxes are easier and cheaper to manufacture.

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Why do liberals complain about corporate control of government and then turn around and vote for more government control?

Why do conservatives complain about big government and then turn around and support a massive military?

Why do liberals support illegal immigration but then turn around and support abortion on demand on the basis that the unborn are often an unwanted drains on society?

Why do conservatives champion government sponsored marriage but then say government should mind its own business when it comes to gay marriage? I though conservatives wanted government out of marriage altogether, but it turns out they like the perks for their own state sponsored sexual orientation and not others

Why do liberals support taxation EXCEPT when it comes to a poll tax? Think about it. Create a high tax to vote and then give subsidies ONLY to the poor who vote. What you will wind up with are only food stamp voters who will win you every election. Soon the entire nation will be on food stamps and vote accordingly. Then again, with progressives fully in control of both parties I think this will happen anyway so never mind. Just think of all the new drones Obama can buy with the increased revenue.

How can the NSA track our every step and word but lose a jumbo jet airliner and not know that Russia was going to invade the Ukraine?

sh76
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Originally posted by quackquack
Why do we park in the driveway and drive on the parkway.
Not sure about all of them, but the answer to this one is simple:

If you'd park on a parkway you'd get rear ended and if you'd drive on a driveway, you'd smash through the garage door.

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Originally posted by sh76
Not sure about all of them, but the answer to this one is simple:

If you'd park on a parkway you'd get rear ended and if you'd drive on a driveway, you'd smash through the garage door.
Brings up the question of naming. Why isn't the driveway called the parkway, and the parkway named driveway?

sh76
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Originally posted by normbenign
Brings up the question of naming. Why isn't the driveway called the parkway, and the parkway named driveway?
Oh, so THAT was the question! Hmpff!

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So when you go to buy 2% milk, what is the other 98%?

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