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Fla Dem

(23,650 posts)
1. Interesting, very interesting. I'll add to the conundrum. More to ponder.
Thu Mar 7, 2019, 11:14 AM
Mar 2019
More Things To Wonder About

-If a pig loses its voice, is it disgruntled?

-Why isn't 11 pronounced onety one?

-Why do they say something is out of whack? What is a whack?

-If you take an Oriental person and spin him around several times, does he become disoriented?

-If people from Poland are called "Poles," why aren't people from Holland called Holes?"

-When someone asks you, "A penny for your thoughts," and you put your two cents in, what happens to the other penny?

-Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker?

-Why do croutons come in airtight packages? It's just stale bread to begin with.

-When cheese gets its picture taken, what does it say?

-Why is a person who plays the piano called a pianist, but a person who drives a race car not called a racist?

-Why are a wise man and a wise guy opposites?

-Why do overlook and oversee mean opposite things?

-What is the difference between a "slim chance" and a "fat chance"?

-If horrific means to make horrible, does terrific mean to make terrible?

-"I am" is reportedly the shortest sentence in the English language. Could it be that "I do" is the longest sentence?

-If lawyers are disbarred and clergymen defrocked, doesn't it follow that electricians can be delighted, musicians denoted, cowboys deranged, models deposed, tree surgeons debarked and dry cleaners depressed?

-Do Roman paramedics refer to IV's as "4's"

-Why is it that if someone tells you that there are 1 billion stars in the universe you will believe them, but if they tell you a wall has wet paint you will have to touch it to be sure?

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IrishEyes

(3,275 posts)
3. "Your future self is watching you right now through memories"
Thu Mar 7, 2019, 12:46 PM
Mar 2019

That is creepy. However, I hope I'm thinking how great and young I looked back then.

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
4. Why is it that a dog hates it if you blow in her face
Thu Mar 7, 2019, 02:17 PM
Mar 2019

But she will stick her head out of a car window to enjoy the breeze?

Niagara

(7,595 posts)
5. I have a few more to add to your wonderful list, Heartstrings
Thu Mar 7, 2019, 10:04 PM
Mar 2019

So true with the statement every time you clean something, you just make something else dirty.


-Why is it that everyone driving faster than you is considered an idiot and everyone driving slower than you is a moron?

-Why do people say "heads up" when you should duck?

-Why is it called a funny bone, when if you hit it, it's not funny at all?

- Is there ever a day that mattresses are not on sale?

-Why are the little styrofoam pieces called peanuts?

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