Things to Ponder

[MightyMark]

I posted some on the pearlers thread, but thought they are not really jokes, so here is a thread. Feel free to add your own thoughts.

Here are the ones from the Pearlers thread:

If a man is standing in the middle of the forest speaking and there is no woman around to hear him, is he still wrong?

If a deaf person swears, does his mother wash his hands with soap?

If someone with multiple personalities threatens to kill himself, is it considered a hostage situation?

Is there another word for synonym?

Isn't it a bit unnerving that doctors call what they do "practice?"

When sign makers go on strike, is anything written on their signs?

Where do forest rangers go to "get away from it all?"

Why isn't there mouse-flavored cat food?

What do you do when you see an endangered animal eating an endangered plant?

If a parsley farmer is sued, can they garnish his wages?

Would a fly without wings be called a walk?

Why do they lock gas station bathrooms? Are they afraid someone will clean them?

If a stealth bomber crashes in a forest, will it make a sound?

If a turtle doesn't have a shell, is he homeless or naked?

Why don't sheep shrink when it rains?

Can vegetarians eat animal crackers?

If the police arrest a mime, do they tell him he has the right to remain silent?

Why do they sterilize the needles for lethal injections?

Why did kamikaze pilots wear helmets?

Is it true that cannibals don't eat clowns because they taste funny?

 

[MightyMark]

Why isn't phonetic spelled the way it sounds?

Why are cigarettes sold in gas stations when smoking is prohibited there?

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

Have you ever imagined a world with no hypothetical situations?

If you're in a vehicle going the speed of light, what happens when you turn on the headlights?

If a black box in a plane is indestructible, why can't they make the whole plane out of it?

What do sheep count when they can't get to sleep?

Do they have reserved parking for non-handicap people at the Special Olympics?

What was the best thing before sliced bread?

Is there another word for thesaurus?

Is the color orange called that because it's the color of the fruit of the same name, or was the fruit called orange because that's its color? Which came first, the color or the fruit?

Why did God give men nipples?

 

[worbod]

Have you noticed "Why Was He/She Born So Beautiful?" which is often sung at birthday parties, has the same tune as our national anthem.

Why do we still encourage people to 'put your two cents in'. With the two cent piece no longer being a part of the Australian currency, shouldn't our opinions automatically be rounded off to five cents worth?

Why can't you smell the inside of your nose?

 

[MightyMark]

Have you noticed "Why Was He/She Born So Beautiful?" which is often sung at birthday parties, has the same tune as our national anthem.

Why do we still encourage people to 'put your two cents in'. With the two cent piece no longer being a part of the Australian currency, shouldn't our opinions automatically be rounded off to five cents worth?

Why can't you smell the inside of your nose?

And why does the Alphabet song sound like twinkle twinkle little star?

 

[Mofra]

And why does the Alphabet song sound like twinkle twinkle little star?

It is actually the same tune - it was written by Mozart when he was a young prodigy.

 

[jiphoc]

It is actually the same tune - it was written by Mozart when he was a young prodigy.

Wow I kid you not I have been wondering about that for about 15 years, but never got around to figuring out why. As for some more ponders. Here is a few I enjoyed:

Why is it called a TV "set" when you only get one?

Why does your nose run and your feet smell?

Why does an alarm clock "go off" when it begins ringing?

If pro is the opposite of con, is progress the opposite of congress?

Why does "cleave" mean both split apart and stick together?

Why is it, whether you sit up or sit down, the result is the same?

Why is there an expiry date on my sour cream container?

Why call it a building if it's already been built?

 

[worbod]

Would Doctor Who qualify for frequent flyer points?

How did Beaker from The Muppet Show become a lab technician, able to play with dangerous chemicals, when all he can say is "Mee, mee, mee, mee, mee?"

Are Ernie and Bert from Sesame Street children or adults? If they are children, why did we never see their parents or see them go to school? Who supported them and paid the bills? And if they are adults, why did they never go to work? Where were they getting an income from in order to live adequately?

Why did the characters in the movie and TV versions of M*A*S*H, which was set in the 1950s during the Korean War, all get to keep their 1970s hairstyles?

 

[krayfesh]

Why do cars carry shipments, but ships carry cargoes?

 

[Scatter]

If Jesus was born on Christmas Day, and died 33 years later on Good Friday, why do we celebrate one on a specific date (Dec 25), and the other on a different date each year (March/April)?

 

[MightyMark]

Can you Cry underwater?

How important does a person have to be before they are considered assassinated instead of just murdered?

If a deaf person has to go to court, is it still called a hearing?

Why do people pay to go up tall buildings and then put money in binoculars to look at things on the ground?

 

[russea]

In tall buildings why are there signs with brail on them

 

[GiantRooBoy]

Does juice from an unripe lemon taste different to the juice from a ripe lemon?