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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 04:00 PM
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Why! Why! Why!

Do we press harder on a remote control when we know the batteries are getting dead?

Why do banks charge a fee on "insufficient funds" when they know there is not enough money?

Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars,
but check when you say the paint is wet?

Why doesn't glue stick to the bottle?

Why do they use sterilized needles for death by lethal injection?

Why doesn't Tarzan have a beard?

Why does Superman stop bullets with his chest,
but ducks when you throw a revolver at him?

Why do Kamikaze pilots wear helmets?

Whose idea was it to put an "S" in the word "lisp"?

If people evolved from apes, why are there still apes?

Why is it that no matter what color bubble bath you use the bubbles are always white?

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

Why do people constantly return to the refrigerator with hopes that
something new to eat will have materialized?

Why do people keep running over a string a dozen times with their vacuum cleaner, then reach down, pick it up, examine it,
then put it down to give the vacuum one more chance?

Why is it that no plastic bag will open from the end on your first try?

How do those dead bugs get into those enclosed light fixtures?

When we are in the supermarket and someone rams our ankle with a shopping cart then apologizes for doing so, why do we say, "It's all right?"
Well, it isn't all right, so why don't we say, "That hurt, you stupid idiot?"

Why is it that whenever you attempt to catch something that's falling off the table you always manage to knock something else over?

In winter why do we try to keep the house as warm as it was in summer when we complained about the heat?

How come you never hear father-in-law jokes?

And my FAVORITE......

The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four persons is suffering from some sort of mental illness.
Think of your three best friends -- if they're okay, then it's you.
 
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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 04:12 PM
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Originally Posted by sierraben
Do we press harder on a remote control when we know the batteries are getting dead?
Speaking of which, I have to pick up some batteries on my way home from work...

Thanks for the reminder!
 
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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 04:21 PM
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Why do we park in a driveway and drive on a parkway?

If God is love and love is blind, is Ray Charles God?

Anarchy=mob rule
Mob=large group of people
Large group of people=majority
Majority=controlling faction of democratic republic
Which means we are mired in anarchy.
 
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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 04:27 PM
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Guilty of just about ALL the "why do we" ones and also have wondered about the general "why" statements too!
 
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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 04:37 PM
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Why don't sheep shrink when it rains?

Why do psychics ask you your name?

Why does cargo go by ship and shipment go by truck?

If you arrest a mime, does he need to be told he has a right to remain silent?
 
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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 06:11 PM
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Why does toilet paper come in such small squares....
 
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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 06:51 PM
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Why is 'abbreviation' such a long word?
Why do men have nipples?
Why do military spokesmen on TV wear camo? I can still see you....
 
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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 06:55 PM
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Why do men have nipples?
so i can play with them until my wife gets home?!?

hahahahhahah...
 
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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 07:20 PM
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Why don't chicken breast have nipples?
 
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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 07:59 PM
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Why don't chicken breast have nipples?
They do. They're called "goose bumps".
 
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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 09:11 PM
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If it's tourist season then why can't we shoot them?
 
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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 09:18 PM
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why do they rescue cats out of trees?
 
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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 09:55 PM
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Originally Posted by sierraben
They do. They're called "goose bumps".
Never thought about that.
 
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Old Aug 30, 2007 | 06:58 AM
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Why is it that when we watch someone press the elevator 'call' button, we have to go over and press it too? Or even press it several times.


Why is it that we 'click' the mouse button more than once, when the pc doesn't react instantly?
(My wife seems to think that it makes the processor do the task faster! I kid you not!)

Why do we lock a door, pull it shut, then try to re-open it by attempting to turn the doorknob?

Why do we call an "Orange" an "Orange", but, we don't call a Lemon a "Yellow" (well, sometimes we call it a Chevy. . . sorry!) or a Lime a "Green" or an Apple a "Red"?


I'm done.
 
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Old Aug 30, 2007 | 11:03 AM
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If it's tourist season then why can't we shoot them?
You can. Just don't get caught.
 
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