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Old Dec 3, 2008 | 03:16 PM
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Only In America...

...do drugstores make the sick walk all the way to the back of the store to get their prescriptions while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front

...do people order double cheeseburgers, large fries, and a diet coke


...do banks leave both doors open and then chain the pens to the counter

...do we leave cars worth thousands of dollars in the driveway and put our useless junk in the garage

...do we buy hot dogs in packages of ten and buns in packages of eight


...do they have drive-up ATM machines with Braille lettering.

 
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Old Dec 3, 2008 | 03:24 PM
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...do pharmacists say, "Come again soon!"

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Old Dec 3, 2008 | 05:49 PM
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Hey, I grew up drinking Pepsi and Coke is just to syrupy for me so I always order a Diet if Mt Dew is not a choice.
 
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Old Dec 3, 2008 | 06:08 PM
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we park in a driveway and drive on a parkway

we are not supposed to drink and drive yet bars have parking lots
 
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Old Dec 4, 2008 | 12:51 AM
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I dont think I've ever seen hot dogs in a 10 pack, theyre all either 8 or those super valu packs that have like 30.
 
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Old Dec 4, 2008 | 09:59 AM
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Did you ever wonder why....

...Sheep don't shrink when they get wet? (probably a question best answered by Timmy)

Or why Noah didn't swat those two mosquitoes?

Or why women can't put their mascara on with their mouth closed?
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Or why you never see this hadline..."Psychic Wins Lottery!"<O<O<O<O</O</O</O</O
 
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Old Dec 4, 2008 | 10:46 AM
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Why is an alarm clock going “off” when it actually turns on?


Why is Grape Nuts cereal called that, when it contains neither grapes, nor nuts?


If Jimmy cracks corn and no one cares, why is there a song about him?


Can you buy an entire chess set in a pawn shop?


Why is it called a “drive through” if you have to stop?


Why does mineral water that has “trickled through mountains for centuries” go out of date next year?


Are part time band leaders called semi-conductors?


Why are Softballs hard?


Do the minutes on the movie boxes include the previews, credits, and special features, or just the movie itself?


If the professor on Giligan’s Island can make a radio out of coconut, why can’t he fix a hole in a boat?


Why do people point to their wrist when asking for the time, but people don’t point to their crotch when they ask where the bathroom is?


Why is an electrical outlet called an outlet when you plug things into it? Shouldn’t it be called an inlet


Why do we scrub Down and wash Up?


Why does Goofy stand erect while Pluto remains on all fours? They’re both dogs!



Why do most cars have speedometers that go up to at least when you legally can’t go that fast on any road?


Why do they call it “getting your dog fixed” if afterwards it doesn’t work anymore?


Why do they call it taking a dump? Shouldn’t it be leaving a dump?


Where in the nursery rhyme does it say humpty dumpty is an egg?


Why do they sterilize needles for lethal injections?


Why do banks leave the door wide open but the pens chained to the counter?


If electricity comes from electrons, does morality come from morons?


Why does Donald Duck wear a towel when he comes out of the shower, when he doesn’t usually wear any pants?

If an orange is orange, why isn’t a lime called a green or a lemon called a yellow?

If a cat always lands on its feet, and buttered bread always lands butter side down, what would happen if you tied buttered bread on top of a cat?


Why isn’t there a special name for the tops of your feet?


If the #2 pencil is the most popular, why’s it still #2?


Why is a professional who invests your money called a “broker”?
 
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Old Dec 4, 2008 | 11:11 AM
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The drive-up ATM machines are that way because they are a uni-fit design that you would see inside the back if they had one there.

And yes Oscar Mayer are sold in packages of 10. That is more like 2 5 packs glued together but it is still 10.
 
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