More reasons to wonder why........

Questionable thoughts to ponder:.......

There is no egg in eggplant

There is no ham in hamburger

Neither apple nor pine in pineapple.

English muffins weren't invented in England

French fries weren't invented in France.

Sweetmeats are candies while sweetbreads, which aren't sweet, are meat.

Why do we park in a driveway, and drive on a Parkway?

Quicksand can work slowly.

Boxing rings are square.

A guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.

People recite at a play and play at a recital?

Ship by truck and send cargo by ship?

Have noses that run and feet that smell?

How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites?

A house burns up as it burns down.

You fill in a form by filling it out.

Why is bra singular and panties plural?

Is it good if a vacuum really sucks?

Why is the third hand on the watch called the second hand?

Doesn't "expecting the unexpected" make the unexpected expected?

Why is it called "after dark" when it really is "after light"?

Why does "slow down" and "slow up" mean the same thing?

Why do "tug" boats push their barges?

Why do we sing "Take me out to the ball game" when we are already there?

Why is "phonics" not spelled the way it sounds?

If Webster wrote the first dictionary, where did he find the words?

If a word is misspelled in the dictionary, how would we ever know?

Why do "overlook" and "oversee" mean opposite things?

Why are they called "stands" when they are made for sitting?

How come abbreviated is such a long word?

If all the world is a stage, where is the audience sitting?

If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?

If you are cross-eyed and have dyslexia, can you read all right?

Why do you press harder on the buttons of a remote control when you know the batteries are dead?

Why do we put suits in garment bags and garments in a suitcase?

If work is so terrific, why do they have to pay you to do it?

Why do we wash bath towels? Aren't we clean when we use them?

Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle?

Why do they call it a TV set when you only have one?

Christmas is weird. What other time of the year do you sit in front of a dead tree
and eat candy out of your socks?....