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  • Started 3 years ago by MaxandCali'sMom
  • Latest reply from Bellantara
  1. Why is abbreviated such a long word?
    Why does monosyllabic have five syllables?
    Why isn't phonetic spelled the way it sounds?
    Why is a carrot more orange than an orange?
    Why are there interstate highways in Hawaii?
    Why do we drive on parkways and park on driveways?
    Why are they called apartments, when they're all stuck together?
    Why do scientists call it research when looking for something new?
    Why do they call it a building? It looks like they're finished. Why isn't it a built?
    Why is it when you transport something by car, it's called a shipment, but when you transport something by ship, it's called cargo?
    If vegetarians eat vegetables, what do humanitarians eat?
    If price and worth mean the same thing, why priceless and worthless are opposites?
    Is there another word for synonym?
    Is it possible to be totally partial?

    Do you have any more?

    Posted 3 years ago by MaxandCali'sMom #

  2. Those are good questions MMM!!! Quite funny to when you read them and think about it.

    Posted 3 years ago by cricketsmama #

  3. AH!Georgie, how we miss ye.

    Posted 3 years ago by ailuromaniac #

  4. LOL! These are great ones.

    Posted 3 years ago by miu #

  5. Why do they call it rush hour when nobody moves?

    Posted 3 years ago by gatakitty #

  6. If you choke a smurf, what color does it turn?

    Posted 3 years ago by gatakitty #

  7. gatakitty..I have often wondered myself about the smurfs...

    If 7-11's are open 24 hours a day, why do they have locks on the doors?

    Posted 3 years ago by 2bpurring #

  8. What is your name?
    What is your quest?
    What is your favorite color?

    Posted 3 years ago by gatakitty #

  9. LOL, GK!

    Posted 3 years ago by miu #

  10. gk, you are funny! Yes, George will be missed.

    Posted 3 years ago by Sheba's Mom in Phoenix, AZ 10/8 #

  11. Maybe I'm a little dense, but who is "George"?

    Posted 3 years ago by MaxandCali'sMom #

  12. The Hippie Dippy Weatherman!

    Father of the 7 words you cannot say on television.

    Contraster of the two all American sports.

    Commentator of the Absurd.

    George Carlin.

    Posted 3 years ago by ailuromaniac #

  13. NFL nicknames:
    Buckaneers=Bucs
    Jaguars=Jags
    Redskins=Skins
    so the Titans would be?...(teehee!)
    New Jersey is the only state where you can drop the "New" and it still makes sense. (New) Mexico? (New) York? Even (New) England.
    Crazy things pop in my head when I'm a bit blue over nothing special. Guess it's my mind's way of cheering me up!

    Posted 3 years ago by JoanfromNewJersey #

  14. Keep 'em coming--these are great!

    I kinda thought it might be George Carlin, but wasn't sure. I think George Grizzard is hilarious, too1!

    Posted 3 years ago by MaxandCali'sMom #

  15. I still want to know why there's Braille at the drive up ATM. (No, I didn't get this from anybody - I've always actaully wondered that).

    As long as we're on the subject of ATMs, why do people call them ATM machines? ATM stands for Automated Teller Machine, so that last machine isn't necessary. Sorry, it's just annoying to me.

    Posted 3 years ago by HuddysMama #

  16. Never mind the term "hot water heater." If the water's hot, it doesn't need heating, now does it???

    Posted 3 years ago by gatakitty #

  17. I am always amused by seeing "Shrimp Scampi" on a menu.
    I wonder if it means miniature shrimp sauted in an Italian butter sauce?

    Posted 3 years ago by ailuromaniac #

  18. LOL! These are all such good questions! Good points too.

    Posted 3 years ago by SylMiaFelixMomma #

  19. Actually, "scampi" is Italian for shrimp. So when we get that artery-clogging delicacy, we are ordering "shrimp shrimp."

    Now, let's talk about jumbo shrimp--is that like kosher ham? Fat-free Crisco?

    Posted 3 years ago by gatakitty #

  20. You guys are cracking me up...keep them comin!!!

    Posted 3 years ago by 2bpurring #

  21. Why do doctors call what they do "practice"? It makes me nervous...

    Posted 3 years ago by JoanfromNewJersey #

  22. LOL...so many good ones!

    Posted 3 years ago by LadyKat of IA #

  23. "...and for all the sins of my past life..."

    You mean the one you lived all during the Dark Ages?

    Posted 3 years ago by Emma #

  24. Why doesn't Flo leave Andy Capp for good?
    Why was a television show about poverty in a deteriorating inner city called "Good Times"?
    Why were all the regular and recurring German-soldier roles on "Hogan's Heroes" played by Jewish actors?

    Posted 3 years ago by Leeny #

  25. Why do you drive on a parkway, but park in a driveway?

    Posted 3 years ago by Bellantara #

  26. Leeny, I can answer the "Hogan's Heroes" question. Both Werner Klemperer ("Col. Klink") and John Banner ("Sgt. Schultz") both said that the main reason they took their roles was as an act of revenge by playing the Nazis as clownish losers.

    In fact, Klemperer had it put into his contract that if ever Klink was scripted to "win" over the POW's Klemperer was free to walk right then and there without penalty.

    Posted 3 years ago by gatakitty #

  27. LOL. Thanks, everyone.
    Whap! I needed that!

    Posted 3 years ago by artistabobbi TX 1/17 #

  28. Since so many people are afraid of flying, why is it that when you get to the airport, the first word you see is "terminal"?

    Posted 3 years ago by gatakitty #

  29. Woohoo! The added ones are really good! Keep it going-you're doing great!

    Posted 3 years ago by MaxandCali'sMom #

  30. Who needs a classroom of kids! It is just like the beginning of school here! I have to say that I look forward to questions though...

    Posted 3 years ago by SoxsMom #


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