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22 Apr 04 - 08:25 PM (#1168497) Subject: BS: Philosphical (unanswerable questions) From: freightdawg Being somewhat of a philosophical sort, I keep coming across questions that drive me crazy. Things like: If olive oil comes from olives, what does baby oil come from? or, this one I just found today- If a person with multiple personalities threatens suicide, do the authorities consider that a hostage situation? or, What is the speed of dark? If a company ships 5 pound of styrofoam, how do they pack it? And, if laughter is pronounced "lafter", how come a female child is not called a "dafter." Awaiting your answers and other ponderous challenges. Freightdawg |
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22 Apr 04 - 08:39 PM (#1168503) Subject: RE: BS: Philosphical (unanswerable questions) From: Bill D I'm afraid this subject had been |
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22 Apr 04 - 08:50 PM (#1168509) Subject: RE: BS: Philosphical (unanswerable questions) From: Bill D for example... http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=26559 http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=37618 http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=44240 (a search on 'driveway' and 'parkway' got me these) |
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22 Apr 04 - 09:47 PM (#1168538) Subject: RE: BS: Philosphical (unanswerable questions) From: Amos I note there is nothing unanswerable nor philosophica about any of thesae questions, all iof which are light puns or other sorts of shallow humor. A |
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22 Apr 04 - 11:18 PM (#1168578) Subject: RE: BS: Philosphical (unanswerable questions) From: Bill D well, Amos, I have judged 'maturity' for many years by the time a person quits calling riddles 'jokes'. Some of those lines are cute, and a few are darned clever....but with the WWW it is hard to avoid reading the same ones 40 times. If you pick the right phrase, a Google search will get you page after page of stuff like this that is merely copy & paste, with NO credit to the original compiler. |
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22 Apr 04 - 11:43 PM (#1168591) Subject: RE: BS: Philosphical (unanswerable questions) From: Stilly River Sage Bill D, Isn't it lucky that Mudcat has some truly original punsters, so you can get more than just occasional original laughs! And the wit around here is great (all day I've been chuckling over Amos's droll line about George Bush's inability to speak grammatically, when compared to Kerry: "I like to be kissed when I'm getting fucked.") Okay, so it isn't highbrow, but it's a very witty application of the line. :) SRS |
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22 Apr 04 - 11:45 PM (#1168594) Subject: RE: BS: Philosphical (unanswerable questions) From: Once Famous Here's one: Ever wonder why people say they are going to take a shit, when in reality, they leave one? |
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23 Apr 04 - 12:08 AM (#1168605) Subject: RE: BS: Philosphical (unanswerable questions) From: mack/misophist It you're going to complain about English spelling, blame it all on Jos. Caxton. It's all his fault. |
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23 Apr 04 - 04:06 AM (#1168721) Subject: RE: BS: Philosphical (unanswerable questions) From: GUEST,freda Given an infinite number of geeks in an infinite number of Star Trek conventions, would there be at least one with a life? Is the sky blue? What will I have for lunch today -- tofu salad or egg salad? If a monk, living in a monastery, takes a vow of silence, then talks in his sleep, has he broken his vow of silence? If so, who is going to tell on him? If a man speaks in a forest and there is no woman to hear him, is he still wrong? If a thing of beauty is a joy forever, why does ugly seem to last so much longer? |
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23 Apr 04 - 04:37 AM (#1168755) Subject: RE: BS: Philosphical (unanswerable questions) From: Dave Hanson Ugly is in the eye of the beholder, [ get it out with optrex ] eric |
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23 Apr 04 - 04:50 AM (#1168766) Subject: RE: BS: Philosphical (unanswerable questions) From: Michael As the adjacent thread asks; 'Why are computers so infuriating?' Mike |
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23 Apr 04 - 05:28 AM (#1168793) Subject: RE: BS: Philosphical (unanswerable questions) From: GUEST "Is this a question?" |
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23 Apr 04 - 05:31 AM (#1168797) Subject: RE: BS: Philosphical (unanswerable questions) From: GUEST "If this is an answer." |
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23 Apr 04 - 09:14 AM (#1168922) Subject: RE: BS: Philosphical (unanswerable questions) From: Snuffy My thing of beauty is a joy for less than a minute nowadays |
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23 Apr 04 - 12:06 PM (#1169057) Subject: RE: BS: Philosphical (unanswerable questions) From: Mrs.Duck Why do we call it a blow job? |
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23 Apr 04 - 12:38 PM (#1169095) Subject: RE: BS: Philosphical (unanswerable questions) From: Bill D why do we call it a JOB? "The best things in life are free"...If you find it is part of your job description, don't hire on. |
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23 Apr 04 - 01:58 PM (#1169186) Subject: RE: BS: Philosphical (unanswerable questions) From: Rustic Rebel If you pull the wings off a fly would you call it a walk? Can vegetarians eat animal crackers? |
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23 Apr 04 - 02:35 PM (#1169223) Subject: RE: BS: Philosphical (unanswerable questions) From: GUEST,Kaleb If it's 0 degrees when I go to bed and it's twice as cold when I wake up, what's the temperature? -Kaleb |
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24 Apr 04 - 06:33 AM (#1169609) Subject: RE: BS: Philosphical (unanswerable questions) From: RangerSteve If a woman is talking in a forest and there's no one around to hear her, is she still nagging? |
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24 Apr 04 - 07:39 AM (#1169629) Subject: RE: BS: Philosphical (unanswerable questions) From: Helen How is "ghoti" pronounced??? (according to Mark Twain, I think) Guest Freda, in answer to your question 5 - Yes! :-) Ranger Steve, No! :-) Helen |
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24 Apr 04 - 02:21 PM (#1169832) Subject: RE: BS: Philosphical (unanswerable questions) From: Peace Ghoti is pronounced 'fish'. enouGH=f wOmen=i acTIon=sh |
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24 Apr 04 - 05:30 PM (#1169953) Subject: RE: BS: Philosphical (unanswerable questions) From: Helen Thanks brucie, I knew someone would know that one. Trouble is I always forget the middle bit. I remember the "gh" sound from tough enough, etc and I remember the "ti" sound, but then my mind goes blank on the "o" sound. Helen |