"Things To Ponder"

1. Is it good if a vacuum really sucks?

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

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

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

5. Why do we say something is out of whack?
What is a whack?

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

7. Why does "fat chance" and "slim chance"
mean the same thing?

8. Why do "tug" boats push their barges?

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

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

11. Why is it call "after dark" when it really is
"after light"?

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

13. Why are a "wise man" and a "wise guy"
opposites?

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

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

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

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

18. If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?

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

20. Why is bra singular and panties plural?

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

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

23. How come abbreviated is such a long word?

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

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

26. What is the synonym for "thesaurus"?