Why?

[Railman5]

1. Why 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, how did he know all the words?

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

6. Why do “slow down” and “slow up” mean the same thing?

7. Why do “fat chance” and “slim chance” mean the same thing?

8. Why do ‘tug’ boats push their barges?

9. Why doesn’t glue stick to the inside of the bottle?

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

11. Why is it called “after dark” when it is really “after light”?

12. Doesn’t ‘expecting the unexpected’ make the unexpected expected?

13. Why are a ‘wise man’ and a ‘wise guy’ opposite?

14. Why do ‘overlook’ and ‘oversee’ mean opposite things?

15. Why is phonics not spelt the way it sounds?

16. If work is so brilliant, 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 alright?

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?

[harunaksoy]

Dunno

[cheezus420]

just because

[zprog]

4. If Webster wrote the first dictionary, how did he know all the words?

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Ahem. He didn't. Samuel Johnson did.

[saprouzy]

Why do “fat chance” and “slim chance” mean the same thing?

do they?

[army20]

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

I like that one

[ripken204]

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

i dont get this one? a stand being something that you put an item on?

13. Why are a ‘wise man’ and a ‘wise guy’ opposite?

im picturing the 3 mise men and the ppl from goodfellas