| why questions
Why is "abbreviated" such a long word?
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Why is lemon juice made with artificial flavor, and dishwashing liquid made with real lemons?
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Why is the third hand on the watch called a second hand?
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Why isn't there a special name for the tops of your feet?
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If nothing ever sticks to TEFLON, how do they make TEFLON stick to the pan?
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Can a stupid person be a smart-ass?
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Can fat people go skinny-dipping?
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Why is it considered necessary to nail down the lid of a coffin?
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Why is it that rain drops but snow falls?
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Why is the time of day with the slowest traffic called rush hour?
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Why is the man who invests all your money, called a broker?
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Why don't you ever see the headline "Psychic Wins Lottery"?
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Why isn't there mouse flavored cat food? There is fish flavored!
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Why is it that doctors call what they do "practice"?
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Why is it that when you're driving and looking for an address, you turn down the volume on the radio?
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Why does the sun lighten our hair, but darken our skin?
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Why is it called lipstick if you can still move your lips?
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Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle?
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Why is it that to stop Windows, you have to click on "Start"?
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If all is not lost, where is it?
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If Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy her friends?
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Why do steam irons have a permanent press setting?
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Why do you need a driver's license to buy liquor when you can't drink and drive?
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Why are there flotation devices under plane seats instead of parachutes?
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Do you need a silencer if you are going to shoot a mime?
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If a cow laughed, would milk come out her nose?
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If you tied buttered toast to the back of a cat and dropped it from a height, what would happen?
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Why are cigarettes sold in gas stations when smoking is prohibited there?
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You know how most packages say "Open here". What is the protocol if the package says, "Open somewhere else"?
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You know that little indestructible black box that is used on planes, why can't they make the whole plane out of the same substance?
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If a 7-11 is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, why are there locks on the doors?
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Why isn't phonetic spelled the way it sounds?
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Why are there interstate highways in Hawaii?
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If you're in a vehicle going the speed of light, what happens when you turn on the headlights?
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Have you ever imagined a world with no hypothetical situations?
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Why is it that when you transport something by car, it's called a shipment, but when you transport something by ship, it's called cargo?
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If you throw a cat out a car window does it become kitty liter?
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How did a fool and his money get together?
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Why did kamikaze pilots wear helmets?
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