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Pastimes : A CENTURY OF LIONS/THE 20TH CENTURY TOP 100

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To: jbe who wrote (1297)11/9/1999 4:19:00 PM
From: Bill  Read Replies (1) of 3246
 
Joan, some points to ponder:

How come wrong numbers are never busy?

Do people in Australia call the rest of the
world 'up over'?

Does that screwdriver belong to Phillip?

Can a stupid person be a smart-ass?

Does killing time damage eternity?

Why doesn't Tarzan have a beard?

Why is it called lipstick if you can still move
your lips?

Why is it that night falls but day breaks?

Why is the third hand on the watch called a
second hand?

Why is it that when you're driving and looking
for an address, you turn down the volume on
the radio?

Why is lemon juice made with artificial flavor,
and dishwashing liquid made with real lemons?

Are part-time band leaders semi-conductors?

Can you buy an entire chess set in a pawn-shop?

Day light savings time - why are they saving it
and where do they keep it?

Did Noah keep his bees in archives?

Do jellyfish get gas from eating jellybeans?

Do pilots take crash-courses?

Do Roman paramedics refer to IV's as "4's"?

Do stars clean themselves with meteor showers?

Do you think that when they asked George Washington for ID
that he just whipped out a quarter?

Have you ever imagined a world with no hypothetical situations?

Have you ever seen a toad on a toadstool?

How can there be self-help "groups"?

How do you get off a non-stop flight?

How do you write zero in Roman numerals?

How many weeks are there in a light year?

If a candle factory burns down, does everyone
just stand around and sing "Happy Birthday?"

If a jogger runs at the speed of sound, can he
still hear his walkman?

If athletes get athlete's foot, do astronauts
get mistletoe?

If Barbie's so popular, why do you have to buy
all her friends?

If blind people wear dark glasses,
why don't deaf people wear earmuffs?

If cats and dogs didn't have fur would we still
pet them?

If peanut butter cookies are made from peanut
butter, then what are Girl Scout cookies made out of?

If space is a vacuum, who changes the bags?

If swimming is good for your shape, then why do
the whales look the way they do?

If tin whistles are made out of tin, what do they make fog horns out of?

If white wine goes with fish, do white grapes go
with sushi?

If you can't drink and drive, why do bars have
parking lots?

If you jog backwards, will you gain weight?

If you take an Oriental person and spin him
around several times, does he become disoriented?

Why do the signs that say "Slow Children" have a
picture of a running child?

Why do they call it 'chili' if it's hot?

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

Why is the time of day with the slowest traffic called rush
hour?

[Points courtesy Lenny Grasso.]

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