Ever Wondered..........

Why do we press harder on a remote control when we know the batteries are flat?

Why do banks charge a fee on ‘insufficient funds’ when they know there is not enough?

Why do Kamikaze pilots wear helmets?

Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is wet?

Whose idea was it to put an ‘S’ in the word ‘lisp’?

What is the speed of darkness?

Why is it that people say they ‘slept like a baby’ when babies wake up every two hours?

Are there specially reserved parking spaces for ‘normal’ people at the Special Olympics?

If the temperature is zero outside today and it’s going to be twice as cold tomorrow, how cold will it be?

How is it that we put man on the moon before we figured out it would be a good idea to put wheels on luggage?

Why do people pay to go up tall buildings and then put money in binoculars to look at things on the ground?

Did you ever stop and wonder…

Who was the first person to look at a cow and say, ‘I think I’ll squeeze
these pink dangly things here, and drink whatever comes out?’

Who was the first person to say, ‘See that chicken there… I’m gonna eat the next thing that comes outta it’s bum.’

Why do toasters always have a setting so high that could burn the toast to a horrible crisp, which no decent human being would eat?

Why is there a light in the fridge and not in the freezer?

Why do people point to their wrist when asking for the time, but don’t point to their bum when they ask where the bathroom is?

Why does your Obstetrician, Gynaecologist leave the room when you get undressed if they are going to look up there anyway?

Why does Goofy stand erect while Pluto remains on all fours? They’re both dogs !

If quizzes are quizzical, what are tests?

If corn oil is made from corn, and vegetable oil is made from vegetables, then what is baby oil made from?

If electricity comes from electrons, does morality come from morons?

Why do the Alphabet song and Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star have the same tune?

Stop singing and read on…

Do illiterate people get the full effect of Alphabet Soup?

Did you ever notice that when you blow in a dog’s face, he gets mad at you, but when you take him on a car ride, he sticks his head out the window?

Does pushing the elevator button more than once make it arrive faster?

now i have a headache and need to lie in a darken room eating a pringle sandwich and drink some tizer!!

Excellent list . . . and all absolutely true! :D:D

“Who was the first person to look at a cow and say, ‘I think I’ll squeeze
these pink dangly things here, and drink whatever comes out?’”

That’s nothing - what about the person who first cracked open an oyster, saw something that looked like it had just been coughed up, and said “I wonder what that tastes like?”

Or the first person to see a snail, pick it up… decide to find out whats inside it…then EAT it !!!

Or parents when they are having a go at us …go…“dont answer me back” then go…“well???” when we dont say anything ???

Or when you go to court and your solicitor says everything about your case while you sit/stand there, then the judge goes, “have you anything to say”…WHAT ??? :w00t: :w00t: Youve just been TOLD everything…what can i add !!

Or how come we can do our bras up behind our back with no mirror, but we put the wrong leg into a pair of our gstrings so we are wearing the gusset on the side !!! :w00t:

Or who decided to call them “flip flops” :w00t: (do they flip? do they flop? ) :wink:

I like this one :wink:

Are there specially reserved parking spaces for ‘normal’ people at the Special Olympics?

Dont tell me you still need help getting dressed Blade, that brings back some funny memories! :w00t:

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blade (25/06/2008)

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Or how come we can do our bras up behind our back with no mirror, but we put the wrong leg into a pair of our gstrings so we are wearing the gusset on the side !!! :w00t: /quote]

Blade… gusset… gstring…

my life will never be the same again. :wink:

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Kevsta (26/06/2008)

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blade (25/06/2008)

Ha ha, mine was nearly never the same when it happened !! ha ha..i went to the loo and thought “what the hell”…after much twisting to see which way round it was meant to go, finally worked out the gusset was on me side !!! GAWD help me !!! :w00t:

Heres one that makes me laugh everytime i hear it…

Remember when you used to ask if you could go out on your bike, and your ma said “not yet” so you’d wait and then 5 secs later ask again? and this went on for …oh…i dont know…maybe 20 mins or so?..till she lost her rag and said, “look, ive told you so many times, now go and play and stop asking!!”…and you’d think…der…does that mean i CAN go out on me bike, or i can go out to play but NOT with me bike??? …so you ask again “mum, can i go out and TAKE my bike??” and then you get…“BIKE? BIKE? I’LL GIVE YOU BIKE IF YOU ASK ME AGAIN!!”…and you think in your little mind…“but ive already GOT a bike, i just wanna go OUT on it” !!! :P:D:P

My mum used to say to us " RIGHT IM GONNA COUNT TO 10…1…2…3…4… and i used to think…then what??? is something supposed to happen when you reach 10…think the sight of her standing there with a “copper” stick (used to get hot clothes out of the tub, in the ol days !!) made me think i better not hang about !! Thats another thing? why did they call it a “copper” stick…its made out of wood !! :w00t: