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Ever hear the question:
Why do people drive in a parkway and park in a driveway?
Well.. heres the long awaited answer... Back in the day, parkways were circular roads that were around parks for people to drive around... and driveways were along the coasts... so you could take the driveway along the shore and see the ocean and such.. IF I remember it correctly, there ya go.. anyone got anymore little anecdotes?
TravisCarpenter
22-05-2002, 18:31
If asteroids come from the hemisphere, and hemoroids(sp?) come from your butt, shouldnt the names be switched? ;-)
Mike Schroeder
22-05-2002, 19:01
Why does bottled water have an experation date, if a man is standing alone and says somthing is he still wrong (for you women out there), if a stealth bomber crashed in the forest would it make a sound, is a turtle w/o a shell homless or naked, what did people go back to before they invented the drawing board. huh huh huh?
Theres the all-popular "if 7-11 is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, why do they have locks on their door?"
Actually, I investigated one time, and it turns out the local 7-11 DOESN'T have locks on their doors :eek:
Originally posted by Mr.Volcano
Why does bottled water have an experation date, if a man is standing alone and says somthing is he still wrong (for you women out there), if a stealth bomber crashed in the forest would it make a sound, is a turtle w/o a shell homless or naked, what did people go back to before they invented the drawing board. huh huh huh?
Well.. They might go back to the drawing stone... and I think the turtle is homeless... because he can't find another shell to live in like a hermit crab... :rolleyes:
If Pro is the opposite of Con
Then the opposite of Progress is . . .
Why is it called a television set if you only get one?
Why are buildings called buildings if they're already built? They should be called builts.
The english language rules!!
Wayne Doenges
22-05-2002, 21:23
Why are they called apartments when they are all together?
If Coconut oil comes from coconuts, where does baby oil come from?
Why are they called buildings when they are already built?
Inquiring minds want to know:)
Wayne Doenges
Originally posted by Jim
If Pro is the opposite of Con
Then the opposite of Progress is . . .
Regress... :p
purplehaze357
23-05-2002, 09:42
Originally posted by Jim
If Pro is the opposite of Con
Then the opposite of Progress is . . .
HAHA.... :D
YOU'RE IN AP PROGRAMMING FOR A REASON!!! LEARN!!! DON'T SIT ON DELPHI!!! *grin*
Amy Beth
23-05-2002, 12:53
Originally posted by SuperDanman
Theres the all-popular "if 7-11 is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, why do they have locks on their door?"
Actually, I investigated one time, and it turns out the local 7-11 DOESN'T have locks on their doors :eek:
ours does. Asked em once, they said, "in this neighborhood? what if there's a crime scene? don't you want us to be able to lock the doors?" i was like whoa....see if that doesn't keep me away from 7-11
MissInformation
23-05-2002, 13:13
I always thought it odd that flammable and inflammable mean the same thing. There's a whole list of these out there somewhere, here are a few that I remember:
Also why is something shipped by water called cargo,but if its shipped by land its called shipment?
Why isn't PHONETIC spelled the way it sounds?
Why is ABBREVIATION such a long word.
How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites?
If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat?
MissInformation
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The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.
Collin Fultz
23-05-2002, 14:41
why do overlook and oversee mean different things
Firewolf
23-05-2002, 16:59
:o i act. came up w/ this on my own...
i was walkin' w/ the guys in fl during the n.comp. and i was like(truthfully) :
they call it fish food b/c fish eat it
they call it bird food b/c birds eat it... (ect)
but we've got
'sea food'... now... i might be slow, but i Know the 'sea' doesn't eat it...
y don't they just call it all 'human food'?
:confused:
... then they all laughed at me:(
Firewolf
23-05-2002, 17:04
Mr. Volcano: "if a man is standing alone and says somthing is he still wrong (for you women out there),"
i've already ans. u on this one, but yes, the man i ALWAYS wrong...
but sometimes it depends on the man...
sometimes they tend to be REALLY WRONG
loving you!
;) :D
tjrage_25
23-05-2002, 18:03
Why do VCR remotes have an eject button if you have to go get the tape anyway? :D
Mike Schroeder
24-05-2002, 23:28
Went t the good ole' lifes unawnsered questions page http://www.crazythoughts.com/
but i just gotta ask 2 questions
Why do they sterilize the needle for lethal injections?, and Why do kamikazee pilots were helmets?
one more thing:
what is with time,
If i kill someone and a person goes back in time and stops it than I never kill him but then he never has to go back in time to kill me, but then I kill him....... ( repeating in mind hundreds of times till brain (whats left) explodes.
God nothing to do w/ robotics over I NEED A LIFE OR A GIRLFRIEND !!!
Andrew Rudolph
25-05-2002, 00:34
What is a free gift?? Arent all gifts free?
Stephanie
25-05-2002, 00:44
If the Law of Conservation of Mass states that matter can be neither created nor destroyed, how did it all get here?
Firewolf
25-05-2002, 00:46
omg! ur right Stephanie... i'm gonna go ask my chem or phys. teach. that!
Melancholy
25-05-2002, 16:38
i have to add a few of my favorite oxymorons...
Rap Music
Military Intelligence
Cafeteria food
and, of course, Microsoft Works
also, my favorite responce when someone states an oxymoron...
"hey, that's an oxymoron, like ham sandwhich!"
Firewolf
25-05-2002, 22:27
maybe this isn't a conundrm.. but...
i was walking in to dunkin donuts...
and the sign said,
"no shoes,
no shirt,
no serves"...
does that mean i can still get my egg crossont w/o any pants on?:eek: :confused: ;) :D
Melancholy
25-05-2002, 22:55
What if the hokey-pokey really is what it's all about?
Mike Schroeder
25-05-2002, 23:08
a few oxymorons:
[list=1]
Government organization
Dodge Ram
Jumbo Shrimp
Virtual Reality
Tax Return
Head Butt
Apple Tech Support
[/list=1]and the ever popular (there is a story behind it!! yea)
Dornmant Mr. Volcano: Ya See I Get Gas Alot So I Ain't Ever Dornmant!!![
Rob Colatutto
25-05-2002, 23:23
there was this sign at a japanese all you can eat place...and it said "help yourself to anyone you want"....does that mean you can take the waitress' home with you?
Amy Beth
26-05-2002, 01:19
Originally posted by Stephanie
If the Law of Conservation of Mass states that matter can be neither created nor destroyed, how did it all get here?
you really want to know? it's not really that hard.... Obviously something has to have existed indefinitely. Either everything that exists now has existed for infinity, or something has existed that has the ability to create matter. Gee, wonder who that could be...
Melancholy
26-05-2002, 10:22
there was this sign at a japanese all you can eat place...and it said "help yourself to anyone you want"....does that mean you can take the waitress' home with you?
NO, Rob....
::coughcoughpimpcoughcough::
Firewolf
26-05-2002, 10:39
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Originally posted by Stephanie
If the Law of Conservation of Mass states that matter can be neither created nor destroyed, how did it all get here?
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you really want to know? it's not really that hard.... Obviously something has to have existed indefinitely. Either everything that exists now has existed for infinity, or something has existed that has the ability to create matter. Gee, wonder who that could be..."
acuallyt....
law of conservation of mass can be 'splaned like this....
it can changed into energy... and energy in to mass..ect..
so for zample....
(i'll try my best to 'splain this b/c my cousen tried to explain it to me ... so this is in my own words...)
the sun will keep expanding till it takes in mercury... mars.. earth.. ect.. and then it will implode (right word?) in to a white dorf then soon
just blow up, (maybe even a supernova)...
then all that energy will come togather to form planets and everthing all over again...
and over again..
and over again...
ect...
i hope that makes sence....
you all think too much for your own good.. just take stuff for what it is... makes things a lot easier... ;)
Firewolf
26-05-2002, 11:04
Quain
ur absolutly rite,
but
1) i do take things the way they are... being stuped lets u get away w/ a lot..
2) when u know stuff u get to confuse stuped people...
3) and if i remeber correctly, ur the one who started this thread (explaining parkway and driveway)
so..
:P
;)
haha.. yea I did... :-) don't hate the playa, hate the game... :D
Harrison
27-05-2002, 22:10
Originally posted by Quain
you all think too much for your own good.. just take stuff for what it is... makes things a lot easier... ;)
Might be easier...But it would be far less interesting.
Look at all this wonderful conversation Dave :)
Firewolf
28-05-2002, 16:17
well said harrison!
how else CAN we have such... intellectual conversations about driveways and time travel and law of con. and ... and.. pimping :D
Originally posted by Firewolf
well said harrison!
how else CAN we have such... intellectual conversations about driveways and time travel and law of con. and ... and.. pimping :D
theres no pimp talk.. thats just me.. us robotics kids is intelligent.. :D
Firewolf
28-05-2002, 19:42
no pimp talk? dah! then y am i on this thread!!
i thought i was letting everyone know my rank in my team!
dah!:confused:
Mike Heinowski
12-06-2002, 19:20
How come there are "port" holes on the right side of a boat? Wouldn't they be starboard holes? I mean think about it.
Aaron Lussier
13-06-2002, 21:33
-What is the purpose of the warning label on a mattress? and what happens when you rip it off?
-If nothing sticks to teflon, how do they get it to stick to the pan
-Why doesn't countdown leader on films go all the way to one?
-What is the purpose of the ball on the top of the flag pole?
-Why does America run on A.C rather than D.C?
-Why are there 18 holes on a golf course?
-Why do doughnuts have holes?
-Do batteries wear out faster if you turn the volume up?
-What purpose do wisdom teeth serve?
-Why do clocks run clockwise?
-Why are oreos called "Oreos"?
-Why do you have to dry- clean rain coats?
Why do the english drive on the left and just about everybody else on the right?
That was just the best ones fromone book Ill have more tomorrow meanwhile just think about the ones above.
GotGuts610
13-06-2002, 21:41
*What color do smurfs turn when you choke them?
And for all you oxymoron people, you missed some of the biggest:
*Low-fat ice cream
and, finally...
*teenage life
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