Why???

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The headline thread that was just resurrected made me think this might be a good place to ask WHY???

Why do the keys on drive up ATM machines have braille?


No need to answer, just post your own WHY?

[Algonquin]

Why do 7-11's that stay open 24/7 have locks on the doors?

[Adrian30]

Why does the sun lighten our hair, but darken our skin?

Why can't women put on mascara with their mouth closed?

Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle?

Why don't you ever see the headline "Psychic Wins Lottery"?

Why is "abbreviated" such a long word?

Why is a boxing ring square?

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

Why is it considered necessary to nail down the lid of a coffin?

Why is it that doctors call what they do "practice"?

Why is it that rain drops but snow falls?

Why is it that to stop Windows 95 or 98, you have to click on "Start"?

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 flavour, and dishwashing liquid is made with real lemons?

Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker?

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

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

Why is the word dictionary in the dictionary?

Why isn't there a special name for the tops of your feet?

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?

Why do you need a driver's license to buy booze when you can't drink and drive?

Why isn't there mouse-flavoured cat food?

Why did kamakazi pilots wear crash helmets?

source: http://www.waynesthisandthat.com/why.htm

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From Steven Wright:

Some "Why" and just his typical oddities

> 1. Last night I played a blank tape at full blast. The mime
> next door went nuts.
> 2. If a person with multiple personalities threatens
> suicide, is that considered a hostage situation?
> 3. Just think how much deeper the ocean would be if sponges
> didn't live there.
> 4. If a cow laughed, would milk come out her nose?
> 5. Whatever happened to Preparations A through G?
> 6. If olive oil comes from olives, where does baby oil come
> from?
> 7. I went for a walk last night, and my kids asked me how
> long I'd be gone. I said, "The whole time."
> 8. So what's the speed of dark?
> 9. How come you don't ever hear about gruntled employees?
> And who has been diss-ing them anyhow?
> 10. After eating, do amphibians need to wait an hour before
> getting OUT of the water?
> 11. Why don't they just make mouse-flavored cat food?
> 12. If you're sending someone some Styrofoam, what do you
> pack it in?
> 13. I just got skylights put in my place. The people who
> live above me are furious.
> 14. Why do they sterilize needles for lethal injections?
> 15. Do they have reserved parking for non-handicapped
> people at the Special Olympics?
> 16. Is it true that cannibals don't eat clowns because they
> taste funny?
> 17. When a man talks dirty to a woman, its sexual
> harassment. When a woman talks dirty to a man, it's $3.95
> per minute.
> 18. If it's tourist season, why can't we shoot them?
> 19. Isn't Disney World a people trap operated by a mouse?
> 20. Whose cruel idea was it for the word "lisp" to have an
> "s" in it?
> 21. Since light travels faster than sound, is that why some
> people appear bright until you hear them speak?
> 22. How come abbreviated is such a long word?
> 23. If it's zero degrees outside today and it's supposed to
> be twice as cold tomorrow, how cold is it going to be?
> 24. Why do you press harder on a remote-control when you
> know the battery is dead?
> 25. Since Americans throw rice at weddings, do Asians throw
> hamburgers?
> 26. Why are they called buildings, when they're already
> finished? Shouldn't they be called builts?
> 27. Why are they called apartments, when they're all stuck
> together?
> 28. Why do banks charge you a "non-sufficient funds fee" on
> money they already know you don't have?
> 29. If the universe is everything, and scientists say that
> the universe is expanding, what is it expanding into?
> 30. If you got into a taxi and the driver started driving
> backward, would the taxi driver end up owing you money?
> 31. What would a chair look like if your knees bent the
> other way?
> 32. If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to
> see it, do the other trees make fun of it?
> 33. Why is a carrot more orange than an orange?
> 34. When two airplanes almost collide why do they call it a
> near miss? It sounds like a near hit to me!!
> 35. Do fish get cramps after eating?
> 36. Why are there 5 syllables in the word "monosyllabic"?
> 37. Why do they call it the Department of Interior when
> they are in charge of everything outdoors?
> 38. Why do scientists call it research when looking for
> something new?
> 39. If vegetarians eat vegetables, what do humanitarians
> eat?
> 40. When I erase a word with a pencil, where does it go?
> 41. Why is it, when a door is open it's ajar, but when a
> jar is open,it's not a door?
> 42. Tell a man that there are 400 billion stars and he'll
> believe you. Tell him a bench has wet paint and he has to
> touch it.
> 43. How come Superman could stop bullets with his chest,
> but always ducked when someone threw a gun at him?
> 44. If "con" is the opposite of "pro," then what is the
> opposite of progress?
> 45. Why is it lemon juice contains mostly artificial
> ingredients, but dishwashing liquid contains real lemons?
> 46. Why buy a product that it takes 2000 flushes to get rid
> of?
> 47. Why do we wait until a pig is dead to "cure" it?
> 48. Why do we wash bath towels? Aren't we clean when we use
> them?
> 49. Why do we put suits in a garment bag and put garments
> in a suitcase?
> 50. Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle?
> 51. Do Roman paramedics refer to IV's as "4's"?
> 52. What do little birdies see when they get knocked
> unconscious?
> 53. Why doesn't Tarzan have a beard?
> 54. If man evolved from monkeys and apes, why do we still
> have monkeys and apes?
> 55. Should you trust a stockbroker who's married to a
> travel agent?
> 56. Is boneless chicken considered to be an invertebrate?
> 57. Do married people live longer than single people, or
> does it just SEEM longer?
> 58. I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman,
> "Where's the self-help section? She said if she told me, it
> would defeat the purpose.
> 59. If all those psychics know the winning lottery numbers,
> why are they all still working?
> 60. Isn't the best way to save face to keep the lower part
> shut?
> 61. War doesn't determine who's right, just who's left.

[pes_laul]

these ones came of the top of my heads

why do men have nipples

why does a cellphone have a warning label that says not to put your phone in the microwave it should say "use common sense"


Why do those salsbury steaks you buy out of the box say how to make the char marks on the side of the package

why did i ask why men had nipples

why do people shout or talk loud to def people