Why do they call it disposable douche? Is there a kind of douche you keep after using? Why do they call them "apartments" when they are all stuck together? Why do they put Braille dots on the keypad of the drive-up ATM? Why do they report power outages on TV? Why do they sell a pound cake that only weighs 12 ounces? Why do 'tug'boats push their barges? Why do we drive on parkways and park on driveways? Why do we have hot water heaters? Why do we play in recitals and recite in plays? Why do we put suits in a garment bag and garments in a suitcase? Why do we sing 'Take me out to the ball game', when we are already there? Why do we wash bath towels? Aren't we clean when we use them? Why does "slow down" and "slow up" mean the same thing? Why does an alarm clock "go off" when it begins ringing? Why does flammable and inflammable mean the same thing? Why doesn't "onomatopoeia" sound like what it is? Why don't you ever hear about gruntled employees? Why don't you ever see baby pigeons? Why is a person who plays the piano called a pianist, but a person who drives a race car not called a racist? Why is a women's prison called a penal colony? Why is it called a "building" when it is already built? Why is it called a bust, when it stops right before the part it is named after? Why is it called a TV "set" when you only get one? Why is it called 'after dark', when it is really after light? Why is it so hard to remember how to spell MNEMONIC? Why is it that when you're driving and looking for an address, you turn down the volume on the radio? Why is it when a door is open it's ajar, but when a jar is open it's not adoor? Why is it when two planes almost hit each other it is called a "near miss"? Why is it, whether you sit up or sit down, the result is the same?
what the hell is a douche? apartments are called partments because they are seperated with floors so we dont get dirty after a bath or shower or whatever because you live in america they are the only answers i know
Why do they call them "apartments" when they are all stuck together? because each 'apartment' is contained within itself. so they are effectively apart coz you cant just walk into the next one whenever you feel like it. unless its a commune... Why do they put Braille dots on the keypad of the drive-up ATM? incase theres a blind person driving. in which case you get the hell off the roads coz they aint gona know anything.... Why do they report power outages on TV? often not everyone loses power.... Why do they sell a pound cake that only weighs 12 ounces? it was originally a pound but due to saving money, time and effort itts now less.... Why do 'tug'boats push their barges? thought they tuged as well... Why do we have hot water heaters? keep the hot water warm Why do we sing 'Take me out to the ball game', when we are already there? its like singing about wanting to be in love when you are in love.... Why do we wash bath towels? Aren't we clean when we use them? to keep them fresh and becuase once they are wet, they need to dry but they are often just left in a pile and dont dry properly and will eventually go smelly and mouldy... Why does flammable and inflammable mean the same thing? they dont..... or do they... Why don't you ever see baby pigeons? good point Why is it called a TV "set" when you only get one? leads, etc as well as the tv screen dear. Why is it called 'after dark', when it is really after light? after its turned dark Why is it that when you're driving and looking for an address, you turn down the volume on the radio? to concentrate properly Why is it, whether you sit up or sit down, the result is the same? when you sit down you were usually standing first, to sit up you were usually lying, so obviously its going to have the same outcome. the rest i balme the english language for being so fucked and stupid, or just generally the human race being fucked and stupid.
Why do they put Braille dots on the keypad of the drive-up ATM? well, as a blind person, I ask why do they put braille on them at all?? how will braille help you if its on the numbers and bnuttons, how do you get the info off of the sreen itself? and as a blind person of partial sight, I do walk up to drive thru ATMs.
Why do they call them "apartments" when they are all stuck together? because the rooms are seperate Why do they put Braille dots on the keypad of the drive-up ATM? for people who are partialy blind, or so you don't have to look at the keys Why do they report power outages on TV? to allert people in the area who still have power Why do they sell a pound cake that only weighs 12 ounces? because the cake got its name from its weight, but a lb is quite alot of cake, so they made smaller cakes Why do 'tug'boats push their barges? because when they were invented they pulled the barges, it probably comes from the way barges used to be pulled by horses Why do we drive on parkways and park on driveways? american Why do we have hot water heaters? to save energy Why do we play in recitals and recite in plays? because thats a play on words Why do we put suits in a garment bag and garments in a suitcase? because suits are important to keep seperate so they dont crease Why do we sing 'Take me out to the ball game', when we are already there? because you are excited and are glad to be there, and you know if you werent you'd really want to be there Why do we wash bath towels? Aren't we clean when we use them? because once moist they need drying out quickly, dust collects on them, etc Why does "slow down" and "slow up" mean the same thing? slow down means decreasing your speed, slow up is bad english Why does an alarm clock "go off" when it begins ringing? because the alarm is "on" when you set it, so when it goes "off" it triggers the noise, etc Why does flammable and inflammable mean the same thing? they are different, flamable is something like wood, inflamable is something like petrol. one is more at risk than the other Why doesn't "onomatopoeia" sound like what it is? because it comes from latin Why don't you ever hear about gruntled employees? because you wouldn't be interested, so it isn't reported...news is kept exciting because the media is there to earn money Why don't you ever see baby pigeons? the pigeons are almost full grown when they leave the nest Why is a person who plays the piano called a pianist, but a person who drives a race car not called a racist? because of the changing uses of language over the years, the word pianist is old, cars have been around for just over a hundred years, and the idea of racing them is even younger. also the word race has a double meaning... Why is a women's prison called a penal colony? check out the old languages, probably comes from old english/latin Why is it called a "building" when it is already built? because it is something that has been created due to building Why is it called a bust, when it stops right before the part it is named after? huh? Why is it called a TV "set" when you only get one? because it's a collection of sound/images/channels/pixels Why is it called 'after dark', when it is really after light? because it is after it gets dark Why is it so hard to remember how to spell MNEMONIC? because most words don't have this structure Why is it that when you're driving and looking for an address, you turn down the volume on the radio? because then there is less distraction, and you can concentrate Why is it when a door is open it's ajar, but when a jar is open it's not adoor? play on words Why is it when two planes almost hit each other it is called a "near miss"? it suggests it was only just a miss, hence a near miss s the same? huh?
Why is it called a bust, when it stops right before the part it is named after? huh? Bust as in chest measurements, but regarding a partial statue... you know, like the Ludwig Van Beethoven bust Schroeder kept on his piano that lucy hated in Peanuts. Or greek busts... religious busts. They stop right at the bust area.
why are people answering the same questions over and over again? because they know something i don't *heads for the bomb shelter*
