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QUESTIONS

I can calculate trajectories, I can analyze chemical compositions - so why can't I figure out where the other sock is after using the dryer?
(Karl Reinhard pyrotechnician)

Why do people keep junk in their garage, while putting things that are worth thousands of pounds out on the driveway?

Why is Lemonade made with artificial flavouring, while washing up liquid is made with real lemons?

If a person told you that they were a pathological liar, would you believe them?

Adam and Eve were the first people on earth. Did they have belly buttons?

Can it be a mistake that "desserts" equals "stressed" spelled backwards?

Did Noah include termites on the ark?

Doesn't expecting the unexpected make the unexpected become the expected?

Do illiterate people get the full effect of alphabet soup?

Have you ever imagined a world with no hypothetical situations?

How could I have been doing 70 miles an hour when I've only been driving for 10 minutes?

If a giraffe had a sore throat, how many lozenges would it need to make it better?

If a vegetarian is someone who eats vegetables, what does that make a humanitarian?

If crime fighters fight crime and fire fighters fight fire, what do freedom fighters fight?

If helium existed in a solid form, and you ate it, would you get heavier or lighter?

If nothing sticks to Teflon how do they stick Teflon to the pan?

If swimming is so good for your figure, how do you explain whales?

If there's so much labour-saving machinery, why don't I have more free time?

If tin whistles are made of tin, what are fog horns made of?

If we aren't supposed to eat animals, why are they made of meat?

If you learn from your mistakes, then why am I not a genius?

I'm in shape. Round is a shape, isn't it?

Is it OK to use the AM radio after noon?

Is the glass half-empty, half full, or twice as large as it needs to be?

I wonder how much deeper the ocean would be without sponges?

Since light travels faster than sound, isn't that why some people appear bright until you hear them speak?

What is a "free" gift? Aren't all gifts free?

Why didn't Noah swat those two mosquitoes?

Why don't people on TV ever go to the toilet?

Why do people have "hot water heaters"? If your water is already hot, why heat it?

Why do people who know the least know it the loudest?

Why do they call it research, when looking for something new?

Why do we have so much enthusiasm for criticism
and so much criticism for enthusiasm?

Why is "abbreviation" such a long word?

Why is it new and improved? If it's new how can it be an improvement of something, and if it's improved how can it be something new?

Why is it that when you transport something by car, it's called a shipment, but when you transport something by ship, it's called cargo?

Why isn't phonetic spelled the way it sounds?

Why isn't there mouse flavoured cat food?  

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

Why must the phrase, "It is none of my business", always be followed by "but"?

If someone with multiple personalities threatens to kill himself, is it considered a hostage situation?

Is there another word for synonym?

Isn't it a bit unnerving that doctors call what they do "practice"?

When you open a bag of cotton balls, is the top one meant to be removed?

What do you do when you see an endangered animal eating an endangered plant?

If a parsley farmer is sued, can they garnish his wages?

Would a fly without wings be called a walk?

If a turtle doesn't have a shell, is he homeless or naked?

Why don't sheep shrink when it rains?

If the police arrest a mime, do they tell him he has the right to remain silent?

Is it true that cannibals don't eat clowns because they taste funny?

What was the best thing before sliced bread?

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

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

How do you know when it's time to tune your bagpipes?

If a train station is where the train stops, what is a work station?

Does the Little Mermaid wear an algebra?

Did Noah keep his bees in archives?

If you choke a Smurf, what colour does it turn?

Could crop circles be the work of a cereal killer?

If a word in the dictionary was misspelled, how would we know?

How can you tell when you run out of invisible ink?

What colour is a chameleon on a mirror?

Why do we play in recitals and recite in plays?

When vultures fly, are they allowed carrion luggage?