FOR THOSE WHO LOVE THE PHILOSOPHY OF AMBIGUITY,
AS WELL AS THE IDIOSYNCRASIES OF ENGLISH:
1.. DON'T SWEAT THE PETTY THINGS AND
DON'T PET THE SWEATY THINGS.
2. ONE TEQUILA, TWO TEQUILA, THREE TEQUILA,
FLOOR.
3. ATHEISM IS A NON-PROPHET ORGANIZATION.
4. IF MAN EVOLVED FROM MONKEYS AND APES, WHY DO
WE STILL HAVE MONKEYS AND APES?
5. THE MAIN REASON THAT SANTA IS SO JOLLY IS
BECAUSE HE KNOWS WHERE ALL THE BAD GIRLS LIVE.
6. 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.
7. WHAT IF THERE WERE NO HYPOTHETICAL
QUESTIONS?
8. IF A DEAF CHILD SIGNS SWEAR WORDS, DOES HIS
MOTHER WASH HIS HANDS WITH SOAP?
9. IF SOMEONE WITH MULTIPLE PERSONALITIES THREATENS TO KILL
HIMSELF, IS IT CONSIDERED A HOSTAGE SITUATION?
10. IS THERE ANOTHER WORD FOR SYNONYM?
11. WHERE DO FOREST RANGERS GO TO "GET AWAY
FROM IT ALL?"
12. WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU SEE AN ENDANGERED
ANIMAL EATING AN ENDANGERED PLANT?
13. IF A PARSLEY FARMER IS SUED, CAN THEY
GARNISH HIS WAGES?
14. WOULD A FLY WITHOUT WINGS BE CALLED A WALK?
15. WHY DO THEY LOCK PETROL STATION BATHROOMS?
ARE THEY AFRAID SOMEONE WILL CLEAN THEM?
16. IF A TURTLE DOESN'T HAVE A SHELL, IS HE
HOMELESS OR NAKED?
17. CAN VEGETARIANS EAT ANIMAL CRACKERS?
18. IF THE POLICE ARREST A MIME, DO THEY TELL
HIM HE HAS THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT?
19. WHY DO THEY PUT BRAILLE ON THE DRIVE-THROUGH
BANK MACHINES?
20. HOW DO THEY GET DEER TO CROSS THE ROAD ONLY
AT THOSE YELLOW ROAD SIGNS?
21. WHAT WAS THE BEST THING BEFORE SLICED
BREAD?
22. ONE NICE THING ABOUT EGOTISTS: THEY
DON'T TALK ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE.
23. DOES THE LITTLE MERMAID WEAR AN ALGEBRA?
24. DO INFANTS ENJOY INFANCY AS MUCH AS ADULTS
ENJOY ADULTERY?
25. HOW IS IT POSSIBLE TO HAVE A CIVIL WAR?
26. IF ONE SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMER DROWNS, DO THE
REST DROWN TOO?
27. IF YOU ATE BOTH PASTA AND ANTIPASTO, WOULD
YOU STILL BE HUNGRY?
28. IF YOU TRY TO FAIL, AND SUCCEED, WHICH HAVE
YOU DONE?
29. WHOSE CRUEL IDEA WAS IT FOR THE WORD
'LISP' TO HAVE 'S' IN IT?
30. WHY ARE HEMORRHOIDS CALLED
"HEMORRHOIDS" INSTEAD OF "ASSTEROIDS"?
31. WHY IS IT CALLED TOURIST SEASON IF WE
CAN'T SHOOT AT THEM?
32. WHY IS THERE AN EXPIRATION DATE ON SOUR
CREAM?
33. IF YOU SPIN AN ORIENTAL PERSON IN A CIRCLE
THREE TIMES, DO THEY BECOME DISORIENTED?
34. CAN AN ATHEIST GET INSURANCE AGAINST ACTS OF
GODCP - 1-24-2013 at 08:31 PM
Thanks, Bob! Guess I was in the perfect mood for this this; made me pigsnort.Bajajorge - 1-25-2013 at 09:45 AM
Good onesHoward - 1-25-2013 at 10:10 AM
A couple of my favorites from the comedian Gallagher:
Why do you park on a driveway and drive on a parkway?
Why do you call them apartments if they are all together?Islandbuilder - 1-25-2013 at 11:23 AM
Thanks Bob, you have made me popular (for a day) on FaceBook!David K - 1-25-2013 at 11:33 AM
Nice one Bob!TMW - 1-25-2013 at 01:52 PM
Great StuffOCEANUS - 1-25-2013 at 06:23 PM
Great list!
I post useless facts of the day in my classroom, and I plan on adding some of these to my list.
As for #10, one of my students asked this question earlier this year, and we found that a Poecilonym is a synonym for the word "synonym".Bob H - 1-25-2013 at 08:55 PM
One of my favorites, that made me chuckle out loud, was #26 bacquito - 1-26-2013 at 09:44 AM
Great, no wonder I have problems curing my hemorrhoids I actually have assteroids!! Thanks for the post, enjoyedwatizname - 1-27-2013 at 09:58 AM
ASSTEROIDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yer killin me.capt. mike - 1-27-2013 at 10:53 AM
steven Wright?Bruce R Leech - 1-27-2013 at 11:00 AM
Quote:
Originally posted by Islandbuilder
Thanks Bob, you have made me popular (for a day) on FaceBook!
