The things that make you say hmmm
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Is it good if a vacuum really sucks? Why is the third hand on the watch called the second hand? If a word is misspelled in the dictionary, how would we ever know? If Webster wrote the first dictionary, where did he find the words? Why do we say something is out of whack? What is a whack? Why does "slow down" and "slow up" mean the same thing? Why does "fat chance" and "slim chance" mean the same thing? Why do "tug" boats push their barges? Why do we sing "Take me out to the ball game" when we are already there? Why are they called "stands" when they are made for sitting? Why is it called "after dark" when it really is "after light"? Doesn't "expecting the unexpected" make the unexpected expected? Why are a "wise man" and a "wise guy" opposites? Why do "overlook" and "oversee" mean opposite things? Why is "phonics" not spelled the way it sounds? If work is so terrific, why do they have to pay you to do it? If all the world is a stage, where is the audience sitting? If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular? If you are cross-eyed and have dyslexia, can you read all right? Why is bra singular and panties plural? Why do you press harder on the buttons of a remote control when you know the batteries are dead? Why do we put suits in garment bags and garments in a suitcase? How come abbreviated is such a long word? Why do we wash bath towels? Aren't we clean when we use them? Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle? Why do they call it a TV set when you only have one? Christmas - What other time of the year do you sit in front of a dead tree and eat candy out of your socks? Why do we drive on a parkway and park on a driveway? Just something to think about on a slow Saturday
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Mike Hankey wrote:
If Webster wrote the first dictionary, where did he find the words?
I'm glad you preceded that with If.
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
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Mike Hankey wrote:
If Webster wrote the first dictionary, where did he find the words?
I'm glad you preceded that with If.
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
Henry Minute wrote:
I'm glad you preceded that with If.
I'm sure there was a fat monk many eons ago ciphering words be candle light and sipping ale. :)
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Henry Minute wrote:
I'm glad you preceded that with If.
I'm sure there was a fat monk many eons ago ciphering words be candle light and sipping ale. :)
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Following your post, I was just reading up on this on Wikipedia. In my ignorance, I thought Johnson's was the first. How wrong could I be! :)
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
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Is it good if a vacuum really sucks? Why is the third hand on the watch called the second hand? If a word is misspelled in the dictionary, how would we ever know? If Webster wrote the first dictionary, where did he find the words? Why do we say something is out of whack? What is a whack? Why does "slow down" and "slow up" mean the same thing? Why does "fat chance" and "slim chance" mean the same thing? Why do "tug" boats push their barges? Why do we sing "Take me out to the ball game" when we are already there? Why are they called "stands" when they are made for sitting? Why is it called "after dark" when it really is "after light"? Doesn't "expecting the unexpected" make the unexpected expected? Why are a "wise man" and a "wise guy" opposites? Why do "overlook" and "oversee" mean opposite things? Why is "phonics" not spelled the way it sounds? If work is so terrific, why do they have to pay you to do it? If all the world is a stage, where is the audience sitting? If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular? If you are cross-eyed and have dyslexia, can you read all right? Why is bra singular and panties plural? Why do you press harder on the buttons of a remote control when you know the batteries are dead? Why do we put suits in garment bags and garments in a suitcase? How come abbreviated is such a long word? Why do we wash bath towels? Aren't we clean when we use them? Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle? Why do they call it a TV set when you only have one? Christmas - What other time of the year do you sit in front of a dead tree and eat candy out of your socks? Why do we drive on a parkway and park on a driveway? Just something to think about on a slow Saturday
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Mike Hankey wrote:
Why does "fat chance" and "slim chance" mean the same thing?
I just wonder.
The funniest thing about this particular signature is that by the time you realise it doesn't say anything it's too late to stop reading it. My latest tip/trick Visit the Hindi forum here.
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Is it good if a vacuum really sucks? Why is the third hand on the watch called the second hand? If a word is misspelled in the dictionary, how would we ever know? If Webster wrote the first dictionary, where did he find the words? Why do we say something is out of whack? What is a whack? Why does "slow down" and "slow up" mean the same thing? Why does "fat chance" and "slim chance" mean the same thing? Why do "tug" boats push their barges? Why do we sing "Take me out to the ball game" when we are already there? Why are they called "stands" when they are made for sitting? Why is it called "after dark" when it really is "after light"? Doesn't "expecting the unexpected" make the unexpected expected? Why are a "wise man" and a "wise guy" opposites? Why do "overlook" and "oversee" mean opposite things? Why is "phonics" not spelled the way it sounds? If work is so terrific, why do they have to pay you to do it? If all the world is a stage, where is the audience sitting? If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular? If you are cross-eyed and have dyslexia, can you read all right? Why is bra singular and panties plural? Why do you press harder on the buttons of a remote control when you know the batteries are dead? Why do we put suits in garment bags and garments in a suitcase? How come abbreviated is such a long word? Why do we wash bath towels? Aren't we clean when we use them? Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle? Why do they call it a TV set when you only have one? Christmas - What other time of the year do you sit in front of a dead tree and eat candy out of your socks? Why do we drive on a parkway and park on a driveway? Just something to think about on a slow Saturday
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Mike Hankey wrote:
Why is the third hand on the watch called the second hand?
Zero-indexed:
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Home Base
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First Base
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Second Base
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Hour Hand
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Minute Hand
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Second Hand
Mike Hankey wrote:
If a word is misspelled in the dictionary, how would we ever know?
The other dictionaries?
Mike Hankey wrote:
What is a whack?
According to Webster, a whack can be: a smart or resounding blow... the sound of or as if of such a blow.
Mike Hankey wrote:
Why do we say something is out of whack?
It's kinda like "out of sight"... only it more closely relates to sound. I'd keep going, but I have ramen to attend to.
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Mike Hankey wrote:
Why is the third hand on the watch called the second hand?
Zero-indexed:
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Home Base
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First Base
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Second Base
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Hour Hand
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Minute Hand
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Second Hand
Mike Hankey wrote:
If a word is misspelled in the dictionary, how would we ever know?
The other dictionaries?
Mike Hankey wrote:
What is a whack?
According to Webster, a whack can be: a smart or resounding blow... the sound of or as if of such a blow.
Mike Hankey wrote:
Why do we say something is out of whack?
It's kinda like "out of sight"... only it more closely relates to sound. I'd keep going, but I have ramen to attend to.
Ah thank you that explains a lot, not everything but a lot. Oh wait a minute isn't a lot a plot of land? now I'm confused.
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Ah thank you that explains a lot, not everything but a lot. Oh wait a minute isn't a lot a plot of land? now I'm confused.
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I'm glad I could explain a lot of land to you; that means we've covered a lot of ground.
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I'm glad I could explain a lot of land to you; that means we've covered a lot of ground.
aspdotnetdev wrote:
I'm glad I could explain a lot of land to you; that means we've covered a lot of ground.
We've already covered that area.
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Is it good if a vacuum really sucks? Why is the third hand on the watch called the second hand? If a word is misspelled in the dictionary, how would we ever know? If Webster wrote the first dictionary, where did he find the words? Why do we say something is out of whack? What is a whack? Why does "slow down" and "slow up" mean the same thing? Why does "fat chance" and "slim chance" mean the same thing? Why do "tug" boats push their barges? Why do we sing "Take me out to the ball game" when we are already there? Why are they called "stands" when they are made for sitting? Why is it called "after dark" when it really is "after light"? Doesn't "expecting the unexpected" make the unexpected expected? Why are a "wise man" and a "wise guy" opposites? Why do "overlook" and "oversee" mean opposite things? Why is "phonics" not spelled the way it sounds? If work is so terrific, why do they have to pay you to do it? If all the world is a stage, where is the audience sitting? If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular? If you are cross-eyed and have dyslexia, can you read all right? Why is bra singular and panties plural? Why do you press harder on the buttons of a remote control when you know the batteries are dead? Why do we put suits in garment bags and garments in a suitcase? How come abbreviated is such a long word? Why do we wash bath towels? Aren't we clean when we use them? Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle? Why do they call it a TV set when you only have one? Christmas - What other time of the year do you sit in front of a dead tree and eat candy out of your socks? Why do we drive on a parkway and park on a driveway? Just something to think about on a slow Saturday
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I had always found it odd when people say they want to take a shit or take a piss when they actually mean they have to defecate or urinate. Then I came to learn about the polymorphism of take.
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Following your post, I was just reading up on this on Wikipedia. In my ignorance, I thought Johnson's was the first. How wrong could I be! :)
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
I thought Blackadder wrote the first dictionary
My current favourite word: Harsh!
-SK Genius
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I had always found it odd when people say they want to take a shit or take a piss when they actually mean they have to defecate or urinate. Then I came to learn about the polymorphism of take.
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bleedingfingers wrote:
take a sh*t
And here in the south we say fixin to take a s&*t...go figure!
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bleedingfingers wrote:
take a sh*t
And here in the south we say fixin to take a s&*t...go figure!
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And if you care about such things you talk about giving a sh!t... go figure2!
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And if you care about such things you talk about giving a sh!t... go figure2!
Software Zen:
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Fold With Us![^]Gary R. Wheeler wrote:
And if you care about such things you talk about giving a sh!t... go figure2!
Would that mean then the person doing the sh!tting would give a sh!t?
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I thought Blackadder wrote the first dictionary
My current favourite word: Harsh!
-SK Genius
Not at all. He added several words to Dr. Johnson's effort though.
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
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I thought Blackadder wrote the first dictionary
My current favourite word: Harsh!
-SK Genius
C: Big Blue Wobbly Thing. Cat: Not a dog. I heard somewhere that Dr Johnson's original dictionary really did lack the word sausage, hence the joke.
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Is it good if a vacuum really sucks? Why is the third hand on the watch called the second hand? If a word is misspelled in the dictionary, how would we ever know? If Webster wrote the first dictionary, where did he find the words? Why do we say something is out of whack? What is a whack? Why does "slow down" and "slow up" mean the same thing? Why does "fat chance" and "slim chance" mean the same thing? Why do "tug" boats push their barges? Why do we sing "Take me out to the ball game" when we are already there? Why are they called "stands" when they are made for sitting? Why is it called "after dark" when it really is "after light"? Doesn't "expecting the unexpected" make the unexpected expected? Why are a "wise man" and a "wise guy" opposites? Why do "overlook" and "oversee" mean opposite things? Why is "phonics" not spelled the way it sounds? If work is so terrific, why do they have to pay you to do it? If all the world is a stage, where is the audience sitting? If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular? If you are cross-eyed and have dyslexia, can you read all right? Why is bra singular and panties plural? Why do you press harder on the buttons of a remote control when you know the batteries are dead? Why do we put suits in garment bags and garments in a suitcase? How come abbreviated is such a long word? Why do we wash bath towels? Aren't we clean when we use them? Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle? Why do they call it a TV set when you only have one? Christmas - What other time of the year do you sit in front of a dead tree and eat candy out of your socks? Why do we drive on a parkway and park on a driveway? Just something to think about on a slow Saturday
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Why do they call it a "hot water heater"? Who needs to heat hot water? :) /ravi
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Why do they call it a "hot water heater"? Who needs to heat hot water? :) /ravi
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Good eye! :)
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C: Big Blue Wobbly Thing. Cat: Not a dog. I heard somewhere that Dr Johnson's original dictionary really did lack the word sausage, hence the joke.
A big, blue wobbly thing what mermaids live in :)
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A big, blue wobbly thing what mermaids live in :)
I stand corrected :-).
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Is it good if a vacuum really sucks? Why is the third hand on the watch called the second hand? If a word is misspelled in the dictionary, how would we ever know? If Webster wrote the first dictionary, where did he find the words? Why do we say something is out of whack? What is a whack? Why does "slow down" and "slow up" mean the same thing? Why does "fat chance" and "slim chance" mean the same thing? Why do "tug" boats push their barges? Why do we sing "Take me out to the ball game" when we are already there? Why are they called "stands" when they are made for sitting? Why is it called "after dark" when it really is "after light"? Doesn't "expecting the unexpected" make the unexpected expected? Why are a "wise man" and a "wise guy" opposites? Why do "overlook" and "oversee" mean opposite things? Why is "phonics" not spelled the way it sounds? If work is so terrific, why do they have to pay you to do it? If all the world is a stage, where is the audience sitting? If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular? If you are cross-eyed and have dyslexia, can you read all right? Why is bra singular and panties plural? Why do you press harder on the buttons of a remote control when you know the batteries are dead? Why do we put suits in garment bags and garments in a suitcase? How come abbreviated is such a long word? Why do we wash bath towels? Aren't we clean when we use them? Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle? Why do they call it a TV set when you only have one? Christmas - What other time of the year do you sit in front of a dead tree and eat candy out of your socks? Why do we drive on a parkway and park on a driveway? Just something to think about on a slow Saturday
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When you do not know how to spell a word they tell you to look it up in a dictionary. How can you look up a work in a dictionary if you do not know how to spell the word. My favorite dictionary saying is "Great thing a dictionary... if you know how to spell."
