O x y m o
r o n s
1. Is it
good if a vacuum really sucks?
2. Why is
the third hand on a watch called the second hand?
3. If a
word is misspelled in the dictionary, how would we ever know?
4. If
Webster wrote the first dictionary, where did he find the words?
5. Why do
we say something is out of whack? What is a whack?
6. Why
does "slow down" and "slow
up" mean the same thing?
7. Why
does "fat chance" and "slim chance" mean the same thing?
8. Why do "tug"
boats push their barges?
9. Why do we sing "Take me
out to the ball game" when we are already there?
10. Why are
they called "stands" when they
are made for sitting?
11. Why is
it called "after dark" when it is really "after light"?
12. Doesn't
"expecting the unexpected" make
the unexpected expected?
13. Why are a "wise man" and a "wise guy"
opposites?
14. Why do
"overlook" and "oversee" mean
opposite things?
15. Why is "phonics" not spelled the way it
sounds?
16. If work is so terrific, why do they have to pay you
to do it?
17. If all the world is a stage, where is the audience
sitting?
18. If love is
blind, why is lingerie so
popular?
19. If you are cross-eyed and have dyslexia, can you
read all right?
20. Why is bra singular and panties plural?
21. Why do you press harder on the
buttons of a remote control when you know the batteries are dead?
22. Why do we put suits in garment bags and
garments in a suitcase?
23. How
come abbreviated is such a long word?
24. Why do we wash bath towels? Aren't
we clean when we use them?
25. Why
doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle?
26. Why do
they call it a TV set when you only
have one?
27. Christmas
- What other time of year do you sit in front of a dead tree and eat candy out
of your socks?
28. Why do we drive on a parkway and park on a driveway?
I dunno,
why do we?
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