Why Indeed

1. Is it good if a vacuum really sucks?

2. Why is the third hand on the watch called the second hand?

3. If a word were 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 call "after dark" when it really is "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 love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?

18. Why do you press harder on the buttons of a remote control when you know
the batteries are dead?

19.Christmas is weird. What other time of the year do you sit in front of a
dead tree and eat candy out of your socks?

More Stickers

• I don't have a license to kill. I have a learner's permit.
•  I wasn't born a bitch.
• Men like you made me this way.
• Keep honking while I reload.
• Taxation WITH representation isn't so hot, either!
• Who were the beta testers for Preparations A through G?
• Madness takes its toll. Please have exact change.
• EARTH FIRST! We'll stripmine the other planets later.
• Your child may be an honor student but you're still an idiot.
• If you drink, don't park.
• Accidents cause people.
• If you can read this, I can hit my brakes and sue you.
• Whitewater is over when the First Lady sings.
• Jack Kevorkian for White House physician.
• Just say no! to sex with pro-lifers.
• My wife keeps complaining I never listen to her...or something like that.
• Sure you can trust the government! Just ask an Indian!
• Alcohol and calculus don't mix. Never drink and derive.
• If we are what we eat; I'm cheap, fast, and easy.
• Stop repeat offenders. Don't re-elect them!

The World's Easiest Quiz

 (Answers at the bottom Hey - NO Cheating) 

1) How long did the Hundred Years War last? 

2) Which country makes Panama hats? 

3) From which animal do we get catgut? 

4) In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution? 

5) What is a camel's hair brush made of? 

6) The Canary Islands in the Pacific are named after what animal?

7) What was King George VI's first name? 

8) What color is a purple finch? 

9) Where are Chinese gooseberries from? 

10) How long did the Thirty Years War last? 

ANSWERS TO THE QUIZ 

1) 116 years, from 1337 to 1453. 

2) Ecuador. 

3) From sheep and horses. 

4) November. The Russian calendar was 13 days behind ours. 

5) Squirrel fur. 

6) The Latin name was Insularia Canaria - Island of the Dogs.

7) Albert. When he came to the throne in 1936 he respected the wish of Queen Victoria that no future king should ever be called Albert. 

8) Distinctively crimson. 

9) New Zealand. 

10) Thirty years, of course. From 1618 to 1648.