Life's questions!

[tjb2004]

Here's all I could think of besides the coffin and the lipstick ones:[list=1][*]Why isn't phonetic spelled the way it sounds?
[*]Why are there interstate highways in Hawaii?
[*]Why are there flotation devices under plane seats instead of parachutes?
[*]Why are cigarettes sold in gas stations when smoking is prohibited there?
[*]Why do fat chance and slim chance mean the same thing?
[*]If you can't drink and drive, why do you need a driver's license to buy liquor, and why do bars have parking lots?
[*]Do you need a silencer if you are going to shoot a mime?
[*]Have you ever imagined a world with no hypothetical situations?
[*]How does the guy who drives the snowplow get to work in the mornings?
[*]If 7-11 is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, why are there locks on the doors?
[*]If a cow laughed real hard, would milk come out her nose?
[*]If nothing ever sticks to TEFLON, how do they make TEFLON stick to the pan?
[*]If you tied buttered toast to the back of a cat and dropped it from a height, what would happen?
[*]If you're in a vehicle going the speed of light, what happens when you turn on the headlights?
[*]You know how most packages say "Open here". What is the protocol if the package says, "Open somewhere else"?
[*]Why do they put Braille dots on the keypad of the drive-up ATM?
[*]Why do we drive on parkways and park on driveways?
[*]Why isn't "palindrome" spelled the same way backwards?
[*]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?
[*]You know that little indestructible black box that is used on planes, why can't they make the whole plane out of the same substance?
[*]Why is it that when you're driving and looking for an address, you turn down the volume on the radio?
[*]If you have your finger touching the rearview mirror that says -- "objects in mirror are closer than they appear", how can that be possible?
[*]Why is it so hard to remember how to spell MNEMONIC?
[*]If someone invented instant water, what would they mix it with?
[*]Why is it called a TV "set" when you only get one?
[*]Why does your nose run and your feet smell?
[*]Why does an alarm clock "go off" when it begins ringing?
[*]If pro is the opposite of con, is progress the opposite of congress?
[*]Why does "cleave" mean both split apart and stick together?
[*]Why is it, whether you sit up or sit down, the result is the same?
[*]Why is it called a "building" when it is already built?
[*]Why do they call them "apartments" when they are all stuck together?
[*]Why is there an expiration date on SOUR cream?
[*]If you keep trying to prove Murphy's Law, will something keep going wrong?
[*]Why does flammable and inflammable mean the same thing?
[*]How can someone "draw a blank"?
[*]Shouldn't there be a shorter word for "monosyllabic"?
[*]Why is the word "abbreviate" so long?
[*]Why did kamikaze pilots wear helmets?
[*]What is another word for "thesaurus"?
[*]When they ship styrofoam, what do they pack it in?
[*]If 75% of all accidents happen within 5 miles of home, why not move 10 miles away?
[*]Why doesn't "onomatopoeia" sound like what it is?
[*]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're made for sitting?
[*]Why is there only ONE Monopolies Commission?
[*]Does a fish get cramps after eating?
[*]Why does "slow down" and "slow up" mean the same thing?
[*]Why is it when two planes almost hit each other it is called a "near miss"?
Shouldn't it be called a "near hit"?
[*]What does Geronimo say when he jumps out of a plane?
[*]How can there be "self help GROUPS"?
[*]Why are we afraid of falling? Shouldn't we be afraid of the sudden stop?
[*]Why is it called a bust, when it stops right before the part it is named after?
[*]Why is it called 'after dark', when it is really after light?[/list=1]
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