Notions Of The Day

1. If people from Poland are called Poles, why aren't people from Holland called Holes?

2. Why do we say something is out of whack? What's a whack?

3. Do infants enjoy infancy as much as adults enjoy adultery?

4. If a pig loses its voice, is it disgruntled?

5. If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?

6. Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker?

7. When cheese gets its picture taken, what does it say?

8. Why is a person who plays the piano called a pianist but a person who drives a race car not called a racist?

9. Why are a wise man and a wise guy opposites?

10. Why do overlook and oversee mean opposite things?

11. Why isn't the number 11 pronounced onety one?

12. "I am" is reportedly the shortest sentence in the English language. Could it be that "I do" is the longest sentence?

13. If lawyers are disbarred and clergymen defrocked, doesn't it follow that electricians can be delighted, musicians denoted, cowboys deranged, models deposed, tree surgeons debarked, and dry cleaners depressed?

14. If Fed Ex and UPS were to merge, would they call it Fed UP?

15. Do Lipton Tea employees take coffee breaks?

16. Why do people seem to read the Bible a whole lot more as they get older? Are they cramming for their final exam?

18. Our mothers feed their babies with tiny little spoons and forks so what do Chinese mothers use? Toothpicks?

19. If it's true that we are here to help others, then what exactly are the others here for?

20. Did you know that if you notice I skipped #17 you've been wasting your precious time tooooooo much?

OK.. OK... enough with this... I better off and watch my frog mating ritual.