unanswerable questions???

MaMaBuddha · #1 05-25-2001, 10:45 AM

hello sorors and sista girls and bruthas out there in greek chat land. you may not know but i've missed you all terribly and i've decided to start a knew topic to list the spirits of the forum...

have you ever had a question that has never been answered. you ask everyone, look it up and ponder all day but to no avail...no answer? i mean really everyday questions.

i have a few that have been on my mind and perhaps any one of ya'll (you all) can answer or help me find the answer.

here goes....

--why is that when you go to the post office, bank, grocery store or any other place with multiple lines....there are only two windows or cashiers open and the lines is so long it is going out the door, around the corner and over the hill???

--why is it that when it is rush hour the cars on the expressway go so slow. (i was stuck in traffic for 2 hours yesterday)

--which actually cam first the chicken or the egg??

--If God is all knowing and all seeing which means he knows what out choices are before we know...why do we have free will?

i have plenty more....

list your thoughts...

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dst-sunshine1 · #2 05-25-2001, 10:53 AM

O.K. Here's mine:

1. How come people slam on brakes when they see a policeman has pulled someone else over on the side of the road ( What is he gonna do, tell, them to stay put so he can come after you)

2. If Waffle House is open seven days a week, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year even on holidays....... Why do they have locks on their doors?

Peace · #3 05-25-2001, 11:29 AM

Not meaning to get of the topic, but I wanted to know why these two topics are deleted.
1. "Your Mother Pearl gives birth to 52 in sp2000."

2. "Attention Alpha Chapter"

12dn94dst · #4 05-25-2001, 02:24 PM

OK, Sands & dst-sunshine, y'all are trying to make my head hurt, aren't you?

To Peace:

I wish I had an exact & accurate answer for you, but I don't. All I can say is apparently one of the moderators felt the content of those threads was inappropriate for this board for any number of reasons, a couple being the posts got ugly or too much information about the workings of DST were revealed. I can definetly say it is NOT because we have anything against Alpha Chapter for she is our Foundation. I wish I could give you a better answer than that, but that's the best I can do. If you have further questions, please e-mail me.

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kiml122 · #5 05-25-2001, 02:29 PM

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Originally posted by dst-sunshine1:
O.K. Here's mine:

1. How come people slam on brakes when they see a policeman has pulled someone else over on the side of the road ( What is he gonna do, tell, them to stay put so he can come after you)

2. If Waffle House is open seven days a week, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year even on holidays....... Why do they have locks on their doors?

Now you know you better stop making me laugh. I am falling off of my chair at these 2.

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MaMaBuddha · #6 05-25-2001, 02:54 PM

here are some more that popped up:

--If a man speaks and there is no women there to hear him, is he still wrong?

--If a turtle doesn't have a shell, is he homeless or naked?

--If all those psychics know the winning lottery numbers, why are they all still working?

--Why do they put Braille on the drive-through bank machines?

--Why do you press harder on a remote-control when you know the battery is dead?

--If you get cheated by the Better Business Bureau, who do you complain to?

korkscru · #7 05-25-2001, 03:03 PM

Okay Ladies, this is an excellent topic. I have a few questions (unanswerable that is) that I often ponder about. So here goes.

1. Why do doctors allow women who are in labor go through the trauma of hours and hours of pain and then turn around and give them C-sections? (What's THAT all about?)

2. Why do toddlers (1-2 yrs.) go into a corner (or other SECRET place) and "do number two" then come out like they didn't do anything? (It's obvious that they don't realize that we can still SMELL).

3. Why do PUFF DADDY and other celebrities decide that they want to FIND GOD whenever they get into trouble. And once the trouble is over, they go back to doing their same dirty stuff? (R-Kelley did the same thing. The only rap-artist that actually stuck to it was MASE).

4. Why is it that we pay taxes on a yearly basis then(for most of us)get a REFUND?

I've got plenty more, but is anyone feeling me on these questions??????

korkscru · #8 05-25-2001, 05:13 PM

Okay ladies, I've got a few more UNANSWERABLE questions.

1. When a car is repossessed, why does the person haveto pay the balance when they don't have the car?

2. On television cop shows, why do the police use their sirens when trying to catch a criminal in the act?

3. Why is it that your child/children wait until you get on the phone, in the bath tub, in a discussion with someone else and THEN decide to ask you a question? (I get this ALL of the time from my 7 yr. old.).

4. Why do some women (myself included)purchase an outfit or shoes and then NEVER wear them? (my husband says that he's putting a stop to that).

Ladies, these kinds of questions surely makes one go HUMMMMMMMMMM!!!

99melodies · #9 05-26-2001, 01:18 AM

LOL...funny stuff

But
1. why is it that you don't have to use the bathroom until you go to put the key in the door...so now you can't get the key in the door b/c your dancing trying not pee on yourself!!

2. Why are all of the Kool Aid commericals black now and CORNY as hell?

3. Why do people wait until after the beep to hang up..if you don't plan to leave a message why don't people just hang up when they hear the answering machine pick up?

4. Why do people answer questions with a question?
"How you doing?"..."How you doing?" Nobody says "Im fine"

okay thats all I can think of right now!

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#10 05-26-2001, 02:30 AM

LADIES!! Welcome to "REALITY EXPLAINS IT ALL"!! During this post I will attempt to tackle some of you daring questions with the help of my lovely assistant "B.Rain"
Okay here we go!
Question
--why is it that when it is rush hour the cars on the expressway go so slow. (i was stuck in traffic for 2 hours yesterday)

Reality Says:
The following people are the cause of the slow traffic during rush hour.

1. Inexperienced or scary drivers that slam
on their brakes whenever they SEE another
car.
2. People that think they are apart of the
Andretti family .
3. People that wait until the last minute to
get over so that they can exit.
4. Honary a$$ people that won't let people
over.
5. Stupid a$$ people that see the dag
nab "RIGHT LANE CLOSED AHEAD" sign and
stay in the right lane until it's starts
to narrow out.

Question
How come people slam on brakes when they see a policeman has pulled someone else over on the side of the road ( What is he gonna do, tell, them to stay put so he can come after you)?

REALITY SAYS:
Actually they can! I've seen it done. if they don't do that, they will radio in to alert another officer in the area, who will pull you over! However, slamming on your breakes only makes you look guilty and may cause an accident so please don't do that.

Question
Why do PUFF DADDY and other celebrities decide that they want to FIND GOD whenever they get into trouble. And once the trouble is over, they go back to doing their same dirty stuff? (R-Kelley did the same thing. The only rap-artist that actually stuck to it was MASE).

REALITY SAYS:
I call it 7-11 religion. Because they only call on God or practice any religion when it is conveniant for them or they need something.

Question
When a car is repossessed, why does the person haveto pay the balance when they don't have the car?

REALITY SAYS:
You signed a contract when you bought the car, you are still obligated to fufil it even though you may not have the car in your posession.

Question
Why is it that your child/children wait until you get on the phone, in the bath tub, in a discussion with someone else and THEN decide to ask you a question? (I get this ALL of the time from my 7 yr. old.).

REALITY SAYS:
Simple, They are jealous that someone or something else has mommy's attention and they want it back.

Question
Why do some women (myself included)purchase an outfit or shoes and then NEVER wear them? (my husband says that he's putting a stop to that).

REALITY SAYS:
Wishful thinking and cognitive dissonance
We fool oursleves into thinking that we'll lose weight, or find a shirt or pants to complete the outfit or outfit to go with the shoes. That is called wishful thinking. After we fail to find that something or lose the weight, we try to say that "it was a good deal", "I needed it anyway", or something of the sort to suport our inconsistisy of decisions that is called cognitive dissonance.

Question
why is it that you don't have to use the bathroom until you go to put the key in the door...so now you can't get the key in the door b/c your dancing trying not pee on yourself!!

REALITY SAYS:

You don't feel that you have to use the bathroom until you get home because you relax when you get there. Your body then gets to "focus" if you will. The muscle tension in your bladder fades away and you recognize that it is about to runneth over!

I hope I have did you ladies a service feel free to send me more of your questions!

Someone asked a question about psychics earlier which got me to thinking, NOW I have a question of my own

If these people are such great psychics that can see the future. Why is it that none of them ar ever aware that the police are coming to arrest them for fraud!

MaMaBuddha · #11 05-26-2001, 10:13 PM

these are a good one...

--why do credit card company's send you a letter starting that you are pre-approved for a credit card and when you apply for it you are denied.

--why is it when i ask my little nieces and nephews and god children why they did something wrong in school, they look at me with innocent eyes and state "i dunno?"

--why did ms cleo call me today?

--why do company offer free trials and then in the end ask you for money?

--do do people send meaningless forwards about the GAPS free gift certficates??

to this day i am still puzzled?

D.COM · #12 05-27-2001, 12:21 AM

Okay...You know how in school they taught you things that "just is"? Well, i was always the one who asked why

1) Algebra: Why is it that a negative times a negative equals a positive. If I don't have something and I don't have it multiple times, then I shouldn't have that something, not have it! If anyone can send me a proof I would appreciate it...and please don't tell me it's because it just is...I want to know why, thanx.

2) Why is it that ONLY during your senior year in college, the stupid school wants to make your life as difficult as possible? Ex: Hold on your records, hold your diploma because of $0.75 of overdue books, a hold on records due to housing fees, etc.

3) Why is it that when doing homework, you stand up to get a snack and the pencil/pen that you were using ACTUALLY disappears. For real, I can never find it ever again after looking everywhere!

4) Why do some grandparents speak LOUDER on the phone when they know it's a long-distance call...(even after my mom tells her that I can still hear her, my grandma STILL speaks loud! lol.

5) Why is it that when your grade is SOOO close to the higher grade in the class, you always miss it by just ONE point!!! "Oh , Dang! If I could have just done this, or this, should have done that, etc."

6) Why do you drive in a parkway and park in a driveway???

7) How come RIGHT AFTER you go shopping and spend a good amount of your nice little pay check, something ALWAYS happens and then you needed that money you JUST spent?

8) Why does the universe has mostly "circular" objects? Why arent't they triangles or squares, or pentagons?

9)If a tree falls in the middle of the woods and there is none there to hear the tree fall, does the tree still make a sound?

10) Last but not least, when you experience "deja vu," is there really a "glitch in the system"? (LOL! For those of you who watched "The Matrix") No really, did you really do that before or was it just your mind?

[This message has been edited by D.COM (edited May 26, 2001).]

AKA4MJ2 · #13 05-27-2001, 10:17 AM

Hey, I have one:
Why do gas stations show the price as 9/10 of a cent??? Example: $1.73 9/10,They and WE know that that is $1.74.........

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Tanzanite · #14 05-27-2001, 11:03 PM

9)If a tree falls in the middle of the woods and there is none there to hear the tree fall, does the tree still make a sound?

I finally know the answer to a question. My biology professor gave us this question for bonus points on a test.
The answer is no the tree does not make a sound. Soundwaves are interpreted by the middle ear as being a sound if there are no ears to hear it and interpret the sound waves than it did not make a sound. It is like a deaf man standing by the tree his ear is not functioning properly to interpret the sound waves as being noise therefore he would not hear the sound. This is my take on the answer but some of our Biology professors disagree to this day about the answer.

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D.COM · #15 05-28-2001, 06:49 PM

Hehe, but animals have ears too. They must interpret sound by sound waves as well. So if there is NO LIFE FORM that can interpret sound waves, then the tree does not make a sound, but other than that, it does, right? It gets a little more complicated when you have things such as bats, insects, worms, etc. Each of these creatures have there own way of "feeling"/"hearing" sound waves. So then would you say that "sound" is ONLY interpretted as by the human ear, or other ways as well?

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Originally posted by Tanzanite:

9)If a tree falls in the middle of the woods and there is none there to hear the tree fall, does the tree still make a sound?

I finally know the answer to a question. My biology professor gave us this question for bonus points on a test.
The answer is no the tree does not make a sound. Soundwaves are interpreted by the middle ear as being a sound if there are no ears to hear it and interpret the sound waves than it did not make a sound. It is like a deaf man standing by the tree his ear is not functioning properly to interpret the sound waves as being noise therefore he would not hear the sound. This is my take on the answer but some of our Biology professors disagree to this day about the answer.