Some of Life's Unanswered Questions

[AKA2D '91]

** Why does the sun lighten our hair, but darken our skin?** Why can't women put on mascara with their mouth closed?**
Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle?**
Why don't you ever see the headline "Psychic Wins Lottery"?** Why is "abbreviated" such a long word?**
Why is a boxing ring square?**
Why is it called lipstick if you can still move your lips? **
Why is it that doctors call what they do "practice"?**
Why is it that rain drops but snow falls?**
Why is it that when you're driving and looking for an address, you turn down the volume on the radio?**
Why is lemon juice made with artificial flavor, and dishwashing liquid made with real lemons?**
Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker?**
Why is the third hand on the watch called second hand?**
Why is the time of day with the slowest traffic called rush hour?** Why is the word dictionary in the dictionary?**
Why isn't there a special name for the tops of your feet?**
Why isn't there mouse-flavored cat food?**
Why can't they make the whole plane out of the same substance that little indestructible black box is?**
Can fat people go skinny-dipping?**
Why do you need a driver's license to buy liquor when you can't drink and drive?

[Afrochic]

Why are cigarettes sold in gas station when smoking is prohibited there?
Why do you press harder on a remote control when you know the battery is low or dead?
Why do we put suits in a garment bag and garments in a suitcase?
Why doesn't superglue stick to its container?
Why do they call them "apartments" when they are all stuck together?
Why is a women's prison called a penal colony?
Why is it called 'after dark', when it is really after light?
Why is it, whether you sit up or sit down, the result is the same?
Why do banks charge you a "non-sufficient funds fee" on money they already know you don't have?
At age 18, why do some governments consider you to be mature enough to fight for your country, but not enough to buy alcohol?
If an orange is orange, why isn't a lime called a green or a lemon called a yellow?
Why are the cabs from the Yellow Cab Company painted orange?
Why are there flotation devices under plane seats instead of parachutes?
Why do we drive on parkways and park on driveways?
Why aren't there bullet-proof pants?
Why does fat chance and slim chance mean the same thing?
If pro is the opposite of con, is progress the opposite of congress?
If soap is used to make you clean, why does it leave a scum?
If a store is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Why are locks on the doors?
If the #2 pencil is the most popular, why's it still #2?
If you have your finger touching the rearview mirror that says -- "objects in mirror are closer than they appear", how can that be possible?
Shouldn't there be a shorter word for "monosyllabic"?
What hair color do they put on the driver's license of a bald man?
What is a free gift? Aren't all gifts free?
When people lose weight, where does it go?
Why are builders afraid to have a 13th floor but book publishers aren't afraid to have a Chapter 11?
If you whine when you drink wine are you a whiner or a winer?
If a bus station is where a bus stops, and a train station is where a train stops, why do I have a work station on my desk?
If a chronic liar tells you he is a chronic liar do you believe him?
Do infants enjoy infancy as much as adults enjoy adultery?
If you made wine out of raisins would you have to wait for it to age?
Why is 40% alcohol called 80 proof? Just how much proof do you need to know that it's liquor?
Could someone ever get addicted to counseling? If so, how could you treat them?