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Conundrum
2008-02-24, 6:46 PM #1
Post puzzling statements like:

Why is the pen at the bank chained down, but the vault door is open?
Why do we drive on Parkway, and park on the driveway?

etc.

Go.
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2008-02-24, 9:17 PM #2
I never understood the term "out of whack". What the hell is a "whack."

But that's not a conundrum.
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2008-02-24, 9:28 PM #3
"Parkways" referred originally to "ways" (i.e. roads) through a park. Driveways weren't originally intended for parking: they allow you to access buildings like your home by driving up to them from the street.

Not so puzzling.

Here's one: Why is it always the least qualified people who feel most qualified to respond to threads like ".999...=1"?
2008-02-24, 9:35 PM #4
Okay there, thread ruiner. We're not debunking the sayings here.

Cargo goes by ship, yet shipping is driven in vans and trucks.
Pissed Off?
2008-02-24, 11:10 PM #5
ok then...

Why isn't 'palindrome' a palindrome, or why doesn't 'monosyllabic' describe itself? Why is 'verb' a noun? Why do we say 'himself' but not 'meself' or 'youself'?
2008-02-25, 2:04 AM #6
Why is it that our species is called "human" (hu being the prefix), the female called "woman" (wo being the prefix), yet the male is simply called "man" with no prefix?
The cake is a lie... THE CAKE IS A LIE!!!!!
2008-02-25, 2:08 AM #7
If you step on someones foot, and no-ones around, do you still hear them scream?
>_>
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2008-02-25, 2:18 AM #8
What kind of horrible ******* invented the word "lisp"?

PS, I think "woman" is meant to stem from womb-man or something along those lines *shrugs*
2008-02-25, 2:28 AM #9
actually I think when a man first saw a women he was like "Whoa man"
"Nulla tenaci invia est via"
2008-02-25, 11:10 AM #10
actually I think when a man first saw a woman he was like "Madam, I'm Adam"
2008-02-25, 11:23 AM #11
WHO ATE MY JUMPING JUJUBIES
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2008-02-25, 11:29 AM #12
Why is my name in most polls on this website, yet there are no polls about me?

:rant:
Was cheated out of lions by happydud
Was cheated out of marriage by sugarless
2008-02-25, 11:38 AM #13
how many roads can a man walk down
2008-02-25, 11:38 AM #14
How very wet could a midget get if a midget could get wet?
Was cheated out of lions by happydud
Was cheated out of marriage by sugarless
2008-02-25, 11:54 AM #15
What sick person thought up "hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia"?

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2008-02-25, 9:27 PM #16
if talcum powder is made of talc, what then of baby powder?
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2008-02-26, 12:58 AM #17
Originally posted by DEFINOTELY NOT SPE:
how many roads can a man walk down


forty-two

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2008-02-26, 1:52 AM #18
- Why is it that the island "Greenland" is covered mostly in ice but the island "Ice land" is mostly green?

- The phrase "There are no absolute truths!" contradicts itself because if there are no absolute truths, the phrase itself can't be absolutely true.
The cake is a lie... THE CAKE IS A LIE!!!!!
2008-02-26, 1:57 AM #19
This sentence is false.
2008-02-26, 4:05 AM #20
Why do people feel the need to say "ATM Machine" and "PIN Number'?
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2008-02-26, 4:55 AM #21
Originally posted by SavageX378:
- Why is it that the island "Greenland" is covered mostly in ice but the island "Ice land" is mostly green?

It's all about Viking estate agents.

Agent: It's a brand new land. Lots of space and room for expansion. And it's going cheap, cheap, CHEAP!

Kr'ull: Kr'ull no think it such a good idea. It's a long way north. Is cold enough here in Dane-land.

Agent: Are you kidding me? C'mon! It's called Greenland.
2008-02-26, 5:07 AM #22
Quote:
- The phrase "There are no absolute truths!" contradicts itself because if there are no absolute truths, the phrase itself can't be absolutely true.


The corollary is "There are exceptions to every rule. Except this one."

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