Friday, April 21, 2006

Interesting Thoughts, Volume 6

  • Is it good if a vacuum really sucks?
  • Why is the third hand on the watch called the second hand?
  • If a word is misspelled in the dictionary, how would we ever know?
  • If Webster wrote the first dictionary, where did he find the words?
  • Why do we say something is out of whack? What is a whack?
  • Why do "slow down" and "slow up" mean the same thing?
  • Why do "fat chance" and "slim chance" mean the same thing?