English Words Pondered




If you take an Oriental person and spin him around several times, does he
become disoriented?
If people from Poland are called "Poles," why aren't people from Holland
called "Holes?"
Why do we say something is out of whack?  What is a whack?
Do infants enjoy infancy as much as adults enjoy adultery?
If a pig loses its voice, is it disgruntled?
Why do women wear evening gowns to nightclubs?  Shouldn't they be wearing
night gowns?
If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?
When someone asks you, "A penny for your thoughts," and you put your two
cents in, what happens to the other penny?
Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker?
Why do croutons come in airtight packages?  It's just stale bread to begin
with.
When cheese gets it's picture taken, what does it say?
Why is a person who plays the piano called a pianist, but a person who
drives a race car not called a racist?
Why are a wise man and a wise guy opposites?
Why do overlook and oversee mean opposite things?
If horrific means to make horrible, does terrific mean to make terrible?
Why isn't 11 pronounced onety one?
"I am " is reportedly the shortest sentence in the English language. Could
it be that "I do " is the longest sentence?
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?
Do Roman paramedics refer to IV's as "4's"?
Why is it that if someone tells you that there are 1 billion stars in the
universe you will believe them, but if they tell you a wall has wet paint
you will have to touch it to be sure?




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