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Surely you have wondered why

 
 
mngunim
 
Reply Wed 12 Mar, 2008 05:34 am
There are things that don't make sense around us.

Here are the rules: Just post anything that gets you puzzled, be it an English saying or anything around you.

I'll Start:

Why do we call them boxing RINGS while they are square?
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hingehead
 
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Reply Wed 12 Mar, 2008 04:43 pm
I know the answer to that one.

But I don't know why it's become politically correct to poo-poo things for being politically correct.
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verbivore
 
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Reply Thu 13 Mar, 2008 04:26 am
why is the "black box" of an aeroplane colored orange OR why is it called "black box" when the color is orange?? Rolling Eyes Rolling Eyes
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jovay
 
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Reply Tue 18 Mar, 2008 10:07 pm
"Black Box" might equal

~ Black Death Down ~
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jovay
 
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Reply Tue 18 Mar, 2008 10:09 pm
Why is it that~
when someone say's

~badayda instead of

~potato

i cringe! Rolling Eyes

GoD,,, please don't let me be a Hill ~ billy Rolling Eyes

I just made myself cringe again,,, in my head. Shocked ,,,

unless it's like (what!) Rolling Eyes 'The Beverly Hillbillies' and i am an intelligent etcetra. (if i'm attractive it's o.k. Rolling Eyes

Please don't let Big Seth or i say -

"baDayda,,,

i, (some of us) are now in

~ BaDaya HeLL~

GoD,,, please get us out of 'BaDayda HeLL'

"it's horrible",,, so said Sam,,, ~

BaDayda HeLL ,,, ain't for the squeamish,,, it's for Thee Amish! rotflmao (i can't fk'n breathe i'm so funny at times!,,, i'm not thee only one!,,, "it's unbearable!" it's true!

GoD is so funny only a few can listen to him,, and it's for a short while,,, it becomes unbearable,,, how lonely for ~he?.


"Not to bad,,, (softly spoken in his head through Sam, to me as he later coughed) at times"."surely you have wondered said BiGgSeth,,, talkin bout'?


"'~ Badaydas'"

Wow!,,, Shocked someone,,,~ helped me/we put a capitol on
^ badaydas

ultra cringe.

'"ultra hell cringe"' said sethy as he ~ gave me some loves from "badayda hell"


anyone?


talkin' bout' (hurry selves!)

BaDayda challenged is what i/some are.

Amen Smile .
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Linkat
 
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Reply Wed 19 Mar, 2008 10:34 am
Why do we park in the driveway and drive on the parkway?
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dadpad
 
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Reply Wed 19 Mar, 2008 03:23 pm
Why is American football called that when all the action is hand passing?
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Region Philbis
 
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Reply Wed 19 Mar, 2008 04:19 pm
some of the action is footial --

http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/Globe_Photo/2005/02/13/1108308037_5830.jpg
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jovay
 
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Reply Tue 1 Apr, 2008 01:14 pm
Exclamation ~ amen.
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Tryagain
 
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Reply Tue 1 Apr, 2008 02:23 pm
Why iz it that us Amisch Anabaptist Christian Hillbillies am always being attacked by potatoes?
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Region Philbis
 
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Reply Tue 1 Apr, 2008 04:12 pm
(it's considered an honor round these parts to be pummeled by blue potaterz...)
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dadpad
 
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Reply Wed 2 Apr, 2008 02:12 am
They're all blue batatas to me
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Setanta
 
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Reply Wed 2 Apr, 2008 05:38 am
How come they ain't no dog meat in hot dogs, and how come they ain't no ham in a hamburger?
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dadpad
 
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Reply Wed 2 Apr, 2008 07:52 am
Setanta wrote:
How come they ain't no dog meat in hot dogs, and how come they ain't no ham in a hamburger?


Both are American inventions so.....
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Setanta
 
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Reply Wed 2 Apr, 2008 08:44 am
dadpad wrote:
Setanta wrote:
How come they ain't no dog meat in hot dogs, and how come they ain't no ham in a hamburger?


Both are American inventions so.....


. . . so one would expect a higher standard than that maintained in Oz, which is why this puzzles me.
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lezzles
 
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Reply Wed 2 Apr, 2008 04:26 pm
Setanta wrote:
dadpad wrote:
Setanta wrote:
How come they ain't no dog meat in hot dogs, and how come they ain't no ham in a hamburger?


Both are American inventions so.....


. . . so one would expect a higher standard than that maintained in Oz, which is why this puzzles me.


This comes from someone who doesn't even have access to Chiko rolls! :wink:
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hingehead
 
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Reply Wed 2 Apr, 2008 05:26 pm
lezzles wrote:
Setanta wrote:
dadpad wrote:
Setanta wrote:
How come they ain't no dog meat in hot dogs, and how come they ain't no ham in a hamburger?


Both are American inventions so.....


. . . so one would expect a higher standard than that maintained in Oz, which is why this puzzles me.


This comes from someone who doesn't even have access to Chiko rolls! :wink:


Or battered savs!
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CalamityJane
 
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Reply Wed 2 Apr, 2008 05:32 pm
How come it is called "World Series" when no one besides the
Americans play?
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Setanta
 
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Reply Wed 2 Apr, 2008 05:33 pm
CalamityJane wrote:
How come it is called "World Series" when no one besides the
Americans play?


It's not our fault if the Canadian teams can't make it to the finals.
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Mame
 
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Reply Wed 2 Apr, 2008 05:37 pm
Yo! We just don't want to play with you... you don't even know the rules of Football, fer chrissakes!
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