Why Is It???? (Feel free to add your own)

Colin Campbell · Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008, 19:03 (GMT) Post subject:

Why is it we drive on a parkway and park in a driveway.

Why do we call them buildings when they've already been built.

Lee Gordon · Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008, 06:58 (GMT) Post subject:

Why is it that we have a device called a hot water heater? If the water is already hot, why should we need to heat it?

Doug Parks · Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008, 07:02 (GMT) Post subject:

Lee, you're causing me to ponder this quite deep question of yours.

Steve Royal · Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008, 07:05 (GMT) Post subject:

Also, isn't "pregnant woman" just a tad tautologous?
....I'm yet to see a pregnant man....

John M. Thomas · Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008, 12:51 (GMT) Post subject:

Why are cigarettes available in the front of the pharmacy but you must walk all the way to the back for a prescription?

Melba Sibrel · Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008, 13:44 (GMT) Post subject:

[quote="Steve Royal"]Also, isn't "pregnant woman" just a tad tautologous?quote]

It might be "tautologous" if all women were constantly in a state of being pregnant. Laughing

C'mon, Steve, you can do better! Although I will grant you that all pregnant women are in the constant state of being pregnant until no longer pregnant. And how! Maybe that's what you meant. Wink

Andy Quiñones · Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008, 16:02 (GMT) Post subject:

Can somebody please tell me why my wife refers to her paycheck as “my money” that I can’t touch because it’s hers, but my paycheck is “the money” which she feels entitled to manage as well?

Lee Gordon · Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008, 17:32 (GMT) Post subject:

Connie Terwilliger · Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008, 19:00 (GMT) Post subject:

Lee - Lee - Lee - deep down inside you know that the term pre-heating makes sense...but it could be that you don't do much baking. If the oven was constantly at 400 degrees, then you have a point, but it isn't. You need to wait for the oven to get to 400 degrees before you put in the cake batter, or the steak or the frittata. I have unfortunately fallen victim to the "oven-too-cool" = ruined dinner syndrome.

Lee Gordon · Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008, 06:56 (GMT) Post subject:

Connie -- I understand the concept of bringing the oven up to temperature before putting the food in. I do it myself for most things. I'm just saying that practice should be called "heating" not "pre-heating." Just a little fun with semantics. Wink

Doug Parks · Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008, 13:07 (GMT) Post subject:

And did you know that "flammable" and "inflammable" mean the same thing, not the opposite? What's up with that? And don't even get me started on"disassemble".

Connie Terwilliger · Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008, 14:04 (GMT) Post subject:

You know, Lee - you have are correct. Perhaps adding "pre" to the word was a way to help people understand that you need to do it ahead of time.

Dave DeAndrea · Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008, 14:05 (GMT) Post subject:

John Weeks · Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008, 15:56 (GMT) Post subject:

Why is it that car dealers have thier BIGGEST sale of the year 52 times a year?

Michael J. Schoen · Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008, 19:09 (GMT) Post subject:

and how can you go down in an escalator???
Or down in an elevator for that matter?