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The Eternal Question!
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*Nakaru-nigousan
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I'd rather know who came up with the idea of "beating a dead horse." :)
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*Viashino_wizard
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Actually, that phrase comes from the idea of trying to get a horse to move by beating it after you've already beaten it to death.
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*Nakaru-nigousan
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I'll just copypasta my other epic questions from a thread I made on other forums...
0) If Pinoccio says his nose will grow, will it?
1. Is it good if a vacuum really sucks?
2. Why is the third hand on the watch called the second hand?
3. If a word is misspelled in the dictionary, how would we ever know?
4. If Webster wrote the first dictionary, where did he find the words?
5. Why do we say something is out of whack? What is a whack?
6. Why does "slow down" and "slow up" mean the same thing?
7. Why does "fat chance" and "slim chance" mean the same thing?
8. Why do "tug" boats push their barges?
9. Why do we sing "Take me out to the ball game" when we are already there?
10. Why are they called "stands" when they are made for sitting?
11. Why is it called "after dark" when it really is "after light"?
12.. Doesn't "expecting the unexpected" make the unexpected expected?
13.. Why are a "wise man" and a "wise guy" opposites?
14. Why do "overlook" and "oversee" mean opposite things?
15. Why is "phonics" not spelled the way it sounds?
16. If work is so terrific, why do they have to pay you to do it?
17. If all the world is a stage, where is the audience sitting?
18. If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?
19. If you are cross-eyed and have dyslexia, can you read all right?
20. Why is bra singular and panties plural?
21.. Why do you press harder on the buttons of a remote control when you know the batteries are dead?
22. Why do we put suits in garment bags and garments in a suitcase?
23. How come abbreviated is such a long word?
24. Why do we wash bath towels? Aren't we clean when we use them?
25. Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle?
26. Why do they call it a TV set when you only have one?
27. Christmas - What other time of the year do you sit in front of a dead tree and eat candy out of your socks?
28. Why do we drive on a parkway and park on a driveway?
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0) If Pinoccio says his nose will grow, will it?
1. Is it good if a vacuum really sucks?
2. Why is the third hand on the watch called the second hand?
3. If a word is misspelled in the dictionary, how would we ever know?
4. If Webster wrote the first dictionary, where did he find the words?
5. Why do we say something is out of whack? What is a whack?
6. Why does "slow down" and "slow up" mean the same thing?
7. Why does "fat chance" and "slim chance" mean the same thing?
8. Why do "tug" boats push their barges?
9. Why do we sing "Take me out to the ball game" when we are already there?
10. Why are they called "stands" when they are made for sitting?
11. Why is it called "after dark" when it really is "after light"?
12.. Doesn't "expecting the unexpected" make the unexpected expected?
13.. Why are a "wise man" and a "wise guy" opposites?
14. Why do "overlook" and "oversee" mean opposite things?
15. Why is "phonics" not spelled the way it sounds?
16. If work is so terrific, why do they have to pay you to do it?
17. If all the world is a stage, where is the audience sitting?
18. If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?
19. If you are cross-eyed and have dyslexia, can you read all right?
20. Why is bra singular and panties plural?
21.. Why do you press harder on the buttons of a remote control when you know the batteries are dead?
22. Why do we put suits in garment bags and garments in a suitcase?
23. How come abbreviated is such a long word?
24. Why do we wash bath towels? Aren't we clean when we use them?
25. Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle?
26. Why do they call it a TV set when you only have one?
27. Christmas - What other time of the year do you sit in front of a dead tree and eat candy out of your socks?
28. Why do we drive on a parkway and park on a driveway?
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*Grisome
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0) If his lying is the result of him knowing he's being untruthful, then it'll only grow if he does not believe it actually will. Otherwise it's just wishing. The dang puppet can't control the future...
1. Yes.
2. It is the second hand.
3. It's not misspelled if it's in the dictionary.
4. Plagiarized the real first dictionary.
5. Check the dictionary.
6. To confuse you.
7. See 6.
8. They're rebellious.
9. Because usually we're drunk by that time, so it's appropriate.
10. You're supposed to stand.
11. It's after darkness falls.
12. If you're expecting the unexpected, then chances are you're just expecting things you wouldn't normally expect, and other things you would expect become unexpected. of course.
13. They didn't want to be lumped in the same group.
14. They can actually mean the same thing. Read the dictionary!
15. It's the fourth part of the axis of evil.
16. Because paying you to do it is someone else's work. Don't deprive them.
17. Mars.
18. Forget that; better question is why don't ugly people get more action?
19. Who reads anymore?
20. Because 'bras' and 'panty' is just nutty.
21. Laziness.
22. Yes.
23. No.
24. So they don't get hairier than the person using it.
25. Because it doesn't.
26. If you only have one you're doing it wrong.
27. That's a little personal...
28. Why not?
...I was bored.
1. Yes.
2. It is the second hand.
3. It's not misspelled if it's in the dictionary.
4. Plagiarized the real first dictionary.
5. Check the dictionary.
6. To confuse you.
7. See 6.
8. They're rebellious.
9. Because usually we're drunk by that time, so it's appropriate.
10. You're supposed to stand.
11. It's after darkness falls.
12. If you're expecting the unexpected, then chances are you're just expecting things you wouldn't normally expect, and other things you would expect become unexpected. of course.
13. They didn't want to be lumped in the same group.
14. They can actually mean the same thing. Read the dictionary!
15. It's the fourth part of the axis of evil.
16. Because paying you to do it is someone else's work. Don't deprive them.
17. Mars.
18. Forget that; better question is why don't ugly people get more action?
19. Who reads anymore?
20. Because 'bras' and 'panty' is just nutty.
21. Laziness.
22. Yes.
23. No.
24. So they don't get hairier than the person using it.
25. Because it doesn't.
26. If you only have one you're doing it wrong.
27. That's a little personal...
28. Why not?
...I was bored.
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*Product of Void
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AH I see you seek wisdom.
Ponder this
"Why do you have to buy 12 buns yet 8 hot dogs?"
As for your other questions I say this.
"Ye who knows does not speak, Ye who speaks does not know".
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Ponder this
"Why do you have to buy 12 buns yet 8 hot dogs?"
As for your other questions I say this.
"Ye who knows does not speak, Ye who speaks does not know".
:D
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*Viashino_wizard
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1. To make you buy another package of buns and two two more packs of hot dogs.Product of Void,Dec 18 2009 wrote: AH I see you seek wisdom.
Ponder this
"Why do you have to buy 12 buns yet 8 hot dogs?"
As for your other questions I say this.
"Ye who knows does not speak, Ye who speaks does not know".
:D
2. LOGICAL FALLACY
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*Product of Void
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:D
"shut your mouth and say something".
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"shut your mouth and say something".
:P
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*Product of Void
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tao de ching
one of my favorite books.
one of my favorite books.