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Some funny and weird questions. I wonder if you can answer any of them wink Go and try, and vote for the best answers.

  1. Why does the sun lighten our hair, but darken our skin?

  2. Why can't women put on mascara with their mouth closed?

  3. Why is abbreviated such a long word?

  4. Why is a boxing ring square?

  5. Why is it considered necessary to nail down the lid of a coffin?

  6. Why is it that doctors call what they do practice?

  7. Why is it that rain drops but snow falls?

  8. Why is it that to stop Windows 98, you have to click on Start?

  9. Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker?

  10. Why is the time of day with the slowest traffic called rush hour?

  11. Why don't sheep shrink when it rains?

  12. If con is the opposite of pro, is Congress the opposite of progress?

  13. If flying is so safe, why do they call the airport the terminal?

  14. Would a fly without wings be called a walk?

  15. Is there another word for synonym?

  16. Is Disney World the only people trap operated by a mouse?

  17. If money doesn't grow on trees then why do banks have branches?

  18. If electricity comes from electrons, does morality come from morons?

  19. Who was the first person to look at a cow and say, "I think I'll squeeze these dangly things here, and drink whatever comes out!"

  20. When your photo is taken for your driver's license, why do they tell you to smile? If you are stopped by the police and asked for your license, are you going to be smiling?

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updated Apr 25, 2011
posted by Issabela
I´m going to share this on Facebook. Thanks... - quépasa, Oct 8, 2009
I know this is an old thread but I just stumbled upon it and it's hilarious. - DJ_Huero, Apr 25, 2011

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When your photo is taken for your driver's license, why do they tell you to smile? If you are stopped by the police and asked for your license, are you going to be smiling?

Only if I'm drunk wink

updated Apr 25, 2011
edited by lorenzo9
posted by lorenzo9
I wonder if that would help ;)) - Issabela, Oct 8, 2009
Here in NM they actually ask you NOT to smile. Good Morning. - nizhoni1, Oct 8, 2009
What do they say? Frown! Snarl! Look like you just stepped in old gum! - webdunce, Oct 8, 2009
Yes - pout and look as if Santa has just taken half of your salary! - Issabela, Oct 8, 2009
Jejeje - recently they do it in Poland, too. In my old documents I'm smiling; in my new ID I look like "wanted". - Behemoth, Oct 8, 2009
rofl! - DJ_Huero, Apr 25, 2011
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If I actually tried to answer those, I would take the fun out of it.

I like the Disneyland Trap operated by a mouse. Did you know that by painting only 4 fingers on Mickey´s hands instead of 5 fingers that Disney was able to save Hundreds of thousands of dollars?

updated Apr 25, 2011
posted by quépasa
Get out! That can't be true. - Goyo, Oct 8, 2009
|| whips out a sketch pad and draws a mouse with only 4 fingers || ... it's not working for me ... - webdunce, Oct 8, 2009
I guess from saving animation labor...the earlier versions of Pixar's software were pretty labor intensive. - webdunce, Oct 8, 2009
OK....I've been looking this up and apparently quépasa is correct. At least there is a lot out there to support it. I humbly bow. - Goyo, Oct 8, 2009
Wow... but yes, it may be true - as in those days every single frame had to be painted or drawn separately. - Issabela, Oct 8, 2009
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Why is it considered necessary to nail down the lid of a coffin?

Actually, back in the old days they never nailed them shut. Then somebody dropped one during a funeral. They've been nailed shut ever since. big surprise

updated Apr 25, 2011
posted by Goyo
Jajajajaja :D - Issabela, Oct 8, 2009
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Why is it considered necessary to nail down the lid of a coffin?

For BackUp...

Why is it that doctors call what they do practice?

Everybody needs to start somewhere...

Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker?

Otherwise he would invest his own...

If flying is so safe, why do they call the airport the terminal?

It´s so safe...

Would a fly without wings be called a walk?

In(to) different dimension...

updated Apr 25, 2011
edited by Behemoth
posted by Behemoth
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I tried answering these, but I got dizzy. I better quit.

updated Apr 25, 2011
posted by Seitheach
You don't need to answer all of these (or any) :P - Issabela, Oct 8, 2009
I think I may have actually wet myself. - Seitheach, Oct 8, 2009
jejejejej - 00494d19, Oct 8, 2009
Why don't you make us wet by posting a few completely crazy answers :P - Issabela, Oct 8, 2009
Hmmm... wet is ambiguity also... I don't know, why I like English language so much ;) - Behemoth, Oct 8, 2009
Hmmm... i'm gonna let loose and say, I'd get Issabela wet anytime. Rofl... I hope she accepts, I don't wanna get in trouble. ;-P - DJ_Huero, Apr 25, 2011
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I had to bump this one up, because it's an old thread that not many people were exposed to (probably because they weren't members then) & I'm sure it will give many laughs to many people.

•Why is a boxing ring square?

I would say they've probably been hit in the head so many times, they can't tell the difference. wink

•Who was the first person to look at a cow and say, "I think I'll squeeze these dangly things here, and drink whatever comes out!"

Wow, good question... hmm... wouldn't it have been more practical just to continue using women since that's where we start from birth. grin Jaja... imagine if we were all still drinking breast milk. sick How odd...

updated Apr 25, 2011
posted by DJ_Huero
Only practical if the women are permanently pregnant. Who would want that? I would prefer to drink water. - ian-hill, Apr 25, 2011
That is why beer was invented. - lorenzo9, Apr 25, 2011
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Another silly question:

Anyone ever tried to wake up a sleeping pill ?

updated Oct 9, 2009
posted by peterpierre2
Once, but, after several hours, I gave up. - webdunce, Oct 8, 2009
Tylenol tablets, on the other hand, get right up. - webdunce, Oct 8, 2009
I know about one more tablet that get right up, but can't tell ;) - Issabela, Oct 8, 2009
And - paradoxically- it doesn't make you blue...? - Behemoth, Oct 8, 2009
It does when the chemical magic is gone ;)) - Issabela, Oct 9, 2009
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Erm... the answer to ALL of those questions is blatantly "magic!". I thought everyone knew that.

updated Oct 8, 2009
posted by AnnoLoki
Incorrect ;) - Issabela, Oct 8, 2009
Yeah - especially when you concider my favourite definition of magic - "art of making conscious decicions" - Behemoth, Oct 8, 2009
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Why can't women put on mascara with their mouth closed?

Actually there is a very practical reason for this. Opening the mouth helps to widen the eyes a bit and that helps to apply the mascara. Of course you can widen your eyes with your mouth closed, but, for some reason it's soooooooo much easier to perform this when the mouth is open because you are engaging the other muscles of your face. When the other muscles of the face are engaged it seems to help to KEEP the eyes widened for an extended period of time. Whereas if you widen your eyes with the mouth shut it's a bit of a chore to KEEP your eyes widened for a prolonged period of time. wink

Who was the first person to look at a cow and say, "I think I'll squeeze these dangly things here, and drink whatever comes out!"

Think about it. Of course they knew what came out. All they had to do was watch the cow nursing the calf and they had the answer. I'm sure they figured out that all female mammals were able to give milk to their young. kiss

Purrs, Catwoman=^..^= & Mija

updated Oct 8, 2009
posted by Catwoman