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From: "Mary Ann" <>
Subject: Re: [FOLKS] Humor - I think Vee style
Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2005 11:20:56 -0800
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Thanks Evelyn that was fun.
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From: "evelyn" <>
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Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 5:35 AM
Subject: [FOLKS] Humor - I think Vee style


> Good morning, hope no one minds a bit of humor this morning. Got this one
and knew it would be one I'd send to Vee, writer that she was. ~ Evelyn
>
> Oxymoron's....
>
> 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?
>
>
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