Saturday, April 6, 2013

IDIOSYNCRASIES OF ENGLISH

1. WHAT IF THERE WERE NO HYPOTHETICAL QUESTIONS?

2. IS THERE ANOTHER WORD FOR SYNONYM?

3. WHERE DO FOREST RANGERS GO TO "GET AWAY FROM IT ALL"?


4. WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU SEE AN ENDANGERED ANIMAL EATING AN ENDANGERED PLANT?

5. WHY DO THEY LOCK GAS STATION BATHROOMS? ARE THEY AFRAID SOMEONE WILL BREAK IN AND CLEAN THEM?

6. IF A TURTLE DOESN'T HAVE A SHELL, IS HE HOMELESS OR NAKED?


7. WHAT WAS THE BEST THING BEFORE SLICED BREAD?

8. ONE NICE THING ABOUT EGOTISTS: THEY DON'T TALK ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE.


9. DOES THE LITTLE MERMAID WEAR AN ALGEBRA?

10. WOULD A FLY WITHOUT WINGS BE CALLED A WALK?

11. IF YOU ATE BOTH PASTA AND ANTIPASTO, WOULD YOU STILL BE HUNGRY?

12. IF YOU TRY TO FAIL, AND SUCCEED, WHICH HAVE YOU DONE?


13. WHOSE CRUEL IDEA WAS IT FOR THE WORD 'LISP' TO HAVE 'S' IN IT? 


14. DO INFANTS ENJOY INFANCY AS MUCH AS ADULTS ENJOY ADULTERY?

15. IF YOU SPIN AN ORIENTAL MAN IN A CIRCLE THREE TIMES, DOES HE BECOME DISORIENTED?


Thanks to Frank.

2 comments:

  1. Love 14, but you can retire 15 (the word is "Asian").

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    1. JCF, I thought about that one a bit, but I decided to go ahead.

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