Wonders of the World

[M T Glass]

EVER WONDER ...
Why the sun lightens our hair,
but darkens our skin?
Why women can't put on mascara
with their mouth closed?
Why don't you ever see the headline
'Psychic Wins Lottery'?
Why is 'abbreviated' such a long word?
Why is it that doctors call what
they do 'practice'?
Why is lemon juice made with
artificial flavor, and dish washing
liquid made with real lemons?
Why is the man who invests all
your money called a broker?
Why is the time of day with the
slowest traffic called rush hour?
Why isn't there mouse-flavored
cat food?
Why didn't Noah swat those two mosquitoes?
Why do they sterilize the needle
for lethal injections?
You know that indestructible black
box that is used on airplanes? Why
don't they make the whole plane out
of that stuff?!
Why don't sheep shrink when it rains?
Why are they called apartments
when they are all stuck together?
If con is the opposite of pro, is
Congress the opposite of progress?
If flying is so safe, why do they call
the airport the terminal?

[M T Glass]

Concerning the last one on the list above : If flying is so safe then why does everyone clap when the plane lands?

[gaz306]

Why do kamikaze pilots wear crash helmets ?

[etch]

Why is it that if you transfer goods on a ship it's called a 'cargo' but if you transfer them on a vehicle its called a 'shipment'

[ecufix]

Why do they call it toothpaste instead of teethpaste ?