If drinking and driving is illegal, then why do bars have parking lots?

The President is asking everyone to drive less to conserve gasoline. I live in suburbia. There is no mass transit. How am I supposed to drive less?

I saw this one in "Newsweek":

Would the Federal Government have gotten aid to New Orleans faster after the hurricane if the French Quarter had been renamed the Freedom Quarter?

Why is "abbreviation" such a long word?

Why are they called "collar stays"? Collars are sewn on. They aren't going anywhere. They are definitely "staying".

Why does the emergency veterinarian, which is open nights, weekends and holidays, charge more than the regular veterinarian? My local grocery store is open 24 hours a day and it doesn't charge more for food nights, weekends and holidays.

Why do people move to the desert Southwest . . . then plant lawns and trees?

(With all due respect to the victims of Hurricane Katrina), why are they called "hurricanes" in the Atlantic and "typhoons" in the Pacific? They are same types of storms.