Can you cry underwater?

How do you give "up"? What exactly is "up"?

If swimming is supposed to be a great way to lose weight, why are whales fat?

Why do people paint the aluminum siding on their houses?

Why are they called "buffalo wings"? Buffalos don't have wings.

There is an email going around about lethal mulch from Target. Seems pet owners are allowing their dogs/cats to eat the cocoa shell mulch they installed in their gardens. Since it is widely known that ingesting chocolate is lethal to dogs and cats and cocoa beans are the source of chocolate, why are people surprised that pets are dying?

How do dead bugs get into enclosed light fixtures?

What is the speed of dark?

My friend Chris is wondering:

"How does your sewing machine know where the holes in the buttons are?"

Why doesn't glue stick to the bottle?

Why are they called "dust bunnies"? The dust part I get but . . . bunnies?

Any guesses about what this vendor is selling?

Hint: this is the same garden show where another vendor was selling rusty garden furniture.

I went to a garden show recently. One of the vendors was selling rusty garden furniture:




Why would anyone want to buy rusty garden furniture?

Wild-caught sea scallops are on special this week. Why are they so special? How difficult could it have been to catch them? Scallops don't move.

When did "podium" become a verb?

I have a long-haired cat who sheds unbelievable amounts of hair. Why does he never go bald?

Groundhog Day Special Edition!

Why do people think a rodent is better at predicting the weather than professional meteorologists using modern technology?

Where does dust come from?

Are the lifeguards for clothing optional beaches also . . . clothing optional?

What's "agog"?

Another reenactor question:

How do the women get those enormous hoops inside the narrow Port-O-Potties?

A question for reenactors:

How do you know when you're dead?

This time of year I get a lot of solicitations for donations. Why is no one soliciting donations to free eight tiny reindeer forced to pull an obese man in sled crammed with consumer goods for an entire night with no food, no water and no rest except for very brief stops on rooftops?

I found myself using the expression "More (noun) than you can shake a stick at". Why would anyone want to shake a stick at something?

Why do people rush out to buy snow shovels before every snowstorm? What happened to the snow shovels they purchased prior to previous snowstorms?

I saw a great bumper sticker today:

It's called Tourist Season, why can't we shoot 'em?

Why is it that despite the fact that I vacuum my house regularly, I still find needles from the Christmas tree until the following July?

Why are they called flea markets? Do they sell fleas there? Who buys them?

Over on AOL, Cooking Light magazine, a magazine about healthy cooking is sponsoring "A Month of Cookies". You can get a cookie recipe via email each day of December until Christmas. Does anyone else find the juxtaposition of healthy cooking and cookies deeply disturbing?

If the turkey had been designated the national bird as Ben Franklin wanted, does that mean we would all be eating eagle for Thanksgiving?

Why do companies invariably announce layoffs right before Christmas/Hannukah when it will hurt the employees involved the most?

ONE HUNDREDTH POST SPECIAL EDITION!

Why do bloggers get so excited about their 100th post?

The controversial annual bear hunt in NJ is on! Which leads to my annual question:

Why do people build houses in bear habitat and then get upset when bears wander the streets looking for food?

Why do people think that pushing the button more than once will make the elevator come faster or the doors close sooner?

As per Astrid's request . . .

New Category: Civil Unrest

Why do rioters destroy their own neighborhoods?

It's that time of year again when everyone plants decorative cabbages after the frost has killed all the flowers. Why do people think that planting veggies in their front yards is attractive?

I keep seeing the phrase "going gangbusters". What are gangbusters?

If the quarterback is the smallest member of the team, does that mean that the halfback is 50% as large as the fullback?

What is a Nose Tackle? Why would you want to tackle someone's nose? Why not their entire body?

I have never understood the game of football. The rules are byzantine. The players look like they are trying to kill each other but they are so well padded they can't hurt anyone. The thing I wonder about the most is: why is the ball such an odd shape?

Why is it that FedEx and UPS can get a package anywhere on the planet overnight, but the US Postal Service takes four days to get a package from Edison, NJ to Middlesex, NJ, a distance of less than ten miles?

I had root canal done on a tooth on Monday. On Tuesday, the doctor's office called to see if I was alright. Don't they realize that if I wasn't "alright" I would either have called them or not be home because I was in the Emergency Room?

Yesterday I saw a sign advertising a "Fine Art and Crafts Show". Is it just me or does that make as much sense as The Three Tenors singing at the Grand Old Opry?

This one is courtesy of Astrid who sent me a whole list of things to wonder about:

Why is there a light in the fridge but not the freezer?

Why do the (male) joggers in my local park wear shorts over their sweatpants? Or is it sweatpants under their shorts?

I have never understood bread machines. I thought the whole idea of homemade was to get away from machine-made bread.

The grocery store is an endless source of amusement for me. I went down an aisle I don't normally go to and right next to the Hamburger Helper was Slow Cooker Helper. For those of you who don't use a slow cooker (crockpot), all you do is put in meat, veggies, seasonings, some kind of liquid and turn it on. Which part of this extremely simple process needs to be "helped"?

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.

I have a key to start my car. My friend has a key to start his motorcycle. Do airline pilots have a key to start the jet?

What is the difference between pole beans and runner beans? They are both vines and they both climb.

Cage Free Brown Eggs are on sale this week. Why would eggs need to be caged?

Why do people have cats as pets? Cats are nocturnal. People are not.

Why do people think that mirrors make a room look bigger? It's the same room in the mirror.

Why is it called a "bender" when you drink a lot? What is being bent?

Just for you Snake :

Why do you never hear the word "humongous" anymore?

Is dry cleaning really dry?

Why are they called butterflies? Butter doesn't fly.

There is a street in my town called "Hooker". There are houses on this street. People actually live there. Who would want an address that reads "Hooker Street"?

What's the difference between a sun roof and a moon roof?

As if I don't have enough things to wonder about on my own, now people are emailing me things to wonder about. Thanks Sylvana , you're a real pal!

Why do people have chins?

I saw this on a fellow gardener's blog . It's something I have often wondered about myself:

Sleeveless turtlenecks: For those occasions when it is desirable to have cool arms and a nice warm neck?

Why don't sheep shrink in the rain?

If everyone hates Walmart so much, why do they keep shopping there?

Why are teacup dog breeds so popular? They look like fancy rats.

Why do women take so long in the restroom? What are they doing in those stalls?

What do men do with the newspapers/magazines that they bring into the restroom?

Why this sudden fad for those huge elephant ear garden plants? They look like they belong in a jungle, not New Jersey.

Why do people live in flood zones? They know their houses will fill with water when it rains. They know all of their possessions will be destroyed. And there they are every time, on the evening news, bravely vowing to rebuild as if it will never happen again.

Those poor bushes that have been trimmed in an unnatural spiral shape . . . why do people think that is attractive?

Whatever happened to fern bars?

Socks worn with sandals . . . why? Doesn't that defeat the purpose of sandals?

I don't understand why worms are used as bait. Worms don't live in water, so fish have never seen them. Why would they think they are good to eat?

Do fish get thirsty?

Why does the ice cream truck always show up at dinner time?

Why is everyone building walls around their gardens? The flowers look like they are in prison.

Why is it that when it gets really hot during the summer, everyone flocks to the beach where it is even hotter?

Are all Toyota Camrys silver?

What the hell is taupe?

What is the difference between white and winter white?

Why are actressess getting skinnier while the average American woman is getting fatter?

Why is it called the "United Nations"? They've never been united about anything.

Why is boxing called "The Sweet Science"? There's nothing sweet about two men beating each other to a pulp.

Those cars with the enormous speakers that play music so loud the windows in your house rattle as they go by . . . how loud is the music INSIDE the car?

Same trip to the grocery store, the guy ahead of me is buying "Farm Fresh All-Natural Eggs". Aren't all eggs natural?

I saw this sign in the Produce Department of the grocery store "Pick of the Week - Tropical Mangos". Aren't all mangos "tropical"?

Why are they called "kitten heels"? Cats don't wear shoes.

Why are they called "toadstools"? Toads don't use furniture.

Speaking of cockroaches, since they are virtually indestructible, are cockroaches considered job security for exterminators?

Why is it illegal in my town to feed the feral cats but legal to feed the deer? (For those of you in other parts of the country, there are more deer than cockroaches in New Jersey)

If dogs do the dog paddle when they swim, what do cats do when they swim?

Why is it called air conditioning? How do you condition air?

Cock Flavored Soup . . . this is a poultry product, right?

Would John R. Bolton have an easier time getting confirmed as ambassador to the UN if he applied a little Just For Men to his moustache?