Do You Know Why?

  • Why do we press harder on a remote control when we know the batteries are flat?
  • Why do banks charge a fee on 'insufficient funds' when they know there is not enough?
  • Why do Kamikaze pilots wear helmets?
  • Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is wet?
  • What is the speed of darkness?
  • Why is it that people say they 'slept like a baby' when babies wake up every two hours?
  • Are there specially reserved parking spaces for 'normal' people at the Special Olympics?
  • If the temperature is zero outside today and it's going to be twice as cold tomorrow, how cold will it be?
  • Do married people live longer than single ones or does it only seem longer?
  • How is it that we put man on the moon before we figured out it would be a good idea to put wheels on luggage?
  • Why do people pay to go up tall buildings and then put money in binoculars to look at things on the ground?
  • Why doesn't Tarzan have a beard?