Mysteries of the Universe

[Atlas2342]

-Why is the word short longer than long?

-Why is the word shorter longer than short?

-Why does the word fridge have an "d" but refrigerator doesn't?

What else do you think are the mysteries of the universe?

Edited February 29, 2016 by Atlas2342

[StrandedonEarth]

Why is abbreviation such a long word?

 

[razark]

47 minutes ago, Atlas2342 said:

Why does the word fridge have an "e" but refrigerator doesn't?

-Why is this a question?

[Atlas2342]

 

1 minute ago, razark said:

-Why is this a question?

Oh wait i meant a "d" lol

Edited February 29, 2016 by Atlas2342

[Evanitis]

Why we say 'www', when it has three times the vowels than what it abbreviates?

Why the sun shines during the day when it's already warm and light? It would be more useful during dark and cold nights.

Also... where do we store the daylight saved by daylight saving times?

Where is Old Zealand?

[worir4]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeeland

 

[FancyMouse]

Nope they aren't mysteries of the universe at the first place. They are just mysteries of English, or in some cases, mysteries of your universe.

[Atlas2342]

32 minutes ago, FancyMouse said:

Nope they aren't mysteries of the universe at the first place. They are just mysteries of English, or in some cases, mysteries of your universe.

Aww, just play along....

[AlextheBodacious]

1 hour ago, Evanitis said:

Why we say 'www', when it has three times the vowels than what it abbreviates?

Typing reasons.

Also what's inside a water heater? There can't be just water.

Edited February 29, 2016 by AlextheBodacious

[benzman]

Why is the alphabet in that order?  What was the best thing BEFORE sliced bread?  If on your foot you wear a boot, then on your feet you should wear beet.

 

[p1t1o]

Why did the first person to smell camembert cheese (if you are lucky enough not to know, think bad feet + garbage + rancid milk) think "Hey, lets try eating it!" ?

[Atlas2342]

What were words called before the word "word"?

[Bill Phil]

In german, "kurz" is just as long as "lang."

[Tex Mechs Robot]

7 hours ago, Evanitis said:

Why the sun shines during the day when it's already warm and light? It would be more useful during dark and cold nights.

This one made me smile :-)

5 hours ago, benzman said:

What was the best thing BEFORE sliced bread? 

 

Why doesn't the bread slicer get any credit?

[worir4]

Why is the internet suddenly more interesting when I have an essay to write?

 

Edited February 29, 2016 by worir4

[ToukieToucan]

35 minutes ago, worir4 said:

Why is the internet suddenly more interesting when I have an essay to write?

 

The dark playground

 

http://waitbutwhy.com/2013/10/why-procrastinators-procrastinate.html

[Shpaget]

A copy paste from someplace.

Quote

Let's face it
English is a stupid language.
There is no egg in the eggplant
No ham in the hamburger
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
English muffins were not invented in England
French fries were not invented in France.

We sometimes take English for granted
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
Quicksand takes you down slowly
Boxing rings are square
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. 

If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
If the plural of tooth is teeth
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
If the teacher taught,
Why didn't the preacher praught.

If a vegetarian eats vegetables
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
Why do people recite at a play
Yet play at a recital?
Park on driveways and
Drive on parkways

You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
Of a language where a house can burn up as
It burns down
And in which you fill in a form 
By filling it out
And a bell is only heard once it goes!

English was invented by people, not computers
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
(Which of course isn't a race at all)

That is why
When the stars are out they are visible
But when the lights are out they are invisible
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
It starts
But when I wind up this observation,
It ends. 

[Bill Phil]

At 1ly/y^2, it takes exactly a year to accelerate to light speed, without taking into account relativity.

[AlextheBodacious]

5 hours ago, Shpaget said:

A copy paste from someplace.

I saw an ultimate literary smackdown on imgur of this.

Somewhere.... out there, on the vastness of the imgur...

[Atlas2342]

Why are buildings called "buildings" when theyre finished?

 

[Vanamonde]

Quote

They are just mysteries of English... 

English is in the Universe. Checkmate. 

[worir4]

1 hour ago, Vanamonde said:

English is in the Universe. Checkmate. 

Why does a banana have the ability to be a moderator?

[RizzoTheRat]

Why is Dyslexia so hard to spell?

Why are Abbreviation and  Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia such long words?

Why does the word Lisp have an "S" and Stutter have a "St"?

How do they stick Teflon to frying pans?

 

[p1t1o]

2 hours ago, RizzoTheRat said:

How do they stick Teflon to frying pans?

This one is quite disappointingly banal, teflon just sticks to the metal. It is applied by spraying or rolling it onto a roughened metal surface.