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Contributor: pornshopgirl pornshopgirl
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Originally posted by Victoria
Why do people who clearly don't like children have children?! Why do people yell when talking to someone who is English-as-a-second-la nguage? ...talking louder doesn't translate your words! Why isn't health insurance available to all ... more
No Sonic in the Chicago suburbs either My family and I joked that they didn't actually exist and that TV commercials were just screwing with us, until we went on vacation in North Carolina. We saw one and all shouted "HOLY SHIT, THEY'RE REAL!"
06/05/2010
Contributor: Annemarie Annemarie
Why is "America's Got Talent" hosted by two Brits and a Canadian?

Why does, in the new Karate Kid movie, the kid learn kung fu and not karate?

Why is Jake Gyllenhaal considered Persian?

Why do publishers publish the hardback version first, when (almost) everyone prefers the paperbacks?

Why is 21 the legal age for buying and drinking alcohol in the US? It's virtually 18 everywhere else.

Why do I always wait until I wear the last clean thing in my closet to wash clothes?

Why do so many authors have last names that start with A-K, yet not so many L-Z? I have an entire bookcase devoted to A-H, and then a good portion of another devoted to H-K, but L-Z only takes up like 3 shelves.

Why do I feel compelled to buy books, when there's so many options for borrowing?
06/05/2010
Contributor: Chilipepper Chilipepper
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Originally posted by TacoODoom
actually, there was supposed to be a live action last unicorn, and Jon RhysMeyers was cast as schmendrick, but the project was was dropped during production
I know, that's why I'm still wondering - if they can make a fifteen-billionth adaptation of Alice in Wonderland, then where's my second adaptation of Last Unicorn???
06/05/2010
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
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Originally posted by MuffysPinguLove
The closest Sonic used to be about 2 hrs away from me, but we still got the commercials. It was cruel and unusual punishment. However, this summer they are opening one about 20 mins away from me and I'm so stoked!
I've got one being built right across the street from the store I work at during the day. I'm not sure how to feel about it, lol
06/05/2010
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
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Originally posted by Envy
In all my motel housekeeping years, I STILL don't understand how people who do a one-nighter can leave their underwear behind. I'm talking g-strings, panties, and even boxers. Seriously? How can you leave and miss your underwear? And it ... more
I won't lie, I'm actually a bit impressed that people could do that. What about the people who leave their car keys at the counter when they're buying stuff, and don't come back for days to get them? lol
06/05/2010
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
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Originally posted by pornshopgirl
No Sonic in the Chicago suburbs either My family and I joked that they didn't actually exist and that TV commercials were just screwing with us, until we went on vacation in North Carolina. We saw one and all shouted "HOLY SHIT, THEY'RE REAL!"
Depends on where in the suburbs you're at. I know there's one in Lake Zurich, I think one in Crystal Lake (or somewhere right around there), and very soon, one in Palatine
06/05/2010
Contributor: deceased deceased
Quote:
Originally posted by MuffysPinguLove
The closest Sonic used to be about 2 hrs away from me, but we still got the commercials. It was cruel and unusual punishment. However, this summer they are opening one about 20 mins away from me and I'm so stoked!
Our closest Sonic is about 12 hours away by plane.

We get Sonic commercials, commercials for Kohls and other stores like Burlington Coat Factory, etc....and Bally's Total Fitness. We don't have them. We also do not have Baseball, Basketball, or Hockey.

Why do gay men always ask me if "I could possibley look anything more like Rob Thomas"?

...and what is the appeal of David Spade? (Adam Sandler atleast does some good movies....)
06/05/2010
Contributor: Gary Gary
As for all the one shoe questions... I played a LOT of pranks when I was younger. Shoes were always a great one. If you rip one of your friends shoes off and then throw it out the car window, what can they do. You can also put powdered milk in shoes, absorbine, and another one we really thought was funny when we were kids was when a bunch of us slept over somewhere... we take someones shoes and put on in the freezer and the other in/on/near the heater. Then when they got dressed to go home in the morning they had one melting fire shoe, and one petrified ice shoe.
06/07/2010
Contributor: El-Jaro El-Jaro
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Originally posted by Gary
As for all the one shoe questions... I played a LOT of pranks when I was younger. Shoes were always a great one. If you rip one of your friends shoes off and then throw it out the car window, what can they do. You can also put powdered milk in shoes, ... more
thanks for the idea!

(insert evil grin here)
06/07/2010
Contributor: CaitScott CaitScott
Why do we press harder on the remote control when the batteries are dying?!
06/07/2010
Contributor: Sammi Sammi
Why is it so hard to remove the empty toilet paper roll and put a new roll on when you've used it?
06/07/2010
Contributor: El-Jaro El-Jaro
Why does lead paint taste sooo good?

What was wrong with eating the paste in school?
06/08/2010
Contributor: Liz2 Liz2
Why can't woman's clothing makers be consistent in sizing? Guys clothing seems to be so standard where as when I shop, sizing seems to be a crap shoot. No sense making at all...to me anyway.
06/08/2010
Contributor: ToyTimeTim ToyTimeTim
Why are Tic's, Mosquitoes and Chiggers here.
06/08/2010
Contributor: Victoria Victoria
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Originally posted by TacoODoom
cherry-fucking-limeade ....that is all okay and MAYBE cheddar peppers....
Exactly! We don't go to Sonic for the food! We go for the Cranberry Limeade SLUSH!!!!!!!!!!! I am seriously addicted to limeade slush.
06/08/2010
Contributor: Carrie Ann Carrie Ann
Why are McDonalds fries so much better than any other fries?
06/08/2010
Contributor: Gary Gary
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Originally posted by CaitScott
Why do we press harder on the remote control when the batteries are dying?!
Because it works!
06/08/2010
Contributor: Gary Gary
Quote:
Originally posted by Carrie Ann
Why are McDonalds fries so much better than any other fries?
Chic-fil-a fries are better!
06/08/2010
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
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Originally posted by Sammi
Why is it so hard to remove the empty toilet paper roll and put a new roll on when you've used it?
I know! There are a lot of times where I'll notice that the toilet paper from my bathroom has been removed from the holder and the holder replaced, then I'll find it propped on top of the empty roll in another bathroom, lol
06/08/2010
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
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Originally posted by Liz2
Why can't woman's clothing makers be consistent in sizing? Guys clothing seems to be so standard where as when I shop, sizing seems to be a crap shoot. No sense making at all...to me anyway.
Women's clothing unfortunately uses a lot of vanity sizing. My sister works for Ann Taylor and one of their XS shirts is about a medium. Ridiculous!
06/08/2010
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
Why do people press already lit elevator buttons?

Or cell phones. Like, in traffic school, or in court, or wherever, when you're told to turn off your cell phone, why do people seem to think this doesn't apply to them? Like, at least fake it and put that shit on vibrate or something.
06/08/2010
Contributor: Sundae Sundae
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Originally posted by Carrie Ann
Why are McDonalds fries so much better than any other fries?
The answer! Interesting article haha.
06/08/2010
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
Or how about like, I saw a guy with basically a milk crate on wheels to carry all his stuff, but when he turned around, he had a book in his back pocket. Rather than just dropping it in the relatively empty milk crate he was wheeling around, he chose to stuff this book in his pocket.
06/08/2010
Contributor: Victoria Victoria
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Originally posted by Gary
Chic-fil-a fries are better!
Agreed. Chik-fila = nommmmm!!!!!!!
06/08/2010
Contributor: Chilipepper Chilipepper
Why do people take something out of the fridge, smell it, make a face, then shove it towards someone else and say 'Does this smell bad to you?'

Why do people have a difficult time using light signals when they're changing lanes at 75mph?
06/16/2010
Contributor: Gary Gary
Quote:
Originally posted by Jul!a
Why do people press already lit elevator buttons?

Or cell phones. Like, in traffic school, or in court, or wherever, when you're told to turn off your cell phone, why do people seem to think this doesn't apply to them? Like, at least ... more
I know it doesn't really make sense... but I used to be a courier and I spent 8 or 9 hours a day running around center city delivering anything you can think of from a hand-truck of boxed files to courtrooms, to bio-hazardous bags and coolers to hospitals. I spent SOOOOO much time waiting on elevators. The speed of most elevators defy logic. I have seen the light stay on when the elevator arrives. I have seen the lights go off randomly when no elevator was arriving. I think that for a lot of these places the elevators systems are just really really old.
06/16/2010
Contributor: Chilipepper Chilipepper
Why is the bouquet filler 'Baby's Breath' called that when it smells like cat pee?

Why do people retire to Florida when the twice daily weather system changes just aggrevate their arthritis even worse?
06/20/2010
Contributor: Lynk Lynk
I totally agree with the post about the dandelions/weeds in the lawn. I would love to know the answer to that myself.

On a serious note, I will never get prejudice/discriminati on against people for such arbitrary things like ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, etc... Everyone deserves equality, not to mention you are depriving yourself of wonderful experiences/people by being close minded.

I will never get why people do the same things over and over again expecting different results.

I will never get the new generation of teenagers, and I'm only 22. It's amazing how much of a generation gap there is though.

I will never get why people think a green arrow is the same as a green light. Or people who come to dead stop at green lights for no apparent rhyme or reason.

People who do 25mph in a 50 zone.

People who try to drive into my car when they decide they want to be in the same lane as me. My car isn't going to dematerialize just because you want to be there NOW!

Why traffic cops don't spend all of their time writing cabbies tickets when they are constantly breaking every single traffic law on the books.
06/21/2010
Contributor: Miss Cinnamon Miss Cinnamon
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Originally posted by Liz2
Why can't woman's clothing makers be consistent in sizing? Guys clothing seems to be so standard where as when I shop, sizing seems to be a crap shoot. No sense making at all...to me anyway.
Guh, trying shopping for clothes in other countries. I wear a size small/medium in the States, but in China, I sometimes have to look for XL and XXL shirts! Not standardized at all, which gets very frustrating.
06/21/2010
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
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Originally posted by Lynk
I totally agree with the post about the dandelions/weeds in the lawn. I would love to know the answer to that myself.

On a serious note, I will never get prejudice/discriminati on against people for such arbitrary things like ethnicity, ... more
I agree with you on teenagers. I'm only 22 and some of the things my 18 year old sister gets into just baffle me. Like, when I was your age, this shit didn't exist and we didn't have some of these problems. I'm trying to figure out when exactly I stopped being able to stand teenagers, but it makes me feel old, lol
06/21/2010