> Why...
> 1. Is it good if a vacuum really sucks?
> 2. Why is the third hand on the watch called the second hand?
> 3. If a word is misspelled in the dictionary, how would we ever
>    know?
> 4. If Webster wrote the first dictionary, where did he find the
>    words?
> 5. Why do we say something is out of whack? What is a whack?
> 6. Why does "slow down" and "slow up" mean the same thing?
> 7. Why does "fat chance" and "slim chance" mean the same thing?
> 8. Why do 'tug' boats push the barges?
> 9. Why do we sing "Take me out to the ball game" when we are
>    already there?
> 10.Why are they called "stands" when they are made for sitting?
> 11.Why is it called "after dark" when it really is "after light"?
> 12.Doesn't "expecting the unexpected" make the unexpected expected?
> 13.Why are a 'wise man' and a 'wise guy' opposites?
> 14.Why do 'overlook and 'oversee' mean opposite things?
> 15.Why is phonics not spelled the way it sounds?
> 16.If work is so terrific, why do they have to pay you to do it?
> 17.If all the world is a stage, where is the audience sitting?
> 18.If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?
> 19.If you are cross-eyed and have dyslexia, can you read all right?
> 20.Why is bra singular and panties plural?
> 21.Why do you press harder on the buttons of a remote control when
>    you know batteries are dead?
> 22.Why do we put suits in garment bags and garments in a suitcase?
> 23.How come abbreviated is such a long word?
> 24.Why do we wash bath towels? Aren't we clean when we use them?
> 25.Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle?
> 26.Why do they call it a TV set, when you only get one?