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« on: October 23, 2007, 04:47:01 am » |
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These if from a different forum. You'll no doubt already know some of these, but I really like this kinda stuff, so I was wondering if you guys had ever heard any more! Why do we drive in a parkway and park in a driveway?
Why are there interstate highways in Hawaii?
Why is it that when you transport something by car, it's called a SHIPment, but when you transport something by ship, it's called CARgo?
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<j_orlove> I am semi-religious
<BR4M> I like that. which half of god do you believe in?
<j_orlove> the half that tells me how to live my life
<j_orlove> but not the half that tells me how others should live theirs
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« Reply #1 on: October 23, 2007, 01:33:54 pm » |
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I believe Gallagher said the first one on the list. He also asked why we call it a "building" when it is already built.
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« Reply #2 on: October 24, 2007, 05:38:15 pm » |
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« Reply #3 on: October 24, 2007, 06:11:11 pm » |
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I believe Gallagher said the first one on the list. He also asked why we call it a "building" when it is already built. Because a present participle can also be used as a noun (the term for that is 'gerund'). |
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« Reply #4 on: October 24, 2007, 06:14:36 pm » |
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Yes, but the building is not at present being built; it has already been built. Therefore, the present participle seems inappropriate.
And this adds to the big list of random questions: why does English not have a gerundive?
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« Reply #5 on: October 24, 2007, 08:23:49 pm » |
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Yes, but the building is not at present being built; it has already been built. Therefore, the present participle seems inappropriate.
And this adds to the big list of random questions: why does English not have a gerundive?
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« Reply #6 on: October 24, 2007, 10:20:56 pm » |
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Why do we drive in a parkway and park in a driveway? One of the main definitions of way is “a route or course that is or may be used to go from one place to another.” New York’s Robert Moses dubbed his “route or course that was used to go from one place to another” parkway because it was lined with trees and lawns in an attempt to simulate the beauty of a park. The drive-way, just as much as a highway, a freeway, or a parkway, is a path for automobiles. The driveway is a path, a way between the street and a house or garage. (1) 1. Feldman, David (1990). Why do Dogs have Wet Noses? New York, NY: HarperPerrenial |
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« Reply #7 on: October 24, 2007, 11:10:43 pm » |
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There's the classic "Why is a Raven like a Writing Desk?" from Alice in Wonderland.
For an answer, I prefer Huxley's classic "Because there is a B in both and an N in neither," although there are others.
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« Reply #8 on: October 31, 2007, 09:36:24 pm » |
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Why is Bra singular and Panties plural?
Why do we push buttons harder on a remote when the batteries are dying?
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« Reply #9 on: November 01, 2007, 12:44:15 am » |
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Why do we push buttons harder on a remote when the batteries are dying? Because the symptoms of batteries dying and of a dirty or weak electrical connection can be rather similar? |
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« Reply #10 on: November 01, 2007, 02:21:56 am » |
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As far as awesome riddles go, this one is ripped from Mirror Mask and goes something like this:
If you have it, you really can't tell anyone, because if you tell anyone, you don't really have it. What is it?
No, I won't tell, or confirm deny guesses except by PM, because I Kinda like this riddle.
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« Reply #11 on: November 01, 2007, 09:31:09 am » |
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If you have it, you really can't tell anyone, because if you tell anyone, you don't really have it. What is it? Is it a herpes infection? No wait, a hot girlfriend? Oh man, I give up. (obviously, I already PM'ed the correct answer to LotusHead, but "silence" is an alternative that kinda works, too). |
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<j_orlove> I am semi-religious
<BR4M> I like that. which half of god do you believe in?
<j_orlove> the half that tells me how to live my life
<j_orlove> but not the half that tells me how others should live theirs
R.I.P. Rudy van Soest a.k.a. MoreFling
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« Reply #12 on: November 01, 2007, 11:03:02 pm » |
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Class?
(I thought of silence too)
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« Reply #13 on: November 02, 2007, 12:34:03 am » |
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As far as awesome riddles go, this one is ripped from Mirror Mask and goes something like this:
If you have it, you really can't tell anyone, because if you tell anyone, you don't really have it. What is it?
No, I won't tell, or confirm deny guesses except by PM, because I Kinda like this riddle.
A used grave? |
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« Reply #14 on: November 02, 2007, 12:45:24 am » |
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I'd guess a secret, but who knows with these things?  |
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« Reply #15 on: November 02, 2007, 01:21:42 am » |
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If you have it, you really can't tell anyone, because if you tell anyone, you don't really have it. RESPECT. |
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« Reply #16 on: November 02, 2007, 03:44:47 am » |
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Lol yeah, "respect" works, too. As does "class" (and "style" and such). And it's usually the case for "lots of money", too  "A used grave" is the best one yet  |
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<j_orlove> I am semi-religious
<BR4M> I like that. which half of god do you believe in?
<j_orlove> the half that tells me how to live my life
<j_orlove> but not the half that tells me how others should live theirs
R.I.P. Rudy van Soest a.k.a. MoreFling
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« Reply #17 on: November 16, 2007, 11:56:33 pm » |
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GOBLIN CANNON!@@!!!
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« Reply #18 on: November 18, 2007, 02:13:52 am » |
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