It makes you wonder

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

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Philosophical musings of the day from Col Updraft