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Things that make you go, "Hmm."

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graemev
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Things that make you go, "Hmm."

Why do careless, carefree, and uncaring not mean the same thing?

 

Why do we park on a driveway and drive on a parkway?

 

If an orange tree was to be grown on an aircraft carrier, would it produce naval oranges?

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Message 41 of 142

I'm totally drawing a blank right now as to the name of the song or the artist but......

 

There's an oldies song that I've heard MANY times about dropping a letter in the mail and it "came right back to me the very next day".  That would involve dropping it in the mail, having the mail carrier pick it up, take it to the distribution center for sorting, someone else delivering it to the recipient, the recipient refusing it, the mail carrier returning it to the distribution center for sorting and the mail carrier delivering it back to the sender -- all in the course of ONE DAY.

 

Even in today's world of next day air shipments, I don't see this happening.  But that song originated in what -- the FIFTIES?  Hmmmm

 

Smiley Tongue

 

I was driving late at night all by myself one night (after about 7 hrs) and that was one of my wandering thoughts.

 



Don Ireland
Engineering Design Technician




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Message 42 of 142
Charles_Shade
in reply to: doni49

Elvis, Return to Sender, address unknown, no such number, no such zone...

 

That's a hmmm not to know Elvis there youngster. Smiley Surprised

Message 43 of 142
doni49
in reply to: Charles_Shade


@Charles_Shade wrote:

Elvis, Return to Sender, address unknown, no such number, no such zone...

 

That's a hmmm not to know Elvis there youngster. Smiley Surprised


Really?  I thought I would've remembered Elvis singing it.  I thought I knew every Elvis song.

 

EDIT:  learn something everyday I guess.  I just looked it up on wikipedia.



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Message 44 of 142
Charles_Shade
in reply to: doni49

One of those mid-afternoon duh moments.

Though you are spot on about the postman doing a bang-up job like that.

Message 45 of 142
graemev
in reply to: graemev

If Jimmy cracks corn and nobody cares, why is there a song about it?

Message 46 of 142
cbenner
in reply to: graemev
Message 47 of 142
graemev
in reply to: cbenner


@cbenner wrote:

@graemev wrote:

If Jimmy cracks corn and nobody cares, why is there a song about it?


How else would we all know that no one cares?  Smiley LOL



I don't know...  but I don't care?

Message 48 of 142
timdown73
in reply to: graemev

How about the stickers on the gas pumps that say "Pre-pay in advance".  I think if that were possible it would involve a time machine.

-Tim U.
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Message 49 of 142
graemev
in reply to: timdown73

To be fair, they're not saying what you're pre-paying in advance of.

Message 50 of 142
timdown73
in reply to: graemev

Seems like it should just say "pay in advance" or just "pre-pay"  Hmmm.

-Tim U.
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Message 51 of 142
Charles_Shade
in reply to: timdown73

Why does the debit pad at the store ask if the amount is okay?

No, it's not! But I have to say yes anyway.

Message 52 of 142
jregier
in reply to: Charles_Shade

The letter (without being openned) is being dropped off back in his mail-box by the girl - she's writing address unknown etc. hoping he'll move on or figure it out.  It's a bittersweet puppy love song - the sender is too clueless to put it together.

Message 53 of 142
jregier
in reply to: Charles_Shade

My reply is out of sequence above - sorry - the Elvis song a bit back for those wondering.

 

My contribution to hmm... why does Awesome means great and Awful the opposite - you'd think full of awe is better.

Message 54 of 142
AllenJessup
in reply to: graemev

We had a note on our highway construction plane. "All work must take place within the Right-of-Way". Our local region of our DOT made us expand the note before we were eligible for funding. It now reads "All work must take place within the Right-of-Way. No work may take place outside the Right-of-Way." I think they think that you can be inside and possibly still be outside. More likely they can't understand anything that isn't redundant.

 

Allen



Allen Jessup
Engineering Specialist / CAD Manager

Message 55 of 142
graemev
in reply to: graemev

If I sit on a branch of a tree am I sitting on the tree or in the tree?

Message 56 of 142
troma
in reply to: graemev

Why do we get in a car, but on a bus?  Has anyone ever actually got on a bus?  Sounds dangerous.


Mark Green

Working on Civil 3D in Canada

Message 57 of 142
AllenJessup
in reply to: troma

Would an open top double-decker qualify?

 

Allen



Allen Jessup
Engineering Specialist / CAD Manager

Message 58 of 142
troma
in reply to: jregier


@jregier wrote:

My reply is out of sequence above - sorry - the Elvis song a bit back for those wondering.

 

My contribution to hmm... why does Awesome means great and Awful the opposite - you'd think full of awe is better.


Words change in meaning.


Mark Green

Working on Civil 3D in Canada

Message 59 of 142
troma
in reply to: AllenJessup

Hmmm.
What about a convertible then?

Mark Green

Working on Civil 3D in Canada

Message 60 of 142
doni49
in reply to: AllenJessup

Why do we pronounce bicycle like (bi-sick-el) but pronounce motorcycle like (motor-sikel)?


Imagine the following on a road sign:  CHURCH DRIVE SLOW

Now does it say to drive slow because there's a church?  Or does it say to go slow because there's a church drive (like driveway)?



Don Ireland
Engineering Design Technician




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