Why are SOFTballs hard?
Whats the difference between a novel and a book?
Why is an alarm clock going "off" when it actually turns on?
If a person owns a piece of land do they own it all the way down to the core of the earth?
Why is the name of the phobia for the fear of long words Hippopotomonstrosesquippedalio...
Can a hearse driver drive a corpse in the Car Pool lane?
what does the K in K-mart actually stand for?
What does OK actually mean?
When a male is elected president and his wife is called the First Lady. What would a lady's husband be called if she were elected president?
Can't anybody who has a job go in the "employees only" doors at restaurants? Shouldn’t they be more specific and say "employees of this place only"?
Why are you IN a movie, but your ON TV?
Why does a round pizza come in a square box?
Why is Donkey Kong called "DONKEY" Kong if he's a monkey?
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Cant answer them all but heres some answers:
Why do you click on start to exit Microsoft Windows? One hits start to begin the shutdown sequence to safely powerdown your computer which inturn lets you safely poweri ti back up later.
Why are SOFTballs hard? They are softer than baseballs and have you ever felt a hockeypuck? That's hard!
Whats the difference between a novel and a book? With out posting an actual definition form a source id say all novels are books not all books are novels. Novels give the sence of a dramatic story which could be very plot twistiing and sappy or even award winning. A book is less defined in that it could be a text book, cookbook, to a short story ans so on. It could be anything really.
Why is an alarm clock going "off" when it actually turns on? My alarm clocks dont actually go anywhere so i'd prefer to say the alarmclock is beeping.
If a person owns a piece of land do they own it all the way down to the core of the earth? In essence, yes. Think about drilling for oil.
Why is the name of the phobia for the fear of long words Hippopotomonstrosesquippedalio... Do you find you can please everyone in the world with every single action you do?
Sometimes people cant have it their way.
Can a hearse driver drive a corpse in the Car Pool lane? Dead bodies are no longer people but the remains of a person.
what does the K in K-mart actually stand for?
The K stands for Kresge, as in Sebastian S. Kresge, founder of the S.S. Kresge dime store chain.
What does OK actually mean? okay
When a male is elected president and his wife is called the First Lady. What would a lady's husband be called if she were elected president? Whp says she has to be married?
And if she is infact married I would presume the First Man or First Gentleman if it isn't thrown out altogether. What ever it becomes the term will be the created by the media.
Can't anybody who has a job go in the "employees only" doors at restaurants? Shouldn’t they be more specific and say "employees of this place only"? One coudl presume your correct but one would also have a hard time explaining it to the police when they arrest you.
Why are you IN a movie, but your ON TV? Well your ON the silver screen and not in it. If im on a movie it means im only present at its location i could be a behind the scenes worker. If Im on tv it means im actually being broadcasted just like if Im in the movie.
Why does a round pizza come in a square box? Ever try to make thick cardboard box round? They are round for ease of shipping and storage. Boxes are flat before they are folded togetherjsut to hold one pizza. Tehy woudl take up alot of space if they were purchased for the store already assembled. Also if Boxes were round they wouldnt be "Boxes" would they?
Why is Donkey Kong called "DONKEY" Kong if he's a monkey? Shigeru Miyamoto, the japanese creator of teh game, said that when naming the character he had confused the word "donkey" with "stupid", and assumed that to an American audience, 'Donkey Kong' would clearly mean 'stupid ape'
GOOD QUESTION.
Why are these questions so important?
The answer to all your questions is Chuck Norris.
fun questions... was your point to be a PIA?
From the last to the first
Donkey, because the game orginiated in Japan, and it is an incorrect translation from Japanese to English
Round Pizza comes in a square box becasue square boxes are easier to make, store, and stack when making large orders
Same reason you are ON stage, but IN a play
Sure, you can go in the "employees only' door, but you might not come back out!
HE would be the First Husband, First Gentelman, First Man
It comes from a latin phrase
(skipping K-mart question)
Sure, the hearse can ride in the carpool lane, but why would he need to? Its not like his passenger is in any kind of hurry!
The long word is to try and get people over thier fear! If they cant even say what thier fear is then it becomes less powerful!
NO, you cannot own the land down to the core of the earth, there's not enough core for everyone!
(skipping Alarm q)
A novel is a certain length, and has attained a certain literary status (a classic)..
because bill gates is a stubborn prik
because otherwise you would call a baseball a Less-softball
a book is not always novel. Sometimes it's tedious
because you set the alarm clock. the set function is on when the alarm is off
No, they don't really own any of the land. If you doubt this, refuse to pay your taxes and see how long it takes to be evicted by uncle sam.
Because scientist like to use latin-greek combinations to make themselves look smarter than they are.
No, because a corpse is merely cargo in this instance.
It stands for some guy's name - Kyle or someting
OK comes from a creolized african word. It means what you think it means, but it's exact origin has slipped through the cracks, ok?
First Mate.
No. Sometimes certain things are understood. If you saw a sign that said "employees of this place only" would you not laugh at it?
A movie is a creative piece of work. Like a subject in a painting. A tv is turned on, so anything you see is also on it.
Round boxes are too expensive to make.
Because the point is to make a jack-*** of the ape.
You're welcome.
Are you one of those people who choose not to ever go on a non-stop flight.
And I suggest you never get on an airplane. Get in the damn thing like the crew does. They are trained in these matters.
here is the answer to all ur qeustions...
"It JUST IS! GOD MADE IT LIKE THAT... OK?"
i hoped i helped
DarkButterfly missed some, so Im going to answer them.
You click start to exit Microsoft Windows, because although you're exiting something, you're starting something else.
A softball is hard because it's a ball and is only called a softball because of the sport it is used in: "softball."
"OK" actually means Zero (0) Killed. It was first used as a military term.
The K-mart and Alarm questions are as good a mystery to DarkButterfly as it is to me.
Why are SOFTballs hard?
Because they are softer than their counterpart, the hardball.
Whats the difference between a novel and a book?
A novel is always a book, but a book is not always a novel.
Why is an alarm clock going "off" when it actually turns on?
This references the alarm function, which like any other alarm, goes off, not on.
If a person owns a piece of land do they own it all the way down to the core of the earth? Impossible. Beneath the crust, the 'land' in this case is not static, but in constant motion.
Why is the name of the phobia for the fear of long words Hippopotomonstrosesquippedalio...
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Can a hearse driver drive a corpse in the Car Pool lane?
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what does the K in K-mart actually stand for?
It stands for the first initial in the founder's last name. That name is: Sebastian Spering Kresge
What does OK actually mean?
In Greek, O.K. is a correctly-spelled abbreviation for the expression, Ola Kala (Ὅλα Καλά, ΟΚ), which has the same meaning as the American English "okay".
When a male is elected president and his wife is called the First Lady. What would a lady's husband be called if she were elected president? Bill Clinton.
Can't anybody who has a job go in the "employees only" doors at restaurants? Shouldn’t they be more specific and say "employees of this place only"? They can, provided they can manipulate the knob. No they should not.
Why are you IN a movie, but your ON TV? I am not either of those.
Why does a round pizza come in a square box?
Think of how difficult it would be to remove a round pizza, slice by slice from a round box.
Why is Donkey Kong called "DONKEY" Kong if he's a monkey? Mistranslation, like everyone else said.
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