Why is it called "taking" a shower if you're actually leaving all the dirt behind?
Why do they say "watch your head" when you can’t really see it?
Why is the word “monosyllabic” so long?
If you’re “overwhelmed” and “underwhelmed,” can you ever just be “whelmed”?
Why do we call it “baby-sitting” when the babies are never sitting?
Why do we call it “eye-liner” if it's never used to draw lines?
Why do we say “heads or tails” when both sides of a coin have heads?
Why do they call it “quick sand” when it works so slowly?
If "con" is the opposite of "pro," then is "congress" the opposite of "progress"?
Why do we call it “tourist season” if we can’t hunt them?
Why is it “unpacking” when you’re actually taking things out of a packed state?
Why do they say “everything but the kitchen sink”? Is the sink really that important?
Why do they call them “restrooms” when no one ever rests in there?
Why do we “fill out” forms by filling them in?
Why do we say “I could care less” when we mean “I couldn’t care less”?
Why is it called “a pair of pants” when it’s just one garment?
Why do we say “free gift”? Isn’t every gift supposed to be free?
Why do they call it “lipstick” if you can still move your lips?
Why do we say “sleeping like a log” when logs don’t sleep?
Why do they call it “plastic surgery” if no plastic is involved?
Why is it that when something is transported by car, it’s called a shipment, but when it’s transported by ship, it’s called cargo?
Why do we say “break a leg” to wish someone good luck?
Why is it that “wise man” and “wise guy” mean opposite things?
Why is it that when you “re-send” something, you’re sending it again, but when you “resent” something, you’re not feeling any joy?
Why do we call them “cookies” when they’re baked and not cooked?
Why do we drive on parkways and park on driveways?
How come you can ‘raise’ a building by knocking it down?
Why do we call them ‘apartments’ when they’re all stuck together?
If vegetarians eat vegetables, what do humanitarians eat?
Why do we call it ‘cargo’ when it’s on a ship and ‘shipment’ when it’s in a car?
Why is it called a ‘TV set’ when you only get one?
If a book about failure doesn’t sell, is it a success?
Why do we call it ‘taking a dump’ when we’re really leaving it?
Why is it that when we talk to God, we’re praying, but when God talks to us, we’re schizophrenic?
Why do they call it ‘rush hour’ when nothing moves?
Why do we say something is ‘out of whack’? What is a whack, and how does it get out?
Why is the word ‘abbreviation’ so long?
Why do ‘fat chance’ and ‘slim chance’ mean the same thing?
Why is the third hand on a watch called the second hand?
Why is it called a ‘building’ when it’s already built?
Why does ‘flammable’ and ‘inflammable’ mean the same thing, but ‘valuable’ and ‘invaluable’ don’t?
Why do we say we ‘slept like a baby’ when babies wake up every two hours?
Why is it called ‘after dark’ when it’s really ‘after light’?
Why do we drive on the right side of the road and call the left side the ‘wrong side,’ but in England, they do the opposite?
Why do people say ‘heads up’ when you should duck?
Why do we call it a ‘life jacket’ if it can’t bring you back to life?
If ‘pro’ is the opposite of ‘con,’ is ‘progress’ the opposite of ‘Congress’?
Why do we call it a ‘near miss’ when it’s really a ‘near hit’?
Why is there an expiration date on sour cream?
Why do we put suits in a garment bag and garments in a suitcase?
Why do they call it "after dark" when it’s really after light?
Why do we call it a "building" when it’s already built?
If vegetarians eat vegetables, what do humanitarians eat?
Why do we call them “apartments” when they’re all stuck together?
Why is it that your nose runs but your feet smell?
Why do we say something is "out of whack"? What is a "whack" and how does it get out?
Why do we call it a "hot water heater"? If the water’s hot, why heat it?
Why do we drive on parkways and park on driveways?
If “con” is the opposite of “pro,” is “congress” the opposite of “progress”?
Why is the word “abbreviation” so long?
Why do they call it “quick sand” when it pulls you in slowly?
Why do we call it “taking a dump” when you’re actually leaving it?
If a book about failures doesn’t sell, is it a success?
Why do we say "sleep like a baby" when babies wake up every two hours?
Why is it called “rush hour” when nothing moves?
Why do they call it "lipstick" if you can still move your lips?
Why do we say "heads up" when we really should duck?
Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker?
Why do we call it a "TV set" when you only get one?
Why do we call it a "near miss" when it’s really a "near hit"?
Why do they call them "stands" when they're made for sitting?
Why do we say "I could care less" when we mean "I couldn’t care less"?
Why is it called a "life jacket" if it can’t bring you back to life?
Why do we call it "common sense" if it’s so rare?
Why do we say "it’s always in the last place you look"? Of course, it is—who keeps looking after they’ve found it?
