Obvious Questions – They Just Keep Coming

Well, 145 is the magic number now as these “Obvious Questions” seem to have an endless source of supply. Again, these aren’t earth-shattering questions that absolutely must be answered. They’re simply questions that drive us crazy due to their simplicity and the fact that absolutely no one seems to be able to answer them. Here are a few more.

Are you breaking the law if you drive past those road signs that say “Do Not Pass”?
Chinese gooseberries come from New Zealand. Why not reflect that fact by changing the name?
Does pushing the elevator button more than once make it arrive faster? If not, why do we all do it?
How can you look up words in a dictionary if you can’t spell them?
If money doesn’t grow on trees, why do banks have branches?
If FedEx and UPS were to merge, would they call it Fed UP?
If practice makes perfect, and nobody’s perfect, then why practice?
If the professor on Gilligan’s Island can make a radio out of coconut, why can’t he fix a hole in a boat?
King George VI’s first name was Albert. Why did they call him George?
Russians celebrate the October Revolution every November. Why?
When two airplanes almost collide, why do we call it a “near miss”? Shouldn’t it be a “near hit”?
Why did kamikaze pilots wear helmets?
Why doesn’t a fly burn its feet when standing on a hot lightbulb?
Why do they sterilize needles for lethal injections?
Why is it that when someone says, “to make a long story short,” they go on telling it for another 15 minutes?

Harry K. Jones is a motivational speaker and consultant for AchieveMax®, Inc., a company of motivational speakers who provide custom-designed seminars, keynote presentations, and consulting services.