Bet You Thought We’d Run Out

Out-of-the-Box Thinking I’ve received several notes from our readers and subscribers voicing their amazement that we keep finding these obvious questions. After all, today’s list brings us to a total of 355! I’ve always received several notes wanting to know where the others can be found. Just go to the column on the right-hand side of this page and click on Is It Just Me? You’ll find the entire list posted there in groups of 15 to each posting.

By the way, if you have any additions to add to our list, please feel free to send them along to me.

Why is it that when a door is open, it’s ajar, but when a jar is open, it’s not a door?
What is “viewer discretion”? If viewers had discretion, most television shows would not be on the air.
If a centipede wants to kick another centipede in the shins, does he do it one leg at a time, or does he stand on fifty of his legs and kick with the other fifty?
Why do we say we’re head over heels when we’re happy? Isn’t that the way we normally are?
Why do weather forecasts include the precise time of sunrise and sunset? Is that a service for the vampire community?
Everyone knows that the best-selling category in any book store is cookbooks. However, why is the second best-selling category diet books about how not to eat what you’ve just learned to cook?
Do butterflies remember life as a caterpillar?
Why is it that brain cells can come and go, but fat cells live forever?
If a grenade falls onto a kitchen floor in France, does it result in Linoleum Blownapart?
If an escalator breaks down, does it become stairs?
Why is it with any piece of home electronics there are always a few buttons and switches you never use?
Can you have just one antic? How about a lone shenanigan? A monkeyshine?
If a midget fortune-teller escapes from prison, do they send out a bulletin for a small medium at large?
Isn’t it frustrating when you finally know all the answers, but nobody bothers to ask you the questions?
Why do they charge you for a book of free verse?

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.