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10 of Life's Mysteries . . . ?

December 18th 2007 00:02
For something a little lighthearted thought I'd run these by the Orble team of geniuses.

All answers gratefully received.

1) Can you cry underwater?

2) Why do water bottles have a "best if used by" date?

3) How old does something have to be to become an antique?

4) Did Adam and Eve have navels?


5) Why does Donald Duck wear a towel when he comes out of the shower, when he doesn't usually wear any pants?

6) Why doesn't Tarzan have a beard?

7) What's the opposite of opposite?

8) What does OK actually mean?

9) When lightning strikes the ocean why don't all the fish die?

10) Do the deaf of different nationalities speak with different accents?
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Comment by Aimzster

December 18th 2007 01:24


Health and Beauty
Reality TV
The Jeepney Stop
hehehe...re #2 : always wondered why water taste funny after a while. Oh and here's another one : How did George Bush become president? *scratches head*

Comment by Mr Nice Guy

December 18th 2007 03:03


Pop Culturist
Aimzster

. . . . you're one in a million!

hmmmm - guess that means there's 19 more of you out there somewhere - now that's scary

Cheers

MNG

Comment by Lara M

December 18th 2007 04:36


Love Speaks
Great quirky Qs, MNG

I liked #5...yea, why's that?! <LOL>

Why are zebras striped and leopards spotted? Why not the other way around?

Comment by Mr Nice Guy

December 18th 2007 04:49


Pop Culturist
Hey Lara

Did Adam and Eve have a belly button?

Why do we wash bath towels? Aren't we clean when we use them?

All this and more . . . .

Thanks for dropping by

MNG

Comment by What's Your Story?

December 18th 2007 05:25


What's Your Story?
Big Day Plunge
"9) When lightning strikes the ocean why don't all the fish die?"

That's RIGHT. I never thought about that. It'd be interesting to know the answer to this one!!!

Comment by Lara M

December 18th 2007 05:33


Love Speaks
<LOL>...yes...WHY?!

Comment by Michaelie

December 18th 2007 05:34


Flick Wit
Of course, I know the answers to these questions and more. However, I cannot disclose that information at this time.

Michaelie

Comment by Mr Nice Guy

December 18th 2007 05:44


Pop Culturist
Hey there WYS

All sounds a little fishy really doesn't it?



MNG

Comment by Mr Nice Guy

December 18th 2007 05:46


Pop Culturist
Lara

. . . and can the blind be Dyslexic when it come to reading braille?

Too much time to think . . .

MNG

Comment by Mr Nice Guy

December 18th 2007 05:47


Pop Culturist
Mich

For fear of being shot?

MNG

Comment by Spennies

December 18th 2007 06:33


Record Reviews
Bet Shrink
The Dissident
Those sound like things I say to people when I am thinking out loud. Good stuff


Comment by Mr Nice Guy

December 18th 2007 06:44


Pop Culturist
Hey there Spennies

Great to make your acqaintance.

Yeah - I tend to try and throw people off the scent occcassionally with quips such as these.

So got quite a few locked away in the mindset.

By the way can atheists get insurance for acts of God?

Sorry . . .

Cheers

MNG

Comment by Fingertip Titans Unite

December 18th 2007 09:20


Idiots Among Us
Fingertip Titans
These sound like the questions we used to try to answer when we ran out of beer in my post teen days. I'm so old now, all I can think about is "OK" What DOES that stand for?

Comment by Mr Nice Guy

December 18th 2007 10:12


Pop Culturist
Hello FTU

Post Teen Days?

Isn't every day after you're a teenager - POST-teen?



As for what OK stands for - guess I'm drawing a blank too! Which prompts the question - how can you draw a blank?

Thanks for sharing.

Hope you can find the time to drop by again.

MNG


Comment by Anonymous

December 18th 2007 12:52
OK is a bastardisation of the phrase "all correct"

Comment by Anonymous

December 18th 2007 12:52
OK is a bastardisation of the phrase "all correct"

Comment by Tracy

December 18th 2007 20:32


Movies and Life

Hi MNG

This post question and people's answers are hilarious. I must be in a non-questioning mood because the only one I could think of talking about was your question:

How old does something have to be to become an antique?

I have lots of old things, when will they be declared antique? I've often wondered that...I’m feeling old today, I wonder if I could be named antique?

Byeee


Comment by Mr Nice Guy

December 18th 2007 22:13


Pop Culturist
Anon

So when someone says it's A'OK are they really saying everything's All All Correct?

MNG

Comment by Mr Nice Guy

December 18th 2007 22:15


Pop Culturist
Hey Trace

Yep - I can see us both now - parked in the corner of some little collectables store just waiting for someone to take us home as a cornerpiece to show off to their friends.



Thanks for sharing.

MNG

Comment by Tracy

December 18th 2007 23:17


Movies and Life
Hello MNG

I like that idea, I wonder who would claim me? Someone interesting I hope,

Byeee

Comment by Andy 2

December 18th 2007 23:29


Cop it Sweet
Metamorphosis
Random Travels
1)yes -technicaly you can cry without tears, so you can weep, lament, cry, wail and bawl underwater (many marines cry during their first trip in a submarine when they realise they are in the navy and probably gay)
2)The molecules used in softer plastics are unstable and can gradually leach some mild toxicity into the water contained within them.
3)Under Australian legislation, anything older than 50 years becaomes protected by the heritage act. Ancient usually refers to the period before the fall of the Roman Empire.
4)Adam may have had a navel through which God withdrew the Rib. The question is, why did he have nipples?
5)The feathers, or down, on a duck are not imbued with the waterproof properties as the feathers on a ducks back are. Thus, Donald could expose himself if standing upright with naked underparts, so he covers his shame with a towel.
6)Tarzan suffers from a rare form of localised alpecia
7)The opposite of oppposite is identical
8)The definition of ok is clearly established in the English lexicon as a a statment of acceptance, approval or assurance, ok.
9)The volume of water in the ocean prevents the electricity generated by lightning to harm any but the closest animals to the strike. The rest is dissapated and absorbed by electric eels.
10)Clearly, yes, different nationalities have different dialects and accents.

However . . .
Why does a ship carry cargo and cars take shipments?

Comment by Mr Nice Guy

December 18th 2007 23:42


Pop Culturist
Andy

You have way too much time on your hands my friend.

The good folk of 'Wang' are indeed fortunate to have you as a son.



MNG

Comment by Andy 2

December 19th 2007 00:48


Cop it Sweet
Metamorphosis
Random Travels
Its true! I have too much time, I know dammit. Its been a slow day . . .

Comment by Louie

December 19th 2007 05:04


Climate Forum
Climate Red
randomthoughts
Phil's Wellness Tips
a hahahaa v good,, id tell you the answers but then they wouldnt be mysteries anymore and it is best to maintan the mystery.

I would also like to know why toast with vegemite alwas lands face down...and a few others

Comment by Mr Nice Guy

December 19th 2007 05:20


Pop Culturist
Hey Louie

Unsolved mysteries are best - you're right.

Besidies - I want to know if penguins have knees?

And why did that girl who sold sell seashells on the seashore sell them - when you can just pick them up anyway?

Always a pleasure

MNG

Comment by Miswanderlust

December 27th 2007 06:39


Killer Beats
Ramble On
Hipnotherapy
MNG
We used these questions during my family holiday dinner as conversation starters (to reduce uncomfortable topics) Thanks so much as our Christmas dinner was incident free. Great work friend!
Mis

Comment by Anonymous

December 31st 2007 07:12
Just had to comment on # 8) What does OK really mean? I found the following on some blogs about "origins of words and abbreviations" and thought it might be interesting to use.

An English professor at the University of Alabama named W. S. Wyman attributed OK to the Choctaw word "okeh", which means "it is so", in 1885.

It has been suggested that in World War II the term "zero killed" was used when a unit suffered no casualties in combat, and that this was then shortened to 0K.

I'm new to Orble and loved reading this blog.I live in Sydney and thoroughly enjoyed your site and hope to contribute more.

Dee

Comment by Anonymous

April 26th 2008 00:42
Hey i do philosophy as a subject at school and last week we discussed;
what is the mind? it it connected to the brain? it is the brain? and what does that make the soul?

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