Thought for the day...

If the #2 pencil is the most popular, why is it still #2?

Since light travels faster than sound, isn't that why some people appear bright until you hear them speak?

Why are they called buildings, when they're already finished? Shouldn't they be called builts?

If people from Poland are called Poles, why aren't people from Holland called Holes?

Dwarf said:

why aren't people from Holland called Holes?

I resemble that remark.

smarteyeball said:

Dwarf said:

If people from Poland are called Poles, why aren't people from Holland called Holes?

Historically they have an aversion to them. Something to do with all that water...

Brilliant!

smarteyeball said:

Dwarf said:

If people from Poland are called Poles, why aren't people from Holland called Holes?

Historically they have an aversion to them. Something to do with all that water...

They even have a statue dedicated to the boy that put his finger in the dyke.

quite effective I've found.:)

Why is it called rush hour when everything moves so slow?

Why is abreviation such a long word?

If something "goes without saying," why do people still say it?