Special to PN
By Jan Barbour
Retirement has left me with idle hands and wandering thoughts. With husband Mike’s encouragement, I have begun to write some of these things down.
- Why does pasta come in a box and noodles come in a bag?
- Why are petite panty hose located on the top of the display rack?
- Flammable, inflammable, non-flammable…Help!
- Why do men’s coats button left over right and women’s coats button right over left?
- Why does the military spell ker-nel “colonel”?
- Why does the best tasting food have to be so expensive?
- Why does organic produce cost more than food that has been fertilized and sprayed?
- Why does this country have issues with both hunger and obesity? Someone is not paying attention.
- Why do we say “It’s raining cats and dogs”? Does PETA know about this?
- Why do some restaurants have printed signs that say “Braille menus available on request.”? How would they
- know?
- Why do commercials on the TV seem so much louder than the programming?
- Why do we leave out the “u” in “forty”?
- Why do film makers indicate past events in black and white and not in color?
- Why do waiters tell you their name and that they will be taking care of you? If they were serious they would pick up the tab?
- Why do we use “cc’d” in email correspondences? Does anyone remember what a carbon copy looks like?
- Why do we call it a car bumper? Isn’t that just asking for trouble?
It seems every day I am forced to ponder these weighty issues. Yes, there is silliness in our world, and I hope to be able to find a bit of it each day. Without silliness we become old and tired and pretty boring to be around. And it helps put the nightly news in perspective.
