Quixotic: Brain Teasers For A Lazy Afternoon

By Rishikant Singh

WHY?

• Why don’t you ever see the headline “Psychic Wins Lottery”?
• Why does the sun lighten our hair, but darken our skin?
• Why doesn’t glue stick to the inside of the bottle?
• Why is “abbreviated” such a long word?
• Why is a boxing ring square?
• Why is it called lipstick if you can still move your lips?
• Why is it considered necessary to nail down the lid of a coffin?
• Why is it that doctors call what they do “practice”?
• Why is it that rain drops but snow falls?
• Why is it that when you’re driving and looking for an address, you turn down the volume on the radio?
• Why is lemon juice made with artificial flavor, and dishwashing liquid made with real lemons?
• Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker?
• Why is the third hand on the watch called a second hand?
• Why is the time of day with the slowest traffic called rush hour?
• Why is the word dictionary in the dictionary?
• Why isn’t there a special name for the tops of your feet?
• Why isn’t there mouse-flavored cat food?
• You know that little indestructible black box that is used on planes? Why can’t they make the whole plane out of the same substance?
• Can a stupid person be a smart-ass?
• Can fat people go skinny-dipping?