20 Imponderables


1 If a man is standing in the middle of the forest speaking and there is no woman around to hear him - is he still wrong?

2 If a deaf person swears, does his mother wash his hands with soap?

3 If someone with multiple personalities threatens to kill himself, is it considered a hostage situation?

4 Is there another word for synonym?

5 Isn't it a bit unnerving that doctors call what they do "practice?"

6 When you open a bag of cotton balls, is the top one meant to be removed?

7 Where do forest rangers go to "get away from it all?"

8 What do you do when you see an endangered animal eating an endangered plant?

9 If a parsley farmer is sued, can they garnish his wages?

10 Would a fly without wings be called a walk?

11 Why do they lock gas station bathrooms? Are they afraid someone will clean them?

12 If a turtle doesn't have a shell, is he homeless or naked?

13 Why don't sheep shrink when it rains?

14 Can vegetarians eat animal crackers?

15 If the police arrest a mime, do they tell him he has the right to remain silent?

16 How do they get the deer to cross at the road sign?

17 Why do they sterilise needles for lethal injections?

18 Why did kamikaze pilots wear helmets?

19 Is it true that cannibals don't eat clowns because they taste funny?

20 What was the best thing before sliced bread?



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