bobbyjohn Loc: Dallas, TX

A Study in Illogic

Only in America ......do drugstores make the sick walk to the back of the store for their prescriptions while others can buy cigarettes at the front.

Only in America.....do people order double cheeseburgers, large fries, and a “diet” coke.

Only in America.....do we leave cars worth thousands in the driveway and put our near worthless junk in the garage.

Only in America......do we buy hot dogs in packages of ten and buns in packages of eight.

Only in America.....do they have drive-up ATM machines with Braille lettering.

EVER WONDER ?

Why the sun lightens our hair, but darkens our skin?

Why don't we ever see the headline 'Psychic Wins Lottery'?

Why is 'abbreviated' such a long word?

Why is it that doctors call what they do 'practice'?

Why is lemon juice made with artificial flavor, and dish washing liquid made with real lemons?

Why is the man who invests the money of others called a broker?

Why is the time of day with the slowest traffic called rush hour?

Why isn't there mouse-flavored cat food?

Why do they sterilize the needle for lethal injections?

We know about the indestructible black box that is used on airplanes? Why don't they make the whole plane out of that stuff?

Why don't sheep shrink when it rains?

Why are they called apartments when they are all stuck together?

If con is the opposite of pro, is Congress the opposite of progress?

If flying is so safe, why do they call the airport the terminal?

You can probably think of other items to add to this list.

slo Loc: Longmont Colorado

Why do we drive on a parkway and park in a driveway?

cdayton

Why does Walden Farms sell calorie free pancake syrup?

pmsc70d Loc: Post Falls, Idaho

Loved them! America is a unique place.

FRENCHY Loc: Stone Mountain , Ga

YES Sir, many time over

jgunkler

With a big nod to Steven Wright I should think.

JohnSwanda Loc: San Francisco

I can answer those two.

If you had diabetes, you would understand ordering the Diet Coke. It's not the calories, it's the sugar.

ALL ATMs have braille because that is easier than making separate ATMs without braille only for use in drive-ups.

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

Yep--and I wouldn’t live anywhere else.

DragonsLady Loc: Los Alamos, NM

My favorite: "If con is the opposite of pro, is Congress the opposite of progress?"

hassighedgehog Loc: Corona, CA

There are reasons for all of these, but the observations are not asking for them. For example: wool does not shrink on the sheep because raw wool is full of lanolin that keeps them from really getting wet unless they are in a flood. They call airports terminals as a historical reference to railway terminals. The black box is made of stuff that is too heavy for a plane to lift off if it were made of it. Imagine the food regulators approving of mouse catfood. However that spoils all the fun.

JamesCurran Loc: Trenton ,NJ

Largely for the benefit of the doctor, so he can feel like he's doing a normal medical procedure, instead of something that's the exact opposite of his profession.

TheShoe Loc: Lacey, WA

I can answer this one, "Why is the man who invests the money of others called a broker?" Because he increases his fortune by making his clients broker.

raymondh Loc: Walker, MI

Tikva Loc: Waukesha, WI

I agree that is my favorite also. It is probably one of the truest of all of them.