Why?

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Why is ‘why’ featured in our series on fourletterwords? Because of the double u in there? Would it matter if there were an answer? In any case, the questions posed on this page should leave no doubt about man's neverending curiosity as well his ability to surprise himself, make a fool of himself and the world at large. The words only mirror what the reader radiates.

Why, that is the question

Why: isn't ‘phonetic’ spelled the way it sounds?
Why: are there interstate highways in Hawaii?
Why: are there flotation devices under plane seats and not parachutes?
Why: do ‘fat chance’ and ‘slim chance’ mean the same thing?
Why: do you need a driver's license to buy liquor, and why do bars have parking lots, if you can't drink and drive?
Have: you ever imagined a world with no hypothetical situations?
How: does the guy who drives the snowplow get to work in the mornings?
Why: are there locks on the door if the shop is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year?
Why: , if ‘pro’ is the opposite of ‘con’, is ‘progress’ not the opposite of ‘congress’?
Why: do ‘overlook’ and ‘oversee’ mean opposite things?
Why: is it that, whether you sit up or sit down, the result is the same?
Why: is it called “after dark”, when it is really after light?
If: nothing ever sticks to Teflon, how do they make Teflon stick to the pan?
If: you're in a vehicle going the speed of light, what happens when you turn on the headlights?
What: would happen if you tied buttered toast to the back of a cat and dropped it from a height?
What: is the protocol if the package does not say “Open here” but instead “Open somewhere else”?
Why: do they put Braille dots on the keypad of the drive-through bank machines?
Why: do they sterilize the needles for lethal injections?
Why: do we drive on parkways and park on driveways?
Why: isn't ‘palindrome’ spelled the same way backwards?
Why: is it that when you transport something by car, it 's called a shipment, but when you transport something by ship, it 's called cargo?
Why: can't they make the whole plane out of the same substance that they used for the little indestructible black box?
Why: is it that when you're driving and looking for an address, you turn down the volume on the radio?
If: you have your finger touching the rearview mirror that says “Objects in mirror are closer than they appear”, how can that be possible?
Why: is it so hard to remember how to spell ‘mnemonic’?
If: someone invented instant water, what would they mix it with?
Why: is it called a TV ‘set’ when you only get one?
Why: do feet smell and noses run?
Why: do ‘flammable’ and ‘inflammable’ mean the same thing?
Why: does an alarm clock ‘go off’ when it begins ringing?
Why: does ‘cleave’ mean both split apart and stick together?
Why: is it called a ‘building’ when it is already finished?
Why: do they call them ‘apartments’ when they are all stuck together?
Why: is there an expiration date on sour cream?
If: you keep trying to prove Murphy's Law, will something keep going wrong?
If: 90% of all accidents happen within 5 km of home, why not move 10 km away?
Where: do homeless people have 90% of their accidents?
How: is it possible to ‘draw a blank’?
Why: is ‘monosyllabic’ such a long word?
Why: is the word ‘abbreviate’ so long?
Why: did kamikaze pilots wear helmets?
How come: it is called “civil war”?
Why: do doctors call they what they do “practice”?
What: happens if you try to fail, and succeed?
Did: Adam and Eve have navels?
What: is another word for ‘thesaurus’?
Why: doesn't ‘onomatopoeia’ sound like what it is?
What: do they pack styrofoam in for transport?
What: did they go back to before the invention of drawing boards?