27 Whimsical Questions to Ask

By Eowyn @DrEowyn

#1. If man evolved from monkeys and apes, why do we still have monkeys and apes?

#2. I went to a bookstore and asked the salesclerk, “Where’s the self-help section?” She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.

#3. If a deaf child signs swear words, does his mother wash his hands with soap?

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

#5. Is there another word for “synonym”?

#6. Where do forest rangers go to “get away from it all”?

#7. What do you do when you see an endangered animal eating an endangered plant, or another endangered animal?

#8. If a parsley farmer is sued, can they garnish his wages?

#9. Would a fly without wings be called a walk?

#10. Why do they lock gas station toilets? Are they afraid someone will break in and clean them?

#11. If a turtle doesn’t have a shell, is he homeless?

#12. Can vegetarians eat animal crackers?

#13. If the police arrest a mute, do they tell him he has the right to remain silent?

#14. Why do they put Braille on the drive-through bank machines?

#15. How do they get deer to cross the road only at those yellow road signs?

#16. What was the best thing before sliced bread?

#17. Does the Little Mermaid wear an algebra? (This one took me a minute or half.)

#18. How is it ever possible to have a civil war?

#19. If one synchronized swimmer drowns, do the rest drown too?

#20. If you eat both pasta and antipasto, would you still be hungry?

#21. If you tried to fail and succeed, did you fail or succeed?

#22. Whose cruel idea was it for the word “lisp” to have “s” in it?

#23. Why is it called “tourist season” if we can’t shoot them?

#24. Why is there an expiration date on sour cream?

#25. Can an atheist get insurance against acts of God?

#26. Why do shops have “Guide Dog Only” signs when dogs can’t read and their owners are blind?

And lastly, here’s a conundrum:

#27. What if there were no hypothetical questions?

H/t FOTM‘s truckjunkie

~Eowyn