Things that don't make sense

[DoctaDink]

Monocrom, you make some good points.

 

[PhotonWrangler]

Directions that don't make sense -

When I was a newbie on campus many years ago, I needed directions to a particular area in the student center. When I asked someone in the lobby where I could find so-and-so, the answer I got was "You can't miss it - it's where the pool table used to be!"

:duh2:

 

[red02]

Why they ask for a name at a lost&found in most places... I never could figure that one out.

also why the west of me is China, Japan and such which is called "the east". East of me is England, France, etc. which is usually called "the west".

 

[TorchBoy]

Why they ask for a name at a lost&found in most places... I never could figure that one out.

Lost children probably respond better to someone knowing their name when they get found, and lost property can't tell the finder who its owner is.

also why the west of me is China, Japan and such which is called "the east". East of me is England, France, etc. which is usually called "the west".

That's what you get for living so far west. But don't forget they're a day ahead of you.

 

[red02]

Lost children probably respond better to someone knowing their name when they get found, and lost property can't tell the finder who its owner is.

Found a set of keys a few days ago and returned it to the library desk. I don't really understand what my name has to do with me returning the keys...

 

[Monocrom]

Monocrom, you make some good points.

Thank you.

Sadly, I am no stranger to the sheer insane situations that are so common in this world.

I think there is a Heaven. It's a place where stuff makes sense.

 

[TorchBoy]

Found a set of keys a few days ago and returned it to the library desk. I don't really understand what my name has to do with me returning the keys...

(So that's why it didn't make sense that it didn't make sense to you.) Did you give her (him?) your phone number? :naughty:

 

[ElectronGuru]

why the west of me is China, Japan and such which is called "the east". East of me is England, France, etc. which is usually called "the west".

Our language developed during the course of human history. You just have to know when the name started and what was going on:

When 'the east' and 'the west' came into being, the 'known world' was Eurasia (all of what is now Europe + Asia - which are actually the same continent and still described as separate). In that context, China/Japan is very east of England/France. Beyond that, of course is the Far East. Today, all European derived cultures/economies are described collectively as 'the west'.

We have similar examples in more recent times. When the US was younger, most people were on the Atlantic coast and the most you could imagine westward were the rockies. The bit in the middle was naturally called "central". Today, what we call central is on the left side of the east/right half - Pacific, Mountain, Central, Eastern.


Now, if someone could just explain why OFF means off, unless and only until you put the word GO in front of it.

Then it suddenly means on.

 

[Paul_in_Maryland]

Directions that don't make sense -

When I was a newbie on campus many years ago, I needed directions to a particular area in the student center. When I asked someone in the lobby where I could find so-and-so, the answer I got was "You can't miss it - it's where the pool table used to be!"

My Master's degree is in Technical Communication. My thesis was titled, "'You Can't Miss It': How Drivers Make Decisions When Unsure Whether to Trust Their Verbal Directions."

Your "pool table" example reminds me of a joke:

Woman on a bus: "I need to go to the library. When should I get off?"
Boy: "It's easy: Just watch me and get off two stops before I do."



:duh2:

 

[Paul_in_Maryland]

**years back when i was kid.. a smallish car like Ford Escort -88 weighed about 850kilograms. nowdays a car that replaced it the Focus, weighs 1300kilos.

Agreed. My 2004 Focus weighs about 1200 kg (2650 lb). But its bloated cousin, the Mazda 3, gets heavier by the year; the 2010 model now uses a 2.5-liter engine (like the Gold GTI) and weighs about 1350 kilos.

 

[PhotonWrangler]

3D Toothpaste.

If I use this toothpaste, will others need special glasses to see my teeth? And if they're not wearing the glasses will my teeth look blurry?

 

[Monocrom]

Why are there commercials at the movies?

I can recall just a few short years ago when there weren't any. None!

Now you get hit with a ton of ads before the Previews even begin. Why? It's not as though those commercials off-set the cost of the film. Movies are now over $10 for one ticket. And it's not as though they off-set the cost of the snacks. For the price of a large popcorn at the movies, your money could buy two large garbage bags full of popcorn anywhere else.

You get free shows on the major networks because commercials pay for those TV programs. You pay less than you otherwise would for some cable channels because commercials help to off-set the price. But at the movies, they off-set nothing!

 

[PhotonWrangler]

Why are there commercials at the movies?

I can recall just a few short years ago when there weren't any. None!

Now you get hit with a ton of ads before the Previews even begin.

They should advertise the time that the real movie begins, not the ads.

 

[chanjyj]

They should advertise the time that the real movie begins, not the ads.

In Singapore people make it a habit to go in late because of this (or so I presume, since EVERYONE goes in late).

For me, I don't watch movies at all. Saves me a pile of money.


Golly, this reminds me of the time I was on a cruise (FREE movie) and those ushers were using tiny LED torches which didn't help at all. I JUST had to take out one of my lights. too bad Olight SR90 wasn't around then :devil:

 

[Launch Mini]

If Wal-Mart keeps lowering it's prices everyday, how come nothing in the store is free?
AND, were their prices too high the day before?

 

[fisk-king]

1. Approaching a woman & flirting w/ her for 5 min not knowing that the husband is in the same store & was not notified at the beginning of conversation

2. Chatting between stalls. Why?

3. Overweight teens in baby strollers eating a rotisserie chicken. It's a wal-mart special.

4. Spandex worn by 200lb + people. That's not right.

5. Express lane of 10 items or less. It's not 50 of 10 different items.

6. Went to see The Karate Kid where a little girl in front of us asked her mom to read the subtitles to her. She looked around 11.

7. Being paired up in judo class with someone on Jillian Michael's most wanted list. When you try to "shrimp" away he looks at you knowing your attempts are futile.

8. If EZ Bake ovens are so easy why didn't they replace conventional ones.

 

[was.lost.but.now.found]

Here's one, doesn't it kind of feel pointless to wash your hands after you've already handled your pants, shirt tails, belt, tie, and have pulled up your sleeves?

 

[Monocrom]

1. Approaching a woman & flirting w/ her for 5 min not knowing that the husband is in the same store & was not notified at the beginning of conversation

2. Chatting between stalls. Why?

3. Overweight teens in baby strollers eating a rotisserie chicken. It's a wal-mart special.

4. Spandex worn by 200lb + people. That's not right.

5. Express lane of 10 items or less. It's not 50 of 10 different items.

6. Went to see The Karate Kid where a little girl in front of us asked her mom to read the subtitles to her. She looked around 11.

7. Being paired up in judo class with someone on Jillian Michael's most wanted list. When you try to "shrimp" away he looks at you knowing your attempts are futile.

8. If EZ Bake ovens are so easy why didn't they replace conventional ones.

1 - Some women are very insecure about their looks. They like knowing they can still attract a man they're not married to.

2 - Some people are just thoughtless.

3 - Some folks should never be parents.

4 - Some folks like to pretend they are still attractive.

5 - Please see #2 above.

6 - Please see #3 above.

7 - Some folks like to show off.

8 - Those are training ovens for little girls. (One of the few toys that actually makes sense.) 😀

 

[Illum]

Why are there commercials at the movies?

not just the movies, you can't go straight to menu on DVDs, when you're trying to watch the news on a podcast while crunching time theres that first 10-15 second "commercial" before the news that you can't fast forward

For me, I don't watch movies at all. Saves me a pile of money.

Good idea, I do the same, it keeps gummy bears off of the bottom of my shoe, prevents the coke stains on my sleeves, eliminates the noisy kid behind me that once awhile I'd end up blinding with strobe for the fun of it...and get escorted out thereafter

 

[red02]

Commercials about how great HDTV is on SDTV that show the HDTV picture. Can you really convince me that HD is that much better by showing it on my regular TV?