No, I'm not talking about Christian Ponder, FSU's starting quarterback. A little while ago, I published a blog about things to ponder. I received such an influx in mail from dedicated readers about these so-called "ponderisms" that I decided to do a follow-up post. (Are you buying it? You're not? What was the giveaway? Oh, I know - the 'dedicated readers' bit. Yeah, I thought that was a bit of a stretch!) Here are some more to add to the list...
Why do we say "slept like a baby" when babies only sleep 1 1/2 hours at a time?
Why do alarm clocks "go off" when they start making noise?
Why are they called marbles when they're made out of glass?How do you know when it's time to tune your bagpipes?
If practice makes perfect, and nobobody's perfect, then why practice?
Why do we put our suits in a garment bag and our garments in a suitcase?
When two airplanes almost collide why is it a "near miss"? Shouln't it be a "near hit"?
No, I'm not talking about Christian Ponder, FSU's starting quarterback. A little while ago, I published a blog about things to ponder. I received such an influx in mail from dedicated readers about these so-called "ponderisms" that I decided to do a follow-up post. (Are you buying it? You're not? What was the giveaway? Oh, I know - the 'dedicated readers' bit. Yeah, I thought that was a bit of a stretch!) Here are some more to add to the list...