When you have nothing better to do, just try answers for these!
(a) If poison expires, is it more poisonous or is it no longer poisonous?
(b) Which letter is silent in the word "scent", the S or the C?
(c) Do twins ever realise that one of them is unplanned?
(d) Why is the letter W, in English, called double U? Shouldn't it be called double V?
(e) Maybe Oxygen is slowly killing you and it just takes 75-100 years to fully work.
(f) Every time you clean something, you just make something else dirty.
(g) The word "swims" upside-down is still "swims".
(h) 100 years ago everyone owned a horse and only the rich had cars. Today everyone has cars
and only the rich own horses.
(j) If you replace "W" with "T" in "What, where and when", you get the answer to each of them.
Four great confusions still unresolved...
(a) At a movie theatre, which arm rest is yours?
(b) If people evolve from monkeys, why are monkeys still around?
(c) Why is there a "D" in fridge, but not in the refrigerator?
(d) Who knew what time it was when the first clock was made?
Vagaries of English language!
(a) Wonder why the word funeral starts with FUN?
(b) Why isn't a Fireman called a Water-man?
(c) How come Lipstick doesn't do what it says?
(d) If money doesn't grow on trees, how come Banks have Branches?
(e) If a Vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a Humanitarian eat?
(f) How do you get off a non-stop Flight?
(g) Why are goods sent by ship called CARGO and those sent by truck called SHIPMENT?
(h) Why do we put cups in the dishwasher and the dishes in the cupboard?
A Few Proverbs Revisited.
(a) Swedish. The pillow is the best advisor.
Meaning. Sleep over a problem and see how you feel in the morning.
(b) Kenyan. When elephants fight, it is the grass that gets hurt.
Meaning. Fights of the powerful hurt only the little guys.
(c) Ancient Roman. Hunger is the best sauce.
Meaning. Everything tastes better when you are hungry.
(d) Japanese. A frog in a well does not know the great sea.
Meaning. There is more going on than you know, try and see the big picture.
(e) Turkish. If the world is flooded, it would not matter to the duck.
Meaning. Things that are bad for you, aren't always bad for everyone.
(f) Filipino. Leave it to the batman.
Meaning. Some problems require superheroes to solve.
(g) Russian. To live with the wolves, you have to howl like a wolf.
Meaning. In dangerous situations, try and blend in.
(h) French. A hungry stomach has no ears.
Meaning. You can't concentrate without food in your tummy.
(j) Kenyan. Slippery ground does not recognise a king.
Meaning. Even the most powerful people are just human deep down.
(k) Gaelic. A cat in mittens won't catch mice.
Meaning. Being careful and polite doesn't always get things done.
Tailpiece.
It had rained all through the night and the morning had also begun wet. The sun, however, came out by 11 AM. Avittam(The third Onam) was a quiet day!
(a) If poison expires, is it more poisonous or is it no longer poisonous?
(b) Which letter is silent in the word "scent", the S or the C?
(c) Do twins ever realise that one of them is unplanned?
(d) Why is the letter W, in English, called double U? Shouldn't it be called double V?
(e) Maybe Oxygen is slowly killing you and it just takes 75-100 years to fully work.
(f) Every time you clean something, you just make something else dirty.
(g) The word "swims" upside-down is still "swims".
(h) 100 years ago everyone owned a horse and only the rich had cars. Today everyone has cars
and only the rich own horses.
(j) If you replace "W" with "T" in "What, where and when", you get the answer to each of them.
Four great confusions still unresolved...
(a) At a movie theatre, which arm rest is yours?
(b) If people evolve from monkeys, why are monkeys still around?
(c) Why is there a "D" in fridge, but not in the refrigerator?
(d) Who knew what time it was when the first clock was made?
Vagaries of English language!
(a) Wonder why the word funeral starts with FUN?
(b) Why isn't a Fireman called a Water-man?
(c) How come Lipstick doesn't do what it says?
(d) If money doesn't grow on trees, how come Banks have Branches?
(e) If a Vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a Humanitarian eat?
(f) How do you get off a non-stop Flight?
(g) Why are goods sent by ship called CARGO and those sent by truck called SHIPMENT?
(h) Why do we put cups in the dishwasher and the dishes in the cupboard?
A Few Proverbs Revisited.
(a) Swedish. The pillow is the best advisor.
Meaning. Sleep over a problem and see how you feel in the morning.
(b) Kenyan. When elephants fight, it is the grass that gets hurt.
Meaning. Fights of the powerful hurt only the little guys.
(c) Ancient Roman. Hunger is the best sauce.
Meaning. Everything tastes better when you are hungry.
(d) Japanese. A frog in a well does not know the great sea.
Meaning. There is more going on than you know, try and see the big picture.
(e) Turkish. If the world is flooded, it would not matter to the duck.
Meaning. Things that are bad for you, aren't always bad for everyone.
(f) Filipino. Leave it to the batman.
Meaning. Some problems require superheroes to solve.
(g) Russian. To live with the wolves, you have to howl like a wolf.
Meaning. In dangerous situations, try and blend in.
(h) French. A hungry stomach has no ears.
Meaning. You can't concentrate without food in your tummy.
(j) Kenyan. Slippery ground does not recognise a king.
Meaning. Even the most powerful people are just human deep down.
(k) Gaelic. A cat in mittens won't catch mice.
Meaning. Being careful and polite doesn't always get things done.
Tailpiece.
It had rained all through the night and the morning had also begun wet. The sun, however, came out by 11 AM. Avittam(The third Onam) was a quiet day!
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