Things that confuse you - the megathread!

[Qwags]

If the universe is so big, then why won't it fight me?

[ImConfused]

15 minutes ago, Qwags said:

If the universe is so big, then why won't it fight me?

[falcon45ca]

48 minutes ago, CaptKirk888 said:

Thank you for the correction. The indigenous people of the Americas are exempt.

Yeah, maybe Japan gets a pass as well

[Phil_314]

2 hours ago, CaptKirk888 said:

1. All languages are derived from Latin.

Of course.  The roots of Chinese go back up to 6000 years while Latin, which started in 700 BC, must still somehow be its ancestor. RIIIGGHHHTTT.

On the question of ethnicities, I'm confused as to why Asians are considered an ethnic minority when Asians make up 2/3 of the world's population?  

Edited December 27, 2020 by Phil_314

[ImConfused]

33 minutes ago, Phil_314 said:

On the question of ethnicities, I'm confused

You rang?

[CaptKirk888]

3 hours ago, falcon45ca said:

Yeah, maybe Japan gets a pass as well

No, no pass for Japan. Or China or Korea etc. all derived from Latin. Look it up.

[CaptKirk888]

3 hours ago, Phil_314 said:

Of course.  The roots of Chinese go back up to 6000 years while Latin, which started in 700 BC, must still somehow be its ancestor. RIIIGGHHHTTT.

On the question of ethnicities, I'm confused as to why Asians are considered an ethnic minority when Asians make up 2/3 of the world's population?  

I know. Sssshhhh. I must be right on this point or else I will feel small and stupid. 

[Sharpshooter]

Why does the first pancake burn or not come out properly but every other one after it is fine? 

[luckylager]

Why are some dudes wearing tights with a mid thigh crotch line?

I'm confused. 

Tights can be functional and fashionable but when the crotch sits close to the knee the tights just couldn't possibly function properly and it looks even more ridiculous than a dude just walking around in regular tights.

[Bill Sikes]

Why is Canada Dry wet?

 

Why is easy listening music so hard to listen to?

[skolozsy2]

Why is that olive oil is made from olives, peanut oil is made from peanuts, and sunflower oil is made from sunflower seeds.......yet for some reason baby oil is made from something completely different than what is described. 

[Gurn]

If crime fighters, fight crime

and fire fighters, fight fire

what do freedom fighters, fight?

[-DLC-]

I before E except after C?

Weird

[Phil_314]

21 hours ago, ImConfused said:

You rang?

Lol, I was looking for the spaced out version of you 

[Gurn]

Why didn't they use a shorter word for "abbreviation"?

[Ghostsof1915]

18 hours ago, Sharpshooter said:

Why does the first pancake burn or not come out properly but every other one after it is fine? 

First one never seems to cook right, because the pan isn't heated up yet. That's why the rest turn out fine.

Or at least one side doesn't turn out as good as the rest. 

 

Why do hot dogs come in packs of 10 and buns in packs of 12?

(I'm pretty sure the answer is money, which is why I get the six packs of buns and smokies)

 

 

[Ghostsof1915]

If a cat always lands on his feet.

And bread always lands butter side down.

What happens if you butter your bread and strap it on the back of a cat?

[Gurn]

7 minutes ago, Ghostsof1915 said:

If a cat always lands on his feet.

And bread always lands butter side down.

What happens if you butter your bread and strap it on the back of a cat?

You bleed, a lot. Not sure what happens to the cat though.

[Ghostsof1915]

4 minutes ago, gurn said:

You bleed, a lot. Not sure what happens to the cat though.

Well played.

[Sharpshooter]

7 minutes ago, gurn said:

Why didn't they use a shorter word for "abbreviation"?

They originally did. The original Latin word is brevis, meaning ‘short’. 
 

Also, if one does indeed find the word abbreviation too long, they may always use the abbreviation for abbreviation, abbr or abbrv.