THE
QUESTION YOU NEVER ASKED... |
...AND
THE ANSWER |
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| Why
do we have a best man at weddings? |
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| Where
do we get the term “Peeping Tom”? |
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| Why
are “monkey wrenches” so named? |
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| Why
are policemen called “cops”? |
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| What
is a “Dead Man’s Hand”? |
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| Why
is the Pope’s palace called the Vatican? |
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| Why
do we observe daylight saving time? |
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| Which
is it: Holland or the Netherlands? |
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| What’s
the difference between Dutch and Flemish? |
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| So
what’s the difference between Irish and Gaelic? |
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| What’s
the difference between virgin and extra virgin olive oil? |
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| Why
do we call a touchdown a touchdown? |
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| Why
is the legal profession referred to as “the bar”? |
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| Why
is the Middle East so named? |
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| Why
is a carved pumpkin called a “Jack-o’-Lantern”? |
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| Why
do leaves change colors in the fall? |
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| Is
chocolate bad for dogs? |
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| What
does “R.I.P.” stand for? |
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| Why
do people say “bless you” when you sneeze? |
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| Why
do people say “pardon my French” when they swear? |
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| Why
do people give each other the finger? |
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| Where
do we get the word “fuck”? |
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| Why
does some old-school writing contain the letter “f”
in place of the letter “s”? |
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| Why
are there 13 items in a baker’s dozen? |
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| Why
is Ireland called the Emerald Isle? |
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| What
on earth is haggis? |
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| What
is Hadrian's Wall? |
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| How did “boycott” originate? |
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| What the heck is Boxing Day? |
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| What does "auld lang syne" mean? |
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| Why do we put things in "layman's terms"? |
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