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PONDERING 

How come you press harder on a remote-control 
when you know the battery is dead? 

Why do banks charge you a "non-sufficient funds fee" on 
money they already know you don't have? 

Have you ever imagined a world with no hypothetical 
situations? You know how most packages say "Open here"... 
What is the protocol if the package says, "Open somewhere 
else"? 

Why are they called apartments, when they're all stuck 
together? 

Why do people without a watch look at their wrist when you 
ask them what time it is? 
Why do you ask someone without a watch what time it is? 

Why is it that the guy who comes up behind you while 
you're waiting for an elevator presses the already lit "up" 
button  -- as though he somehow has magical powers that 
you didn't when you pressed it the first time? 

Does the reverse side also have a reverse side? 

Why is the alphabet in that order? 

What would a chair look like if your knees bent the other way? 

Why is a carrot more orange than an orange? 

Do fish get cramps after eating? 

How come abbreviated is such a long word? 

Why are there 5 syllables in the word "monosyllabic"? 

Why is there only one Monopolies commission? 

Why do scientists call it "re"search when looking for 
something new?