ROANOKE TIMES

                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: FRIDAY, October 6, 1995                   TAG: 9510060036
SECTION: EXTRA                    PAGE: 1   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: NANCY GLEINER
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Short


POINTLESS PONDERINGS

Why isn't phonetic spelled the way it sounds?

Why are there interstate highways in Hawaii? Have you ever imagined a world with no hypothetical situations?

How does the guy who drives the snowplow get to work on snowy mornings?

If nothing ever sticks to Teflon, why does Teflon stick to the pan?

If you're in a vehicle traveling the speed of light, what happens when you turn on the headlights?

Why are there Braille dots on the keypads of drive-up ATMs?

You know that little indestructible black box that's used on planes? What can't they make the whole plane out of the same material?

Why didn't the FBI hang onto the "Ten Most Wanted" criminals while it was taking their pictures?

Why is it that when you're driving and looking for an address, you turn down the volume on the radio?

If a cow laughed, would milk come out its nose?

You know how most packages say ``open here?'' What do you do if the package says ``open somewhere else''?

Why are there flotation devices under plane seats instead of parachutes?

Why is it that when you transport something by car, it's called a shipment, but when you transport something by ship, it's called a cargo?

Go figure.



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