why do we park on a driveway and drive on a parkway?

Answer 1

Why do drive-up ATM machines have braille letters?

There are no horses in the horseradish, no cottages in the cottage cheese, and no shrimp in the shrimp salad.

It's always darkest just before the dawn, so if you're going to steal your neighbor's newspaper, that's the best time to do it.

Answer 2

Because we park first then get ready to drive our way out..
and

We drive in a parkway and when it is traffic jam, we feel like we are parking...

Answer 3

The joys of English... Why are a sleeping bag and a knap sack not the same?
Ask Richard Lederer, he's an author who's been investigating and writing about the English language and its foibles for years.

Answer 4

same reason that feet are smelly and noses are runny

and that its called "eat and park" not "park and eat"


I think that its a drive way because its a drive to a single residence and its a park way because it was originally designed that the park way went around the town park (thats what i've heard)

Answer 5

because the driveway is the thoroughfare we use on our WAY to DRIVE and the parkway is he path we take on our WAY to PARK.

if it isn't that, i can make up some other equally plausible, but totally fictitious stuff.

Answer 6

Gallagher? Seinfeld? Go back to the roots, guys -- that would be old George Carlin!!

Answer 7

Just the way things are in this world! Crazy as it seems. It works out just fine!

Answer 8

This question is getting asked TOO many times. Give it a rest!!!!

Answer 9

and in sweden an exit is uttfart =out fart and an entrance is infart mmmmkay

Answer 10

Ah, the words of Gallagher.....IDK!