2006-09-08 15:15:55 · 16 answers · asked by Barry 5 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Why is it called "rush hour" when your car barely moves?
If a 7-Eleven is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, why are there locks on the doors?
If it's a circular drive, how do you get out?
How do "Don't Walk on the Grass" signs get there?
Why does sour cream have a "use by" date?
If olive oil comes from olives, where does baby oil come from?
If a word in the dictionary were misspelled, how would we know?
If it's true that we are here to help others, then what exactly are the others here for?
Can you yell "Movie!" in a crowded fire station?
What happens if you get scared half to death, twice?
A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk, I have a work station . . .
2006-09-08 15:23:25 · answer #1 · answered by Bad Kitty! 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Same reason you must hit the "start" button to shut down Windows. A roach clip would've been called potholder if it wasn't already assigned.I'm assuming the driveway was named before the parkway was.
2006-09-08 22:21:41 · answer #2 · answered by cuv 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
good luck parking on a parkway, there's not much space to drive on a driveway.
2006-09-08 22:18:57 · answer #3 · answered by Robyn Campos 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because its a scenery road......like Blue Ridge Parkway...
2006-09-08 22:19:23 · answer #4 · answered by sunflare63 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the English language is totally messed up. Webster had a bad day.
2006-09-08 22:19:52 · answer #5 · answered by Help me 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whatever, Steven Wright.
2006-09-08 22:18:09 · answer #6 · answered by geejtopia 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because the two words have different origins.
2006-09-08 22:24:29 · answer #7 · answered by Unique 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
same reason as a package or delivery by a ship is cargo and by truck/car it's shipment
2006-09-08 22:19:07 · answer #8 · answered by cranky_gut 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey, Thinking about it that's a good question.
2006-09-08 22:20:36 · answer #9 · answered by Bazinga 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because that's just the way it is.
2006-09-08 22:19:01 · answer #10 · answered by Still a Sexy Momma 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋