2006-09-23 07:41:15 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
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2006-09-23 14:56:53 · answer #1 · answered by SallyC 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because it doesn't mean draw as in drawing something on paper. It uses the word as it means to extract or take. As the phrase mean to fail to remember something (eg someone's name - you've drawn a blank on their name) you've failed to extract the information from your memory (therefore drawn a blank - nothing) and forgotten.
Edit: I also like Queen D's idea for a theory of where it comes from. I'm pretty sure there are more theories as there are for the origins of lots of everyday phrases.
2006-09-23 14:48:05 · answer #2 · answered by abby00uk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Drawing a blank means you forget something.
2006-09-23 15:07:23 · answer #3 · answered by jazzteen13x 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That saying refers to when someone can't remember something. If I had to guess, I would say that the saying came from the days of the old West when cowboys used guns and may have shot blanks (no bullets) in between rounds.
2006-09-23 14:43:41 · answer #4 · answered by it's me! 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Draw a picture of George W.'s head!!
2006-09-23 17:57:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey now, I drew a blank before and it's the best thing I ever drew. I'm no artist.
2006-09-23 14:43:00 · answer #6 · answered by Demon Doll 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Plain piece of paper drawn on with a white crayon.
2006-09-23 16:05:37 · answer #7 · answered by Confused?! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you draw your gun with blanks in it!
2006-09-23 16:19:05 · answer #8 · answered by peanut95356 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
That's a good one!
2006-09-23 14:56:00 · answer #9 · answered by Margie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-09-23 14:46:39 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋