Let's face it, English is a stupid language.
There is no egg in the eggplant.
No ham in the hamburger.
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
English muffins were not invented in England.
And French fries were not invented in France.
We sometimes take English for granted.
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
Quicksand takes you down slowly,
Boxing rings are square
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
If writers write, how come fingers don't fing?
If the plural of tooth is teeth,
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth?
If the teacher taught,
Why didn't the preacher praught?
If a vegetarian eats vegetables,
What the heck does a humanitarian eat?
Why do people recite at a play,
Yet play at a recital?
Park on driveways and
Drive on parkways?
How can the weather be as hot as hell on one day
And as cold as hell on another?
just something fun to read
2007-01-30 11:11:04 · 16 answers · asked by RAW DIVA™ 5 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
Of a language where a house can burn up as
It burns down.
And in which you fill in a form,
By filling it out.
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
English was invented by people, not computers.
And it reflects the creativity of the human race.
(Which of course isn't a race at all)
That is why,
When the stars are out, they are visible
But when the lights are out, they are invisible
And it's why when I wind up my watch,
It starts.
But when I wind up this poem,
It ends.
2007-01-30 11:13:00 · update #1
Star I like it!!!!!!!!!!!!
2007-01-30 12:11:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Actually. the Hamburger was named the hamburger, because the person who invented it, lived in a town that had people from HAMBURG, germany. :) just some interesting facts!
2007-01-31 08:10:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wow! Thank you for the interesting reading.
2007-01-30 19:30:35 · answer #3 · answered by *♥♫Hedy♫♥* 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think there was actually ham in a hamburger at one point...but I could be wrong.
2007-01-30 19:21:55 · answer #4 · answered by warriorgirl1987 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A language where feet can smell and noses run.
Thanks for the read!
2007-01-30 19:40:01 · answer #5 · answered by A.S 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Interesting..I thought there was ham in a hamburger??Nevermind.â¥
2007-01-30 19:49:56 · answer #6 · answered by COOL♥ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
woow, very interesting, makes me think, i ablsolutely loves it
2007-01-30 22:21:09 · answer #7 · answered by the princess of the world 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thank You!! Where did you get that from??
2007-01-30 19:59:56 · answer #8 · answered by kim 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i like that it makes u think
2007-01-30 20:11:06 · answer #9 · answered by bodybronx 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wow! thats really cool!
2007-01-30 19:37:09 · answer #10 · answered by JP484848 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow... I really love it..!! It is quite true..
2007-01-30 20:12:07 · answer #11 · answered by Adis A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋