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?
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.
2007-11-12 20:50:15 · 13 answers · asked by Sparky 5 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
I love this poem. I teach English and French and kids are always questioning the English language because a lot of the time English makes absolutely no sense. They'll get a kick out of this!
2007-11-12 20:57:02 · answer #1 · answered by Kim B 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-29 03:39:20 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thats awsome i'm prety sure i've heard that before and i have wondered the same sorta thing
2007-11-12 20:58:34 · answer #3 · answered by bratz_fan_94 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hahaha,loved it,10.
2007-11-12 21:04:41 · answer #4 · answered by xyz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i can hear a hare with hair over here.
2007-11-12 21:02:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very clever
2007-11-12 21:28:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
nice try
2007-11-12 21:38:55 · answer #7 · answered by ward1703 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please ....
Do us good citizens a favor...PUT DOWN THE BONG PIPE!
Thats the dumbest poem I've ever read! You clearly have no life and too much time on your hands! WOW!!! What a wierdo you are! Good luck getting laid with that kind of mind frame!
2007-11-12 20:56:25 · answer #8 · answered by icpropertysolutions 1 · 1⤊ 8⤋
how fast is fast.lol
2007-11-12 20:53:41 · answer #9 · answered by HaSiCiT Bust A Tie A1 TieBusters 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this poem is seriously gr8888.......... u wrote it urself...????? well gr8888 observation......
2007-11-12 21:00:32 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋