I was being a wise-ass. Sorry, I thought that was obvious.
And I agree-- this thread needs to be shot.
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Why is ‘abbreviation’ such a long word?
Why is there only one Monopolies Commission?
Why is the word ‘Dictionary’ in the dictionary?
Was George Carlin on television recently? Usually we have some newbee come up with these when he has just been on. It would be different if they were original, but to steal from Carlin shows no creativity at all.
Do your own stuff, not Carlin’s, OK Flip-Disc?
Steven Wright, not George Carlin. Most of the “questions only idiots ask” list are either cribbed from Wright or Gallagher. The pure word trick ones are usually Gallagher (how come we call them apartments when they’re all stuck together?). This kind of odd perception of internal inconsistency is the hallmark of Steven Wright.
This is a hijack, but what is the answer to
I got this in an email and I’ve been thinking about it for a week.
Is there even an answer?
I believe that “poecilonym” is a synonym for “synonym.”
A couple of links before we go …