Rockingham
Remembered
Short
Stories II
Why, Why, Why?
Why do we press harder on a remote control when we
know the batteries are getting weak?

Why do banks charge a fee on "insufficient funds" when
they know there is not enough to start with?

Why does someone believe you when you say there are
four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is wet?

Why doesn't glue stick to the bottle?

Why do they use sterilized needles for death by lethal
injection?

Why doesn't Tarzan have a beard?

Why does Superman stop bullets with his chest, but ducks
when you throw a revolver at him?

Why do Kamikaze pilots wear helmets?

If people evolved from apes, why are there still apes?

Why is it that no matter what color bubble bath you use
the bubbles are always white?

Is there ever a day that mattresses are not on sale?

Why do people constantly return to the refrigerator with
hopes that something new to eat will have materialized?

Why do people keep running over a string a dozen times
with their vacuum cleaner, then reach down, pick it up,
examine it, then put it down to give the vacuum one more
chance?

Why is it that no plastic bag will open from the end on
your first try?

How do those dead bugs get into those enclosed light
fixtures?

Why is it that whenever you attempt to catch something
that's falling off the table you always manage to knock
something else over?

In winter why do we try to keep the house as warm as it
was in summer when we complained about the heat?

How come you never hear father-in-law jokes?

And my FAVORITE...... The statistics on sanity are that
one out of every four persons is suffering from some sort
of mental illness. Think of your three best friends -- if
they're okay, then it's you.