Thursday, 17 July 2025

Have you ever wondered?

 

Have you ever wondered at the many things around us in life which we take for granted without questioning why? Why are things done this way? Why not change them and make them better?

For example, why are socks sold in pairs? Why not sell them in packs of three? By doing so we would stand a better chance of picking up two socks the same colour from the drawer in the dark. Think of the maths. A drawer full of socks; you have a fifty/fifty chance (50%) of choosing two the same colour. But if they were sold in threes your odds would improve. Also, the manufacturers would sell 50% more socks.

And another thing. When they say dog food is now in an improved tastier recipe; who does the tasting? Humans or dogs? 

Why is toothpaste always sold in mint flavour? How about garlic flavour toothpaste? Or ketchup flavour?

And why there's always a few drops of ketchup which stick stubbornly at the end of the bottle? No matter how much I hit the bottle the last of the ketchup will not come out. Why is that? 

Have you noticed that washing up powders which you put in washing machines for your clothes always smell nice like spring-time, or flowery meadows, or mountain air, and other pleasing aromas reminiscent of pleasant freshness. Why not have washing powder that smells of the seaside? Dead fish and rotting sea weeds?

If there are so many stars out in space, how come it is always dark at night? 

If a tree falls in the forest and there is no one there to see it, does it remain upright?

Have you wondered what would happen if you put a bicycle in the fridge? I'll tell you; you can't shut the door.

How do you know that when you shut the fridge door the little light has gone out? What if it stays on all the time and you know nothing about it? All that wasted electricity used for nothing and contributing to global warming.

I believe that global warming and increases in temperatures are the result of candles. We light candles everywhere. In restaurants, in churches, at romantic dinners, on birthday cakes, and even in the bathrooms when we have a hot bath. Scented candles everywhere with various aromas like lavender, vanilla, lilac, sweet pea, lemon, lasagna, pizza, escargots, engine oil, trash centre recycling unit and so on. All these candles create extra heat and then we wonder why there's global warming and we blame the cows for creating so much methane when they break wind.

Why not redirect all that breaking wind towards wind turbines and make them go round faster? Has anyone ever thought of that as a solution? Cows are in fields, wind turbines are in fields - combine the two and you have an instant solution. Why do I have to point the obvious to so-called clever scientists?

What would happen do you think if scientists crossed a cow with a shark? Chances are they would not be able to milk it; but it would certainly not produce any methane. 

Did you know when a whale breaks wind it is so forceful that it propels it forwards 20 miles?

And did you know that one benefit of growing older is that your secrets are safe with your friends; because they can't remember them. 

The other day I was at the pub and an elderly woman came and sat beside me. She looked at me smiling and asked me whether she comes to this pub often.

And on that note, I'd better stop because I can't truly remember at which pub I was and whether it is prudent to meet her again. 

28 comments:

  1. ...I wear white socks, I ALWAYS can find a pair.

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    1. I wear odd socks, a red and a blue, or a green and a yellow, or a black and a white. That way I can tell port and starboard.

      God bless, Tom.

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  2. lol. I love that my secrets are safe with my friends. Great idea with packaging 3 socks. Makes a lot of sense. Not sure I could handle the garlic and ketchup flavored toothpaste!! Oh the little things that we do take for granted. Have a super great day Victor..

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    1. I often spend time wondering about these things, Shug. For instance, would various flavoured toothpaste sell? Like burger flavour, or KFC flavour?

      God bless you and yours.

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  3. 3 socks isn't enough.... better to buy at least 2 dozen all the same.

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    1. How nice to see you visiting here Shammickite. Thank you. Please call again soon and often and invite your friends here.

      God bless.

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  4. You made a lot of good points - I wonder about things like that too at times so this post really wet my whistle. You also satisfied my life long curiosity about how much force it takes a shark to break wind. 🄓

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    1. All these facts are well-researched, Debby. Did you know, for instance, that people are more likely to be attacked by a hippopotamus than by a shark. This is because there are no sharks in the jungle. (Unless a tourist took one there in their luggage!)

      God bless you.

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  5. A very nice article about all these interesting and curious things. I only can say the phrase: It is what It is.
    And yes, is a curiosity for me too, Who eat the good for the dogs, because the pets have his own differences between different kind of foods.
    Greetings from Mallorca, and have a Happy summer.

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    1. Hello J S Vila. So nice to see you here. Please call again many times and invite your family and friends to share their views.

      I once ate cat food by mistake. Afterwards, I kept climbing trees and chasing birds and mice for a week.

      God bless.

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  6. Tantos porquƩs, mucho sin respuesta, una entrada hermosa y con mucho humor, es tan lindo y gratificante sonreƭr, gracias.
    Besos

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    1. TRANSLATION: So many whys, so many unanswered questions, a beautiful and humorous post. It's so lovely and gratifying to smile. Thank you.
      Kisses.

      You are right Momentos. There are so many unanswered questions in life and we never seem to find the answers. All we need do is smile.

      God bless you.

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  7. Here's a trick about socks, Victor. I stack mine in matching pairs; when I do wash, I rotate the just washed ones to the bottom of the stack. I can always find a matching pair even in the dark! I always enjoy your sense of humor, that's for sure. Blessings!

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    1. Now I have a new system for socks. I put all the left socks in one drawer and all the right ones in another draw. This way I always get a pair that fit the right feet; but as yet, I have not resolved the same colours problem. I tried all the red socks in one drawer, the blue ones in another and so on. But we did not have enough furniture in the house.

      God bless, Martha.

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  8. We had a fridge whose light never went off and it made the fridge very warm inside. Our landlord called someone to come and look at it. He said it was too old to replace the part, they didn't make them an longer. So he fixed it with a sea shell to keep the freezer closed and took the light out. I was amazed that he figured that would work.

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    1. That's an interesting story, Bill. I didn't realise that the light could remain on all the time. I'm not sure that lights are necessary. Why have them in fridges in the first place? Thank you for this helpful comment.

      God bless you.

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  9. They pay thousands and thousands of dollars for people to research these things - tasting and feeling and smelling! lol

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    1. I wonder how much they pay for someone to taste dog food. Can you imagine? Getting paid and eating for free?

      God bless, Sandie.

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  10. Now why didn't those experts think of that?! Do you have to do all the work for them?
    I had to read these aloud to Tom at lunch. Our favorite is the new and improved dog food.

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    1. I have just applied for a job at a dog food factory. They gave me a bone and told me to go away.

      God bless you and Tom, Mevely.

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  11. Garlic and ketchup flavoured toothpaste! No thank you!
    Mint is fine with me.

    All the best Jan

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    1. They could have other flavours; like butterscotch, licorice, chocolate and so on. Or even fried onions and curry.

      God bless, Jan.

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  12. You hav a lot of unanswered questions. :)

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    1. Yes, that's my life, K. More questions than answers. Why is abbreviations such a long word?

      God bless.

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  13. You started reading my mind from a long way off...
    You said:
    And did you know that one benefit of growing older is that your secrets are safe with your friends; because they can't remember them. .........
    The truth has been told....
    Love you my brother!

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    1. The worst thing about remembering is when I go upstairs to the bathroom and discover that I live in a one storey bungalow with no upstairs.

      God bless you Jack and Sherry.

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  14. My secrets are safe, too, I only tell them to myself.

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    1. I do too; but then forget them.

      God bless, Mimi.

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