- Why night falls, but day breaks (and why they’re both so clumsy). ~me
- Why a butt dial and a booty call are two completely different things. ~allisoncollins (boredpanda.com)
- Why writers write and painters paint, but fingers don’t fing, grocers don’t groce and hammers don’t ham. ~unknown
- Why parents always announce the birth of their new baby (“We just had a new baby!”). Do some people give birth to old babies? ~me
- Why go can mean anything: “So, I go (say), ‘I have to go (use the toilet) before I go (leave).'” ~me
- Why people always deal with “odds and ends” together, but never separately. ~me
- Why oversee means to watch carefully, but overlook means the opposite. ~me
- Why there are no young fogies. ~me
- If womb is pronounced “woom” and tomb is pronounced “toom,” shouldn’t bomb be pronounded “boom”? ~death-lines (boredpanda.com)
- If vegetarians eat vegetables, do humanitarians eat humans? ~me
- Words containing meow: “meowed,” “meowing,” “homeowner”* ~macleod (boredpanda.com)
*Cats, I suspect, are responsible for the spelling of this latter word.
Mitch Teemley 
Why there are no young fogies. ~meBelieve me, There are! More than you think!!
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I have a headache now. Thanks, bro. 😉
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You’re welcome, sis. ;>)
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I have stars in my eye as well as looking at stars in the sky. The men in white coats are asking me to go with them.
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;>)
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Just say no to men in white coats. 😁
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You know, I tried that? I think they heard “go” ~ dunno…
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Fun fact: “Oversee” and “overlook” may mean opposite things, but the word “oversight” can mean both things (the action of overseeing something, or an inadvertent failure to notice something).
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You’re right, BoB!
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I’m an obsessive collector of contranyms.
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A little penicillin should clear that right up.
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This is like a Dad-Joke cheat sheet!!
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Exactly!
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These made me smile!
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Well, to be precise, bomb doesn’t say boom, but it goes boom. 😉
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True, Gina, true (and there’s that word “go” again).
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😂😂😂
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Precisely!😉😉😊
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Yeah, go figure…
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I wonder about “new beginnings.” Has their ever been an old beginning?
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;>)
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Are invalids invalid? Do you rake a lawn or are you a rake? You can punch a bag but you cannot bag a punch. Is it a round about or is it round about here?
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All valid (as opposed to invalid) points, Norman.
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(And why do we drive on the parkway and park in the driveway?)
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;>)
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I so agree
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Thanks for the fun on a chilly and gloomy day!
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Read some of these to my six-year-old a few minutes ago and she’s still meowing. ☺️ I’ve always wondered why “bomb” doesn’t have any p’s or other explosive sounds (neither does “war”). “Explosive” sounds much more … explosive to me.
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Good point, Ginger. I mean, heck, bomb sounds downright soothing. “Aw, hard day, babe? Let me just rub a little bomb on you.”
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It was good to read the “me’s” hadn’t thought of any of them . Thanks Mitch!
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Welcome, Sandy!
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You have to be careful about about day break – I once stubbed my toe on a day break and it hurt for weeks.
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;>)
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Possibly what caused the nightfall, eh?
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Thanks for making me lol. 😆
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I thoroughly enjoyed these, Mitch! Lol! 😂🤣😆
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Number 2 cracked me up!
All good ones. 😃 Never had thought of the “new baby” wording but yes, why the word new? 😂
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Yep, a filler word if there ever was one.
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And now I am not going to forget whenever I hear mention of a “new” baby. 😄
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Wisest People writing Wise Words 👍🏻😊
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Very clever and entertaining, Mitch. I really enjoyed reading these.
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So glad you enjoyed it, Ellie.
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The English language is such fun! Thanks for these examples, Mitch!
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Hi Mitch,
Yes, and why do we park on a driveway drive on a parkway.-Gallager. Fun. Hope all is well.
Gary
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Hey, Mitch, you good.
Now figure out what it means! 😁
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;>) I live ten minutes away from Kentucky, C.A., so I’ve heard this more than a few times!
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Brain actively wondering all these things. English is a hard language!
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