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Galen Sun 10-Nov-13 21:36:45

Do we spell knife with a K?
Any other 'why questions?
Could be an interesting thread?
Open to all on any topic!smile

Lona Wed 13-Nov-13 19:24:01

Talk?!! Have you heard how loud the trailers are? grin

Ana Wed 13-Nov-13 18:21:42

To give you time to buy your popcorn, find your seat, take your coat off (necessitating standing up again) and talk through all the trailers/adverts etc. until the main film starts? grin

Lona Wed 13-Nov-13 18:06:19

Why do cinemas give starting times for films which don't start until about 30 mins later?

AlieOxon Wed 13-Nov-13 18:02:22

That's cats!

Flowerofthewest Wed 13-Nov-13 17:20:32

Also why do cats ALWAYS turn their bottom to your face wherever you are sitting.

Why do cats ALWAYS want to come in when they go out and want to go out as soon as they have come in

Why do cats ALWAYS ask to go out of the french windows when they have a cat flap and always ask to come in the french windows when they have a cat flap.

Why does my DDH ALWAYS ask the cat to sit in French

JoyBloggs Wed 13-Nov-13 13:46:04

Why can I remember the registration numbers of both of my uncles' cars in the 1950s, but can't for the life of me remember where I left my spex 10 minutes ago..?

Stansgran Wed 13-Nov-13 12:56:51

Why does EON send a man round to read the meter when we've posted it on line? Don't they trust us?and why does said man turn up as I've reheated my tea yet again and have just sat down to post my pearls of wisdom on Gransnet?

kittylester Wed 13-Nov-13 05:44:32

Why does the fact that our town holds one of the oldest, and biggest, street fairs in the country fill me with pride when the actuality drives me demented. confused

Flowerofthewest Tue 12-Nov-13 20:47:18

with you there tiggy.

tiggypiro Tue 12-Nov-13 20:23:20

Why are the seats at rail stations made of metal ? My nether regions got severely chilled this morning.

Tegan Tue 12-Nov-13 14:05:55

Flower; my ex husband used to say that I made simple things complicated confused. Allie; you must go..I actually got up at 8 and went on a u3a walk today [smug emoticom]..although I did take a short cut back cause my knee was hurting and I had a blister [wimp blush].

AlieOxon Tue 12-Nov-13 14:02:06

Why don't builders turn up when they say?!!!!
Now late for a U3A meeting...shall I go?

Anne58 Tue 12-Nov-13 12:18:43

Why don't damn recruitment agencies ever get back to you? angry sad

Flowerofthewest Tue 12-Nov-13 11:44:19

Why is life so complicated?

Why do I make life so complicated?

Why? just Why?

Ariadne Tue 12-Nov-13 10:13:03

(Bit late replying!) Micelf that is excellent! I hadn't considered the glottal stop, and that's after thirty years teaching in Greater London as was.

kittylester Tue 12-Nov-13 10:01:34

The instructions are actually there to ensure you start to suffer from stress [as well as imagined side effects] thus necessitating another trip to the gp and more tablets.

Brendawymms Tue 12-Nov-13 09:20:07

The instructions are there to stop the strip of pills from EVER going back into the box. Agree totally with Stansgran

Gally Tue 12-Nov-13 09:19:17

I have to read them (with afore-mentioned magnifying glass) so I don't over/under dose. I also like to know what the content is - not that I understand any of it! grin

Grannylin Tue 12-Nov-13 09:15:35

Why do cats do irritating things like jumping on your face or swinging from the curtains when you are trying to have a lie-in?grin

JessM Tue 12-Nov-13 08:38:32

No, no, no! The important thing is to try to remember where you put your best magnifying glass. grin

Stansgran Tue 12-Nov-13 08:36:32

Gally the important thing is to bin them before you read them otherwise the side effects attack you.

Gally Tue 12-Nov-13 08:12:10

Why, once you have unfolded medicine instructions can you never fold them up in the same way and replace them in the box?

JessM Tue 12-Nov-13 07:38:51

Yes newist - her-ring.

annodomini Mon 11-Nov-13 23:02:16

Jess, that sounds like my DS's partner who has never shaken off her County Antrim accent. Mirror becomes mrrr. The boys have started to take the p***. Cheeky brats!

annodomini Mon 11-Nov-13 22:59:28

My mother used to run through the whole range of family names (my aunt, cousins and the three of us - no boys) before she hit on the right one.