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Foxygloves Tue 13-Jun-23 07:35:02

Why is it so easy to fall asleep around 6 after tossing and turning all night - never sleeping for more than half an hour - when you have to be up at 7?
And don’t get me started on which way up buttered toast always lands.
What conundrums have you faced?

Aveline Tue 13-Jun-23 07:39:16

How do flies and wasps get into the house but can't get out again? (Asking for two frazzled cats)

LRavenscroft Tue 13-Jun-23 08:45:50

The two abysses to nowhere. When my crochet hook or knitting needles or pens go down the gap in the settee or when food, no matter how far away ends up going between the gap in my freestanding cooker and the kitchen counter.

Grammaretto Tue 13-Jun-23 08:48:58

Why is it that the sun shines all week but if you plan a wedding or a garden party it is bound to rain?

(Garden party planned this Saturday. Chances of precipitation 50%)

BigBertha1 Tue 13-Jun-23 09:22:50

Why are goods offered 50% cheaper AFTER I have purchased them?

nanna8 Tue 13-Jun-23 09:24:17

Where do odd socks go ? I look everywhere for them but they just disappear forever.

shysal Tue 13-Jun-23 11:26:40

Why does anything dropped in the kitchen always end up in the cats' water bowl spilling it everywhere?

henetha Tue 13-Jun-23 11:28:58

Why does Yorkshire pudding rise better when made with plain flour than it does with self-raising flour?

Tizliz Tue 13-Jun-23 11:33:28

Why does the gas bottle - which has lasted 2 years - run out on a Sunday. Luckily I have an electric ring as well - except there was then a power cut 😡😡😡

NanaDana Tue 13-Jun-23 11:40:23

Why is the letter "W" in English described as "double U"? Shouldn't it be "double V"?

EkwaNimitee Tue 13-Jun-23 13:17:51

why is it usually the drivers of dark-coloured cars who don't put lights on in poor light conditions?

ginny Tue 13-Jun-23 13:23:56

Why is it that so many people can carry heavy bags and bottles to a picnic spot, but can’t carry the lighter bags, packets bottles and cans back home again?

Grammaretto Tue 13-Jun-23 14:12:33

And why do accidents always happen at night at weekends when doctors and chemists are closed.

AGAA4 Tue 13-Jun-23 14:18:29

Why when you have been looking forward to an event do you wake up on the day with a cold and feeling rough.

sodapop Tue 13-Jun-23 19:32:19

Why is it that when I go to order something on line my size is always sold out.

Shinamae Tue 13-Jun-23 19:47:32

Why can I be falling to sleep on the sofa, eyes are literally closing, but as soon as I get into bed, I’m wide-awake 🤦‍♀️

CheersMeDears Tue 13-Jun-23 19:55:40

Why, when you've mislaid something and can't find it for weeks and then go out and buy a replacement, does the original item turn up the next day?

VioletSky Tue 13-Jun-23 19:59:38

Why doesn't the drawer full of useful gadgets have a gadget that stops the rest of them jamming it shut?

grandtanteJE65 Wed 14-Jun-23 14:40:37

Aveline

How do flies and wasps get into the house but can't get out again? (Asking for two frazzled cats)

Perhaps because like birds they cannot actually see a pane of glass and therefore cannot work out which part of a window is actually open.

Having two exasperated cats myself, I just tell them flies are stupid and that if the cats sit still long enough the flies will come within reach to be caught. And that wasps and bees sting, so let me deal with them.

The cats watch in admiration when I trap bees or wasps by placing a glass over them against the window and sliding an old postcard over the top of the glass.

JackyB Wed 14-Jun-23 17:34:45

Why does the doorbell always ring just when I've sat on the loo? (Or the phone)

I don't mean I sit on the phone - phew! Just noticed that before I posted...

MrsKen33 Wed 14-Jun-23 17:40:12

Jacky😂😂😂

Calendargirl Wed 14-Jun-23 19:40:59

Why do you have nothing in your diary for ages, then two events you would like to go to both happen on the same day?

GrandmaSeaDragon Wed 14-Jun-23 19:51:42

Why are some people are friendly one day and completely look through you the next?

GrandmaSeaDragon Wed 14-Jun-23 19:53:49

Why did I not preview before pressing send! Delete 2nd “are”

merlotgran Wed 14-Jun-23 20:00:34

Grammaretto

And why do accidents always happen at night at weekends when doctors and chemists are closed.

Ditto the dog and the emergency vet who eagerly doubles the price!