The ultimate pointless thread!

[mikey601]

Ok well why is a carrot more orange than an orange?
and why is orange jam called marmalade?
Why is abreviation such a long word?
Why do girls not put the toilet seat back up when there finished?

There not

From the spanish/portuguese

Because it is

Its considerd rude

 

[Bob]

In sailing why is speed knots, knots reefs?

 

[Ryan(pb alexandria)]

because to calculate speed they used to have a length of rope with knots tied on it every 3 feet (or something about that) When they dropped the rope into the water they timed it for a set about of time. The amount of knots that would pass through into the water counted for the knots..and hence speed.

 

[Bob]

because to calculate speed they used to have a length of rope with knots tied on it every 3 feet (or something about that) When they dropped the rope into the water they timed it for a set about of time. The amount of knots that would pass through into the water counted for the knots..and hence speed.

Nice one:

The scentific name for the fear of long words is:

"Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia- Fear of long words."

http://phobialist.com/index.html

Some people realy don't think it through.