Amazingly Dumb Questions

When dogs bark for hours on end, why don't they ever get hoarse?

Can sour cream go bad? If so, how can you tell? Please anser soon, because I have an unopened container in the back of my refrigerator with an expiration date of April 1996.

Say you're at a baseball game at home, and the visiting team is up to bat. The batter hits a long line drive heading into the stands: a home run! Now say that everyone in the stands starts blowing in the air as hard as they can. Do you think this would produce enough force to blow the ball back onto the field?

What is the purpose of earlobes besides hanging things on?

In the extreme Northern and Southern Hemispheres, where it is light for half the year and dark for the other half, does a rooser crow only once a year?

Why don't people snore when they are awake?

Why do wet dogs stink while dry ones smell fine?

Dont you think - anatomically speaking - men would be more comfortable in skirts and women in pants?

When I am walking my dog - considering that he has twice as many legs as I do - is he getting twice as much excercise as I am or half as much?

What size were big hail stones before the game of golf was invented?

Has anyone discovered a use for banana skins?

If a new car costs much more than a new tuxedo, how come it costs more to rent a tuxedo?

Why doesn't Mona Lisa have eyebrows?

How does an ant know that he should venture up my truck tire, across the axle, through the engine and into the interior, where I left a doughnut?

Is volcanic ash good to eat?

When you pick something up so your hands are full, why does your nose or someplace else on your face start to itch?

Can you please explain gravity in plain English? I have tried to so some research on the subject, but it always jumps right into mathematics that is way over my head.

If a man jumped into a pool filled with gelatin, would he be able to escape without a ladder? Would it make a difference if the gelatin was in a bunch of little cubes instead of a solid block?

Do fish ever sneeze?

Could leap year be switched from Feb. 29 to June 31? It would give us an extra day of summer and one less day of winter.

Bats hang upside-down all the time. So why don't they get gastric reflux?

Why do people like to pop bubble wrap so much?

If the Earth were to suddenly stop revolving, what would happen to a 200-pound man standing in an open area? How far would he slide?

Suppose the hokey-pokey is what it's all about?

In the song "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini," which is yellow—the bikini or the polka dots?

Considering that warm air rises, if a man builds up gas and the ambient temperature is less than his body temperature, does he weigh less than when he does not have gas? If he ate a pound of beans, would he weigh more or less? Going further, if one ate enough gaseous food, would they ultimately float off into space?

When the stock market closes at the end of the day, why does everyone stand around smiling and clapping regardless of whether the stocks are up or down?

When you drive by a dead skunk in the road, why does it take about 10 seconds before you smell it? Assume that you did not actually drive over the skunk.

I'm always reading about the "Great Apes." What's so great about them? How come we never hear about any "Paltry Apes"?

I read about an actuary who calculated that the odds of a man's trousers falling down if he was wearing both a belt and suspenders was about 35,000 to one. What would be the odds of a man's trousers falling down while wearing only a belt? What about only suspenders?

What benefit is there to toasting bread instead of just eating it untoasted? If there is no benefit, how much electric energy is wasted on toasting in the U.S. of A., do you think?

Why is it that humans can move their eyes in opposite directions toward the nose, but not away from the nose?

Say I freeze meat in January. The package has an expiration date of February. When I thaw it in June, why doesn't it remember immediately that it should have gone bad four months ago?

When you're asleep and dreaming about performing calorie-burning activities such as running, jumping and flying, do you burn more calories in reality as opposed to when you're dreaming about doing something low-impact?

What causes the sound of air swishing inside your head?

Mulberry bush aside, would a monkey really chase a weasel?