Door Industry Journal - Spring 2013

Also online at: www.dijonline.co.uk 64 THE door industry journal spring 2013 WHY? Why do supermarkets make the sick walk all the way to the back of the store to get their prescriptions while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front? Why do people order double cheeseburgers, large fries, and a diet coke? Why do banks leave vault doors open and then chain the pens to the counters? Why do we leave cars worth thousands of pounds in our driveways and put our useless junk in the garage? EVER WONDER... Why the sun lightens our hair, but darkens our skin? Why can’t women put on mascara with their mouth closed? Why don’t you ever see the headline ‘Psychic Wins Lottery’? Why is ‘abbreviated’ such a long word? Why is it that doctors and attorneys call what they do ‘practice’? Why is lemon juice made with artificial flavouring, and dish washing liquid made with real lemons? Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker? Why is the time of day with the slowest traffic called rush hour? Why isn’t there mouse-flavoured cat food? Why didn’t Noah swat those two mosquitoes? Why do they sterilise the needle for lethal injections? You know that indestructible black box that is used on airplanes? Why don’t they make the whole plane out of that stuff?? Why don’t sheep shrink when it rains? Why are they called apartments when they are all stuck together? FOR ALL OF OUR INTELLIGENT READERS: See if you can figure out what these seven words all have in common! Are you peeking or have you already given up? Don't, Give it another try.... Look at each word carefully. You'll kick yourself when you discover the answer. This is so cool..... No, it is not that they all have at least 2 double letters. Let me know if you work it out - I didn't! Answer is below! THE PLUMBER OF THE YEAR AWARD GOES TO... Cosy! And the problem is? The oak seat is a nice touch though!!! Kind of OK for the guys!? And the winner is..... Epic failure!! 1. Banana 2. Dresser 3. Grammar 4. Potato 5. Revive 6. Uneven 7. Assess take a break Answer: In all of the words listed, if you take the first letter, place it at the end of the word, and then spell the word backwards, it will be the same word.