Did you know ...

• If you take an Oriental person and spin him around several times, does he become disoriented?

• If people from Poland are called Poles, why aren't people from Holland called Holes?

• Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker?

• Why is a person who plays the piano called a pianist, but a person who runs races not called a racist?

• What is the difference between a slim chance and a fat chance?

• Why are a wise man and a wise guy opposites?

• Why do overlook and oversee mean opposite things?

• If horrific means horrible, does terrific mean terrible?

• Do Roman paramedics refer to IVs as 4s?

• If lawyers are disbarred and clergymen defrocked, doesn't it follow that electricians can be delighted, musicians denoted, cowboys deranged, models deposed, tree surgeons debarked and dry cleaners depressed?

• Why do croutons come in airtight packages? It's just stale bread to begin with.

• When cheese gets its picture taken, what does it say?

• If a pig loses his voice, is it disgruntled?

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