The Born Loser by Art and Chip Sansom for August 12, 2012
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The Born Loser by Art & Chip Sansom Wilberforce: Hey, Pop, can I ask you something? Brutus: Of course, son! Wilberforce: Why are there sixty seconds in a minute? Brutus: Heh, heh, that's a little complicated to explain. Wilberforce: How do lightning bugs light up? Brutus: I'm not sure. Wilberforce: If the world is round, why don't the people on the bottom fall off? Brutus: Well, uh... Wilberforce: Why is the sky blue? Brutus: Enough, already! You're asking too many questions! Wilberforce: I know...sorry! Wilberforce: Why do I ask so many questions?
Ken8338 Premium Member over 12 years ago
Son : Pop, does it bother you for me to ask so many questions?
Pop: Of course, not, son. How else will you learn anything?
Davepostmp over 12 years ago
Don’t say I don’t know; look it up! Used to be check the encyclopedia, now with the internet there’s no excuse for staying ignorant on a subject you are interested in.
rowf39 over 12 years ago
My Dad would have answered me with, “To make little boys like you ask questions.”
rnmontgomery over 12 years ago
60 divisions was chosen in ancient times because of ease of dividing into even segments, lightning bugs use a chemical called Luciferace to produce cold light, people don’t fall of the bottom because of gravity which holds all of us onto the surface, the sky is blue because of the size and distance of separation of air particles that scatter blue light from the visibl spectrum, you ask a lot of questions because you are a child.
caller49 over 12 years ago
The dumbest question I’ve ever known, is the one that’s never asked.
Lyons Group, Inc. over 12 years ago
Be thankful it’s not Hurricane Hattie asking Brutus those questions.
iced tea over 12 years ago
Look it up on the net. Just go to ask.com.
Saucy1121 Premium Member over 12 years ago
Because those who first worked with clocks considered 60 a “perfect” number.
grainpaw over 12 years ago
What did cows do for hay before they had farmers?
bobviously over 12 years ago
When I was a kid, all that stuff would’ve taken a lot of time to find out. Now it’s all just seconds away with google.