Why in the world?

Questions we have thought of but never asked anyone. Like, why do dogs pant?

Permalink Reply by ZELMA on July 6, 2009 at 5:56am: yes, i have a really good question.

when do mocking birds sleep?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Gary on July 6, 2009 at 6:56am: Judging by the mockingbirds who sit on my chimney .... all night long ... and sing, sing, sing ... my guess is that mockingbirds never sleep. And some nights, neither do I :-); ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by ZELMA on July 6, 2009 at 9:07am: the full moon is at 2:22 this next a.m. july 7, and the mockingbirds want to know if they ...can sleep yet?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Justin on July 6, 2009 at 9:52am: We hear it, they make other noises, but what is the purpose of a cat purring? If humans were not involved, why would they purr?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Dorothy on July 6, 2009 at 4:36pm: According to an old folktale, a dying prince would be saved only if the princess who loved him could spin 10,000 spools of thread in a few weeks. The princess couldn't do the job alone. Her three cats helped her, working hard at three tiny spinning wheels. For their efforts, the cats were rewarded with the ability to purr, to make a noise like the whir of a spinning wheel.
Scientist say the cat has the ability to narrow the space in its larynx or voice box. Air passes through the larynx on the way to and from the lungs. By narrowing the space the cat disturbs the smooth flow of air. You hear the resulting rough flow of air as a purr.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by JOHN LANDON on July 7, 2009 at 12:08pm: If two people who have call waiting on their phones both called each other at the same time, what would happen?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Dorothy on July 7, 2009 at 12:13pm: Their phones would show "call waiting".; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Ed on July 7, 2009 at 12:17pm: I don't know but I'm on the phone waiting for the answer; ▶ Reply to This

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