If it's a "PAIR" of pants why isn't it a "PAIR" of shirts or if it's a shirt why isn't it a pant? 
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If it's a "PAIR" of pants why isn't it a "PAIR" of shirts or if it's a shirt why isn't it a pant?
I believe it was in the 5th Century that people only had enough material to cover one leg, and it was call a "pant". It wasn't until the 7th Century that material became more common and at that time both legs were covered. Therefore the apparel became known as a pair of "pants".
If it's a "PAIR" of pants why isn't it a "PAIR" of shirts or if it's a shirt why isn't it a pant?
Because a shirt holds only one pair.
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Hmmmm. I'll buy that for a dollar.
You'd be paying way too much for that, Jack. He should pay you for taking it off his hands.
Unless he's secretly a penguin.
By the way, is it "a pair if scissors" and "one sciss"?
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You'd be paying way too much for that, Jack. He should pay you for taking it off his hands.
Unless he's secretly a penguin.
By the way, is it "a pair if scissors" and "one sciss"?
I believe it was in the 5th Century that people only had enough material to make a sciss, which was a type of knife with a rounded handle. It wasn't until the 7th Century that material became more common and at that time two scisses were joined together to make a pair of scisses. Due to translation interpretation over time, a pair of scisses became known as a pair of scissors.
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If wildebeest is singular, what's plural?
Wildebeests?
Wildebeesties?
Wildebie?
Wildebii?
What's a group?
A waggle of wildebii?
A gnashing of gnus?
Wildebeests?
Wildebeesties?
Wildebie?
Wildebii?
What's a group?
A waggle of wildebii?
A gnashing of gnus?
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I used to make up collective nouns, like a Mildred of lunchroom ladies or a Missy of Jazzercise instructors. But my all-time favorite was one that Tony Randall came up with many years ago: a flourish of strumpets.
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Something to think about when it comes to personal habits!
Interview with 101 year old Hattie Mae MacDonald of Feague, Kentucky:
Reporter: Can you give us some health tips for reaching the age of 101?
Hattie: For better digestion I drink beer. In the case of appetite loss I drink white wine. For low blood pressure I drink red wine.
In the case of high blood pressure I drink scotch. And when I have a cold I drink Schnapps.
Reporter: When do you drink water?
Hattie: I've never been that sick.
Interview with 101 year old Hattie Mae MacDonald of Feague, Kentucky:
Reporter: Can you give us some health tips for reaching the age of 101?
Hattie: For better digestion I drink beer. In the case of appetite loss I drink white wine. For low blood pressure I drink red wine.
In the case of high blood pressure I drink scotch. And when I have a cold I drink Schnapps.
Reporter: When do you drink water?
Hattie: I've never been that sick.
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Beer, doesn't everybody?
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