Why are they called apartments when they are all stuck together?

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You have me laughing out loud. It's like the question "Why is the word infinitesimal so big?"

LOL. Kinda like "Why is it called a driveway when all you do is park?"

These I love,

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Why do the signs of "Slow Children at Play" always show a picture of a child "running"?

Why is the word abbreviated so long?

If con is the opposite of pro, what is the opposite of progress? (congress?)

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