Forum Members,

found this somewhere and thought I should share it with you.If it has been posted before on this forum then please do accept my apologies and ignore it but if its the first time,then enjoy it,eti mukuti bwanji a chimwene a Nyasaland?Mulembe yanu ya m'chichewa dala !!

There is no egg in eggplant nor ham in hamburger;neither is there apple
nor pine in pineapple.English muffins were not invented in England or
French fries in France.Sweetmeats are candies ,while sweetbreads ,which aren't
sweet are meat.We take English for granted .But if we explore its paradoxes
we find that quicksand can work slowly,boxing rings are actually square,and
a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is a pig.

And why is it that writers write,but fingers don't fing,grocers don't
groce,and hammers don't ham?If the plural of tooth is teeth why is the
plural of booth not beeth?One goose ,2 geese.So one moose,2 meese?one
index,2 indices>Is cheese the plural of choose?

If teachers taught why didn't preachers praught?If a vegetarian eats
vegetables,what does a humanitarian eat?

Why do noses run and feet smell?How can a slim chance and a fat chance
be the same,while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites?when a house burns up
it actually burns down,and you fill in a form by filling it out,an alarm
clock goes off by going on.

When the stars are out they are visible ,but when the lights are out
they
are invisible.And why when I wind up my watch I start it but when I
wind up
this essay I end it?

And making this language even crazier,how come plural for mouse is mice
and
plural for house not hice?

I guess the whole world is crazy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
(and so is Nyasaland,ha ha ha ha ha!!)