Questions that I Ponder at Midnight on Many a Dark and Gloomy Day!

  1. Why did Poe’s Raven keep repeating the word “Nevermore?”
  2. Can Ravens really talk?
  3. What was Rodin’s Thinker thinking about?
  4. Why do young women and girls scream so much at rock concerts?
  5. Is there any way to get them to scream less?
  6. Who killed Cock Robin?
  7. How come there are no “father-in-law” apartments?
  8. Why are pop singers more famous than people with high IQ’s?
  9. How come pop singers get more high paying gigs than academic professors?
  10. Why do most guys say they want a slim woman?
  11. Why do most women say they want a tall guy?
  12. As Tevye asked in “Fiddler on the Roof”

Lord, who made the lion and the lamb

You decreed I should be what I am

Would it spoil some vast eternal plan

If I were a wealthy man?

  1. How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?
  2. Can angels really dance? If so, who taught them how?
  3. If there is a heaven, what if I don’t want to stay?
  4.  Would there be any chance I could come back down taller and richer?
  5.  Why do all the movies and tv serials feature men with wives or girlfriends who are     young enough to be their granddaughters?
  6.  How come there are so few bald men in the movies?
  7.  Is Ego the core of all our problems?
  8.  Is there any way to insure that I die a painless death?
  9.  How many people need a 5500 square foot home?
  10.  Will AI spell the end of the human race or a new Eden for humanity?
  11.  Do good guys really finish last?
  12.  How come all people can’t get along?
  13.  Whose fault is it that the world often seems so screwed up?
  14.  Are we witnessing the end of the American Empire?
  15.  Why would anyone vote for someone with zero ethics or morals?
  16. Why don’t more people read?
  17.  Is there a way to get rid of all lawyers and politicians?
  18.  How come people always think that I am being sarcastic?
  19. Why do we want to spend trillions of dollars to go to Mars when it would be much easier to just go to the Sahara desert?
  20. If God is omnipotent, why did he/she have to rest on the seventh day?
  21. Is it better to be good looking or smart?
  22. Who was the smartest man in the world after Socrates died?
  23. Why has the USA not adopted the metric system yet?
  24. What if there is no heaven or hell?
  25. Are old people smarter than young people?
  26. How come so many prophets got their start when they were young?
  27. What happens when we run out of questions to ask?
  28. Why do people say that there is only one God but then disparage the Gods of other religions?
  29. Can Democracy in America survive Trump?
  30. What if this is all just a dream or maybe a nightmare?  How do I wake up from it?
  31. Why are so many people looking for the “meaning” of life?
  32. Who really cares what the meaning of life is?
  33. How do the heroes manage to shoot 45 people without being hit and with a gun that at most holds 15 rounds?
  34. Why do people watch these stupid shows with repeated car chases and endless gun fights?
  35. How do I get to be a high paid movie advisor?
  36. Are there any books on how to be a really bad person?  If not, where do our politicians learn these skills?
  37. Should comedians make fun of the POTUS?
  38. What’s next?

Okay, it is your turn now.  What are the questions or issues that you ponder on your dark and gloomy days?  Leave your comments and I will try to make sure they get posted. 

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