> Alright, I got another one of those lists of imponderables via EMail today (bringing the total to something most meaningfully expressed in scientific notation, no doubt), and I read a few to my mother. "Why is 'bra' singular while 'panties' is plural?"
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> "Well," she replied, "why is the freeway where you drive cars and the parkway where you drive cars?"

Ok, not to nitpick, but I think you meant "Why is the parkway where you drive cars and the driveway where you park cars."

Ti"but I could be wrong...wait, no I couldn't. I'm *always* right"cia