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Because there are two equal and opposite legs. Same with a pair of scissors, a pair of glasses and a pair of tweezers.
http://www.straightdope.com/columns/...ly-one-of-them

The author does bring up the interesting question of a pair of panties (or a pair of briefs), since they consist of one small piece with no legs at all.

It's funny that my original reply was that pantaloons consisted of two separate legs tied together and covered at the center with a codpiece, but that turns out to be untrue. Pants and trousers have always been attached in a similar fashion to the way they are now. The 'two-piece' seems to have been a passing fad.

Eichhörnchen

01-06-15 05:48 AM

Yul Brynner says:

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Originally Posted by Lionclaw (Post 2274154)

Is it me or do eyebrows grow quicker when you get older? :hmmm:

And I noticed a few years ago that I started getting hairgrowth from my ears.
What is the function of such hair? :haha:

Thirty years old last year, I guess it's downhill from here on out. :O:

http://i.imgur.com/vx6XjSa.png?1

"There is no need for any man to suffer the embarrassment of hair anywhere above the neckline: in addition to your preferred razor, a good serviceable pair of cosmetic tweezers is all that's needed."

Wolferz

01-07-15 04:32 AM

Is a turtle without a shell naked, homeless or both:hmmm:?

Betonov

01-07-15 07:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Wolferz (Post 2275554)

Is a turtle without a shell naked, homeless or both:hmmm:?

Dead, so it doesn't really care

Eichhörnchen

01-07-15 09:51 AM

How To Annoy Your Wife (2)

Buy her something you really want yourself for Christmas... except she already thought of it and did it to ME!

Among some things I did actually want came a plaque with a Santa face on it. Instead of asking: "What in God's name did you give me this for?" I smiled sweetly and thanked her. I've a good mind to put it on the front of the car and say that since it's mine I can do whatever the hell I want with it...

Aktungbby

01-07-15 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Eichhornchen (Post 2275637)

You need help! you're a passive aggressive possibly of the "circuitous subcategory "Opposition displayed in a roundabout, labyrinthine, and ambiguous manner, e.g., procrastination, dawdling, forgetfulness, inefficiency, neglect, stubbornness, indirect and devious in venting resentment and resistant behaviors." It's also a facet of 'Minnesota Nice'! :har: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota_nice More of a Jungian than a Freudian thing.:woot:

Eichhörnchen

01-07-15 10:53 AM

I plead guilty to all of the above. But that "Minnesota Nice" thing: that's interesting; over here we just call that being British...

Aktungbby

01-07-15 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Eichhornchen (Post 2275677)

I plead guilty to all of the above. But that "Minnesota Nice" thing: that's interesting; over here we just call that being British...

It's actually a 'coping mechanism' in any marriage: A: SWMBO picked you ; B: you weren't her first choice; C: she's smarter then you(you're actually her first child and she knows you better than u know yourself); so being a passive aggressive is actually offset warfare...keep your schnorkel up at all times!:D

Aktungbby

01-07-15 11:28 AM

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Sailor Steve: The 'two-piece' seems to have been a passing fad.

A real 'pairadox' it seems:D One has a brace of pistols or a brace of hounds... a brace of leggings (injun style) if sufficiently starched could very well brace you up if you've imbibed too many Hamm's bracers(technically the libation after the morning Eye-opener) and are treadin' heavy in yer moccasins....http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/goldmountain...2270_318879977

Tango589

01-07-15 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Eichhornchen (Post 2275637)

I've a good mind to put it on the front of the car and say that since it's mine I can do whatever the hell I want with it...

We want pictures!!:yeah:

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Originally Posted by Aktungbby (Post 2275685)

Truer words have seldom been spoken...:-?

Eichhörnchen

01-07-15 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Aktungbby (Post 2275689)

Don't forget a brace of pheasants; but why, then, do we say a pair of bollocks, since they also are mostly used for sport?

Aktungbby

01-07-15 01:22 PM

ST NICK??? You're going to need a bigger dashboard BBY!

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Originally Posted by Tango589 (Post 2275704)

We want pictures!!:yeah:

For all contingencies behind the wheel!:O: http://mexicoretold.files.wordpress....pg?w=559&h=391
http://www.theblaze.com/wp-content/u...3/600x4501.jpg http://www.luckymojo.com/saint-barbara-car-statue.jpg and my favorite-(he's getting his point acrosshttp://www.luckymojo.com/saint-micha...car-statue.jpg ST Michael

Aktungbby

01-07-15 01:56 PM

No pair of bollocks talk in the Kreigsmarine

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Originally Posted by Eichhornchen (Post 2275728)

Don't forget a brace of pheasants; but why, then, do we say a pair of bollocks, since they also are mostly used for sport?

The Brace of Pheasant Inn at plush Dorchester! Some background for a spaniel painting?; I prefer Yoke of Oxen myself out of deference to those :subsim: er's still in boy soprano choirs! or otherwise undescended...as with our beloved Führer??!Talk about a lone-nut theory! We must B PC...And in this case more Freudian than Jungian!!!:D http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/881/did-hitler-have-only-one-testicle http://exp.cdn-hotels.com/hotels/500...185837_1_y.jpg

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