Book of Questions

by Jon Wesick

A person holding a card with a question mark in front of their face

How much does anarchy weigh?  
Is the State of the Union Address on Elm Street? 
Do penguins cheat on their income taxes? 
Does the aristocracy make good bookmarks?  
What about elephants? 
Did telegraphs cry when Inspector Morse died? 

Are mountains safe to machine wash? 
Do giant sequoias shop at big-and-tall stores? 
What color socks do foothills wear? 
Can you buy multiplication tables at IKEA? 
Can SSRIs treat irrational numbers? 
What is Fermat’s Penultimate Theorem? 

Who was the first cheesecake to win a Nobel Prize? 
Has a villanelle ever run the Boston Marathon? 
Has a punch card ever been heavyweight champion? 
When was the last time a logarithm entered the Olympics? 
Can the Pythagorean theorem do a reverse somersault off a 3-meter board? 

Where does thermodynamics go on vacation? 
Why isn’t yellow’s birthday a national holiday? 
Can Labor Day get chicken pox? 
Has Halloween had its tetanus shots? 
Does Thanksgiving get the flu? 
Does sarcasm get burned if it stays in the sun too long? 

Do they serve alphabet soup in China? 
Do novels floss after eating corn on the cob? 
What do tacos wear on casual Friday? 
Is a sonnet a fruit or a vegetable? 
What happens when your homework eats dog food? 
When was the last time you told your toothbrush you love her? 

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