SEMI-DEEP THOUGHTS If a mute swears, does his mother wash his hands with soap? If someone with multiple personalities threatens to kill themselves, is it considered a hostage situation? Instead of talking to your plants, if you yelled at them, would they still grow? Only to be troubled and insecure? Is there another word for synonym? Isn't it a little unnerving that doctors call what they do "practice"? When sign makers go on strike, is anything written on their signs? When you open a bag of cotton balls, is the top one meant to be thrown away? Where do Forest Rangers go to "Get away from it all"? Why isn't there mouse-flavored cat food? Why do they report power outages on TV? What do you do when you see an endangered animal eating an endangered plant? Would a fly without wings be called a walk? Why do they lock gas station restrooms? Are they afraid someone will clean them? If a turtle doesn't have a shell, is he homeless or naked? When it rains, why don't sheep shrink? Why is the word "abbreviation" so long? When companies ship styrofoam, what do they pack it in? If you are cross-eyed and have dyslexia, can you read all right?