In his family, young Kurt was known as Herr Warum (" Mr. Why ") because of his insatiable curiosity.

Other notable residents are the sexton Mr Ratsey who is friendly to John, Parson Glennie, the local clergyman who also teaches in the village school, Elzevir Block, the landlord of the local inn, called the Mohune Arms but nicknamed the Why Not?

* Mr. Baggy Pantsthis character asked juvenile riddles that are common in joke books such as " Why did the guy throw his clock out the window?

He is better remembered for the language of his speeches than his politics — they were riddled with mixed metaphors (" Mr Speaker, I smell a rat ; I see him forming in the air and darkening the sky ; but I'll nip him in the bud "), malapropisms and other unfortunate turns of phrase (" Why we should put ourselves out of our way to do anything for posterity, for what has posterity ever done for us ?").

Despite the fact that Grover ruins his dining experiences, Mr. Johnson always goes back to Charlie's ( he even says to himself, " Why do I keep coming back to this place?

* Why experimental fiction threatens to destroy publishing, Jonathan Franzen, and life as we know it: A correction, a response to an essay by Mr. Franzen, from Harpers. org

The show would begin with a title sequence of the Playbus driving along to the theme tune until it reached the bus stop, where characters on the bus were Why, Peggy, Dot, Poppy, Humphry, Lizzie and Mr. Jolly.

As an actress, she has worked with directors including Akira Kurosawa ( Kagemusha, 1980 ), Tatsumi Kumashiro ( Seishun no Satetsu, 1974 ), Yoji Yamada ( The Yellow Handkerchief, 1977 and Otoko wa Tsuraiyo, 1979 ), Shohei Imamura ( Why Not ?, 1981 ), Shunji Iwai ( Swallowtail Butterfly, 1996 ), Jun Ichikawa ( Tokyo Yakyoku, 1997 ), Mitani Koki ( Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald, 1997 ), Yoshimitsu Morita ( Like Asura, 2003 ) and Takashi Miike ( IZO, Sukiyaki Western Django ).

:" Francine Fishpaw: Why Mr. Kirk-I'm as upset as you to learn of Dexter's truancy-but surely expulsion is not the answer?

He has recorded with many musicians including Mr. Dibbs, Aesop Rock, Slug, Sole, Alias, Jel, Odd Nosdam, Why ?, Fog, Boom Bip, The Notwist and Mike Patton.

When von Zell entered a room, Felton would often shout excitedly, " Why Mr. von Zellllllllllll!

In 1997, The Why Store toured the country opening for John Mellencamp's successful " Mr. Happy Go Lucky " tour, and made an appearance on Late Night with Conan O ' Brien.

# Why the investigating police did not ask or require Mr McGee to submit to a breath analysis test or blood test and did not apply for orders that such tests be conducted under the Criminal Law ( Forensic Procedures ) Act in order to determine Mr McGee ’ s blood alcohol concentration.

# Why the decision was made not to call Mr Tony or Mr John Zisimou or both at trial.

Why should I??

Why had I registered??

`` Why, I meant what I said '', Lord declared.

Why she married him I do not know.

`` Why '', he went on, `` when Rob asked me if he could make his dive on this trip, I didn't think twice about it.

`` Why can't I, Doctor ''??

Why did I choose to fill these pages in this particular issue with this mixture of rather tenuous reflections and autobiography??

I would ask, `` Why not do both ''??

Why should I be spinning just because the goddamn log is spinning??

-- Why, course I can.

Offer her a cup of tea and she would say, `` Why, these cups look just like a set I gave to the Salvation Army last year ''.

Hand her a chair and she would say, `` Why, it's a nice imitation of those Queen Anne chairs I inherited from Grandmother Delancy ''.

Why should I??

`` Why, I couldn't even cook a piece of antelope steak ; ;

`` Why, Winston '', she'd cry, `` I just now saw you eating it out of the jar ''!!

Why it was ever forgotten for even a moment I cannot say because it works perfectly for everyone, no matter whether he has short or long thigh-bone lengths!!

Why, I once used this machine to cure a woman with 97 pounds of cancer in her body ''.

Why, I can get them knocked off for half that much ''.

The middle-aged man said over and over, `` Why did I come here, why did I come here ''.

Why she doesn't charge him, I don't know.

`` Why should I??

`` Why can't I leave her locked up in the tool crib ''??

Lauren said, `` Why can't I call my home??

Why, for example, should the ancients have supposed the diurnal rotation of the heavens to be elliptical??

Why not have them travel the state in November debating??

Why not put a cafe in each so the tourists would not have to travel too far to eat??

Why couldn't they have dumped him off on someone else??

`` Why does everything have to happen to me ''??

And Mr. Skyros didn't like Angie, but what with Prettyman and three of his boys inside, and not likely to come out -- And Angie such a valuable salesman, Prettyman said -- All the nuisance and danger of getting in touch with practically a whole new bunch of boys -- Why did everything have to happen at once??

Well, most of our fears may be unfounded, but after you discover that fact, you have something else to worry about: Why then do we have these fears??

Why should we not have the same faith, and an even greater experience of the light which it gives??

`` Why should Via have it ''??

Why do you have to jump me the first time something goes wrong??

`` Why, what a lovely voice you have '', said one of the female visitors.

The Riddle of the Sphincter: Why do women who have anal sex get more orgasms?

As a young man he produced a manuscript titled " Why I have discarded Evolution ", causing some scholars to describe him as a devout Methodist Episcopalian, who was impressed with fundamentalism, and perhaps supportive of creationism.

Why Shakespeare's Banquo is so different from the character described by Holinshed and Boece is not known, though critics have proposed several possible explanations.

Why this should have happened is, to me, the most profound mystery facing modern biology " Richard Dawkins, The Selfish Gene.

" The prophet Nathan confronts David, saying: " Why have you despised the word of God, to do what is evil in his sight?

" Orwell stated in " Why I Write " ( 1946 ): " Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for democratic socialism, as I understand it.

Similarly, the joke " Question: Why do we still have troops in Germany?

" He is also often asked why he writes such terrifying stories and he answers with another question: " Why do you assume I have a choice?

Upon seeing the spirit of Samuel Saul fell with his face to the ground and Samuel asked Saul " Why have you disquieted me, to bring me up?

In the last panel, Charlie Brown cries to the heavens, " Why couldn't McCovey have hit the ball just three feet higher?

Frank Capra's seven-film series Why We Fight is said to have been directly inspired by and America's response to Triumph of the Will.

Why can't they have 10?

One of the men said, " Why I know that boy, and have known him a good while.