WHY ?

1.   Why ?
      Why do men's clothes have buttons on the right while women's clothes have buttons on the left?
       Because.....When buttons were invented they were expensive and worn primarily by the rich.
       Since most people are right-handed, it is easier to push buttons on the right through holes on the
       left.  Because wealthy women were dressed by maids, dressmakers put the buttons on the maid's
       right !  And that's where they have remained.

2.   Why ?
       Why do ships and aircraft use "Mayday" as they call for help ?
       Because......This comes from the French word m'aidez -- meaning "help me" -- and it's
       pronounced approximately, "mayday".

3.   Why ?
      Why are zero scores in tennis called "love" ?
      Because.......In France, where tennis became popular, the round zero on the scoreboard looked like
      an egg and was called "I'oeuf," which is French for "the egg."  When tennis was introduced in the US,
      Americans mispronounced it "love."

4.   Why ?
       Why do X's at the end of a letter signify kisses ?
      Because......In the Middle Ages, when many people were unable to read or write, documents were      
      often signed using an X.  Kissing the X represented an oath to fulfill obligations specified in the
      document.  The X and the kiss eventually became synonymous.

5.   Why ?
      Why is shifting responsibility to someone else called "passing the buck" ?
      Because......In card games, it was once customary to pass an item, called a buck, from player to
      player to indicate whose turn it was to deal.  If a player did not wish to assume the responsibility
      of dealing, he would "pass the buck" to the next player.

6.   Why ?
      Why do people clink their glasses before drinking a toast ?
       Because.........In earlier times it used to be common for someone to try to kill an enemy by
       offering him a poisoned drink.  To prove to a guest that a drink was safe, it became customary for
       a guest to pour a small amount of his drink into the glass of the host.  Both people would drink it
       simultaneously.  When a guest trusted his host, he would only touch or clink the host's glass with
       his own.