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* StopHelpingMe: An inverted version of this trope is already-answered Imponderables that keep getting sent. ''Imponderables'' calls these questions 'Unimponderables'.
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* BattleOfTheSexes: A lot of Imponderables are based on the differences in behavior or objects from men and those of women. There were even plans of dedicating a volume to these type of Imponderables.
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* MarsAndVenusGenderContrast: A lot of Imponderables are based on the differences in behavior or objects from men and those of women. There were even plans of dedicating a volume to these type of Imponderables.
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* ScissorsCutsRock: According to ''How Does Aspirin Find A Headache?'', what is the best way of defending yourself against a lion? [[ViolationOfCommonSense Run '''towards''' the lion]] (preferably while making a lot of noise)! Because lions are predators, they are not used to seeing their prey actually ''fight back''. That is actually a reason why lion tamers can do their job.
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* PrecisionFStrike: There is one under the question 'Why do ice trays function better when put in their designated area in the freezer? Or do they?' in ''Do Elephants Jump?''
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* ShapedLikeItself: 'We We have all seen signs saying ALL MAYOR CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED. What is a ''minor'' credit card?' [note]Whichever card? [[note]]Whichever credit card you happen to be carrying that they won't accept.[/note][[/note]]
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Books in the series include:
* ''Why Don't Cats Like to Swim?''/''Imponderables''
* ''Why Do Clocks Run Clockwise?''
* ''When Do Fish Sleep?''
* ''Why Do Dogs Have Wet Noses?''
* ''Do Penguins Have Knees?''
* ''Are Lobsters Ambidextrous?''/''When Did Wild Poodles Roam the Earth?''
* ''How Does Aspirin Find a Headache?''
* ''What Are Hyenas Laughing At, Anyway?''
* ''How Do Astronauts Scratch an Itch?''
* ''Do Elephants Jump?''
* ''Who Put the Butter in Butterfly?'' [note]not part if the series proper, but has a similar premise of questions on the English language[/note]
* TheArtifact: Turns out that the way a lot of things are done the way they are now had practical reasons back then, but inertia kept that way of things even after the original purpose is gone.
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* TakeThatMe: The 'Letters' section is dedicated to people who make corrections to ''Imponderable'''s embarrassing mistakes.
* TechnologyMarchesOn: The probable the reason why the book has no more volumes is because people can put up, find, and correct the answers more quickly and handily through an Internet search... [[BrickJoke including what are minor credit cards.]]
* {{Vaporware}}: A volume based on the difference between men and women was considered to be in the works (mentioned in Why Does Aspirin Find a Headache?), but there is no such volume yet.
* TechnologyMarchesOn: The probable the reason why the book has no more volumes is because people can put up, find, and correct the answers more quickly and handily through an Internet search... [[BrickJoke including what are minor credit cards.]]
* {{Vaporware}}: A volume based on the difference between men and women was considered to be in the works (mentioned in Why Does Aspirin Find a Headache?), but there is no such volume yet.
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* TakeThatMe: The 'Letters' section is dedicated to people who make corrections to ''Imponderable'''s embarrassing mistakes.
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* TechnologyMarchesOn: The probable the reason why the book has no more volumes is because people can put up, find, and correct the answers more quickly and handily through an Internet search... [[BrickJoke including what are minor credit cards.]]
* {{Vaporware}}: A volume based on the difference between men and women was considered to be in the works (mentioned in Why Does Aspirin Find a Headache?), but there is no such volume yet.
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!!How can a book series have tropes if TV Tropes did not exist back then?
* BattleOfTheSexes: A lot of Imponderables are based on the differences in behavior or objects from men and those of women. There were even plans of dedicating a volume to these type of Imponderables.
* CallARabbitASmeerp: Their questions are called 'Imponderables'. Imponderables that resist an explanation are called 'Frustables'. Imponderables that are sent repeatedly even after they are answered are called 'Unimponderables.'
* EveryoneHatesFruitCakes: From what ''Do Penguins Have Knees?'' says, [[SubvertedTrope there ''are'' people who do like fruitcake.]]
* RiddleForTheAges: The point of this book series is [[DefiedTrope defying]] this trope. However, questions that not even the ''Imponderables'' group can answer are called ''Frustables'' where they ask readers for the answers. Some are answered, but others, most infamously 'Why do you so often see one shoe lying on the side of the road?' end up being [[ZigzaggedTrope 'The Frustables that will not die'.]]
* ShapedLikeItself: 'We have all seen signs saying ALL MAYOR CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED. What is a ''minor'' credit card?' Whichever credit card you happen to be carrying that they won't accept.
* ShoutOut: This is par the course when you consider that a lot of Imponderables are related to fictional media, but a noteworthy one made in ''Do Penguins Have Knees?'' is to ''The Straight Dope'', a similar answer-finding book.
* SpinOff: ''Who Put The Butter In Butterfly?'' is dedicated to Imponderables that are specific to the English language. There were also plans on one that are the difference between men and women.
* StopHelpingMe: An inverted version of this trope is already-answered Imponderables that keep getting sent. ''Imponderables'' calls these questions 'Unimponderables'.
* SymbolSwearing: This is used at times in the cartoons, but one case in ''How Does Aspirin Find A Headache?'' has one in the text (in the question on why do lion tamers use chairs).
* TakeThatMe: The 'Letters' section is dedicated to people who make corrections to ''Imponderable'''s embarrassing mistakes.
* TechnologyMarchesOn: The probable the reason why the book has no more volumes is because people can put up, find, and correct the answers more quickly and handily through an Internet search... [[BrickJoke including what are minor credit cards.]]
* {{Vaporware}}: A volume based on the difference between men and women was considered to be in the works (mentioned in Why Does Aspirin Find a Headache?), but there is no such volume yet.
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!!How can a book series have tropes if TV Tropes did not exist back then?
* BattleOfTheSexes: A lot of Imponderables are based on the differences in behavior or objects from men and those of women. There were even plans of dedicating a volume to these type of Imponderables.
* CallARabbitASmeerp: Their questions are called 'Imponderables'. Imponderables that resist an explanation are called 'Frustables'. Imponderables that are sent repeatedly even after they are answered are called 'Unimponderables.'
* EveryoneHatesFruitCakes: From what ''Do Penguins Have Knees?'' says, [[SubvertedTrope there ''are'' people who do like fruitcake.]]
* RiddleForTheAges: The point of this book series is [[DefiedTrope defying]] this trope. However, questions that not even the ''Imponderables'' group can answer are called ''Frustables'' where they ask readers for the answers. Some are answered, but others, most infamously 'Why do you so often see one shoe lying on the side of the road?' end up being [[ZigzaggedTrope 'The Frustables that will not die'.]]
* ShapedLikeItself: 'We have all seen signs saying ALL MAYOR CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED. What is a ''minor'' credit card?' Whichever credit card you happen to be carrying that they won't accept.
* ShoutOut: This is par the course when you consider that a lot of Imponderables are related to fictional media, but a noteworthy one made in ''Do Penguins Have Knees?'' is to ''The Straight Dope'', a similar answer-finding book.
* SpinOff: ''Who Put The Butter In Butterfly?'' is dedicated to Imponderables that are specific to the English language. There were also plans on one that are the difference between men and women.
* StopHelpingMe: An inverted version of this trope is already-answered Imponderables that keep getting sent. ''Imponderables'' calls these questions 'Unimponderables'.
* SymbolSwearing: This is used at times in the cartoons, but one case in ''How Does Aspirin Find A Headache?'' has one in the text (in the question on why do lion tamers use chairs).
* TakeThatMe: The 'Letters' section is dedicated to people who make corrections to ''Imponderable'''s embarrassing mistakes.
* TechnologyMarchesOn: The probable the reason why the book has no more volumes is because people can put up, find, and correct the answers more quickly and handily through an Internet search... [[BrickJoke including what are minor credit cards.]]
* {{Vaporware}}: A volume based on the difference between men and women was considered to be in the works (mentioned in Why Does Aspirin Find a Headache?), but there is no such volume yet.
