i was pondering are there more questions like
why is it called a pinkie if its not pink
why do we park in driveways and drive in parkways

what other questions are there like that?

Irony. And life.

Why are they called fingers if you never see 'em fing...

Why are they called spam threads when they're not made of meat

Is it meat or a meaty like substance?

Inb4lock

There are many such questions. Here's some that I've asked:

Ham comes from pigs, beef comes from cows. So why is it called a hamburger if it's made of beef?
If a bookstand is a stand where you can buy a book, why isn't a handstand a stand where you can buy a hand? (and you can reverse that question)
Why is the flight recorder of an aircraft called "the black box" when it's really bright orange?
Why is it called a pair of pants when it's actually a single garment?
Why are suits put in a garment bag while garments are put in a suitcase?
Why is it called cargo when transported by ship and a shipment when transported by land?
If firefighters fight fires and crime fighters fight crime, what do freedom fighters fight?
Olive oil comes from olives and peanut oil comes from peanuts. What does baby oil come from?
Why do "overlook" and "oversee" mean the opposite?
Why do "fat chance" and "slim chance" mean the same?
When to objects almost collide, it's called a "near miss". Shouldn't it be called a "near hit" since that's pretty much what it means to "almost collide"?
Why do we have to write our name down in order to sign up?

I'll post more if/when I think of them. Assuming this doesn't get locked...

Why is it a housefly, when it obviously isn't a house flying..

horseflies come to mind as well..

not to mention dragonflies.

dunno about you but i drive on a road

That would be redundant since dragons can fly anyways, like calling a cat a walkcat.

Hamburgers are called such because they originated in Hamburg, Germany...

Edit: Just like Frankfurters are called such because they originated in Frankfurt, Germany...

Why do men have nipbles?

Why am I not locking this thread for spam?

Oh, wait...