Stupid little things that bug you

When people call jigsaws a puzzle.

The definition of a puzzle is:
1. a game, toy, or problem designed to test ingenuity or knowledge.
2. a person or thing that is difficult to understand or explain; an enigma

A jigsaw is none of them things. It doesn't require ingenuity or knowledge and it's not difficult to understand.
 
When people call jigsaws a puzzle.

The definition of a puzzle is:
1. a game, toy, or problem designed to test ingenuity or knowledge.
2. a person or thing that is difficult to understand or explain; an enigma

A jigsaw is none of them things. It doesn't require ingenuity or knowledge and it's not difficult to understand.
I find them puzzling.
 
When people call jigsaws a puzzle.

The definition of a puzzle is:
1. a game, toy, or problem designed to test ingenuity or knowledge.
2. a person or thing that is difficult to understand or explain; an enigma

A jigsaw is none of them things. It doesn't require ingenuity or knowledge and it's not difficult to understand.
Oh yeah, come and fill in the whale tail on the one I'm doing
 
I'd wager most Americans couldn't tell you
And on the same episode, the US states and capital cities of US states (again!).

I must have seen that question a dozen times on Pointless but I’ve never one on British counties.
 

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