Because it was s knotty pine!
Introverted Engineer looks at His shoes when he's talking to you. Extroverted Engineer looks at Your shoes when he's talking to you.
A frog with hiccups!
The scaffolding
Because they're stuck up
Better question would be: Why were they in the tree in the first place?
They held the telephone wires off the ground.
Knotty Pines.