Trivia

Up to the 1930s, many doctors treated alcoholism with morphine injections.

Do you have any new lines for my Bumpersticker collection? Such as: “I love cats… They taste like chicken”? Or: “The more people I meet, the more I like my dog.” Or: “Don’t wake up grumpy - let him sleep.”

Q. How much would I have to pay to get a casino roulette table with wheel and layout?

A. Around $10,000 at last report.

When you itemize birds that use their talons to catch, hold and rend food, you wind up with a list of parrots and raptors. Most birds only use their beaks.

If the nick in the glass is small enough, you can smooth it out yourself with an emery board.

The year’s earliest sunset and latest sunrise may not happen when you expect them. Winter solstice around Dec. 21st is the shortest day, true, but the earliest sunset occurs about 15 days before it, and the latest sunrise doesn’t come along until January.

The Earl of Chesterfield - he died with his lip curled in 1773 - said, “The only solid and lasting peace between a man and his wife is doubtless a separation.”