Trivia

Q. What’s the “20-minute rule” in serving wine?

A. Take white wine out of the refrigerator 20 minutes before you serve it. Put red wine into the refrigerator 20 minutes before you serve it.

Actress Uma Thurman was named after a Hindu goddess.

Q. Which is the “C” in “Celt” pronounced like - a “K” or an “S”?

A. “K.”

“All battles and all wars are won in the end by infantrymen.” So said Field Marshal Viscount Wavell. Most warriors buy that. Do you?

Landfill experts say half the garbage is what the garbage came in.

The longer the marriage lasts, the more dominant the wife becomes. That, according to studies recorded in our Love and War man’s files. He contends the young groom who’s confident he can bring a bossy bride into line is in for a long, slow surprise.

The original Chinese term for “chair” - and it’s still current - translates “barbarian bed.”