Trivia

Q. If the race course is triangular, who are the racers?

A. Sailboaters, probably.

How do you account for the fact that Americans are eating half again as many onions as they ate a decade ago?

The shark every so often retracts its teeth safely into its gums and turns one of its two stomachs inside out of its mouth, rinses off said organ in the open sea, then puts it back where it belongs. No color film clips available, sorry.

Q. In high school, a boy’s popularity depends to some extent on what sports team he’s on. What does a girl’s popularity depend on?

A. Which clique she’s in, say those who’ve researched the matter.

Since 1987, American psychiatrists have formally recognized a curious mental disorder wherein one person believes he or she is loved by another person, oftentimes famous, who cannot publicly reveal the reciprocated passion. They list it as a form of that excessive sexual desire called “erotomania.” Script writers have worked this one over pretty thoroughly, haven’t they?

The male gorilla in the wild will mate with any female gorilla except its mother.