Trivia

Tue., Oct. 8, 1996

L.M. Boyd Crown Syndicate

The best tennis players most often come from small families, the best wrestlers from large families.

Experienced waitresses will tell you married men are better tippers than unmarried men, and unmarried women are better tippers than married women.

Those with an abnormal fear of crossing bridges over water - such there be - are said to be “gephyrophobic.” They dread ferry boats, too. And wouldn’t even think of going on cruises.

No rooster is ever henpecked.

Garbagemen suffer more on-the-job injuries than policemen. More than firemen, too. So report National Safety Council statisticians.

The shifting continents move about as fast as fingernails grow.

Makers of home-brew flavor their concoctions in a most fancy manner. Some with kiwi juice, for instance. Or honey. Or horseradish. There are those who add ginger or jasmine or licorice. Even banana, chocolate mint, clam broth. You may wish to query your friend, the beer drinker, for additional suggestions.

Perfume sales go up during war. During economic depression, too.

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