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The original “esquire” - the man, not the magazine - was a young noble apprenticed to a knight. “Esquire” then was one rank below “gentleman.”

Q. How much do hockey pucks cost?

A. Anywhere from $40 to $100.

A live fish in the open sea never stops growing.

History records that Nero played his lyre to audiences. In chambers with the doors locked. To keep the listeners inside.

Twenty-eight percent of Southerners refer to their mothers as “Momma” or “Mama.” Only nine percent of Northerners, New Englanders and Westerners do likewise. So report the demographers.

Q. First kitchen utensil invented is said to be the ladle. What was the second kitchen utensil invented?

A. The apple corer, according to some highly educated guessers. Early specimens made from animal bones date far back. Questionable speculation is such instruments were needed by the prehistoric aged who’d lost their teeth.

Q. What were the names of the national magazines published by Barbara Bush’s father, Marvin Pierce?

A. “McCalls” and “Redbook.”