Trivia

Mon., March 31, 1997

L.M. Boyd Crown Syndicate

Consider management decisions in major league baseball: April 16, 1946. Opening Day. Boston Braves vs. Brooklyn Dodgers. Braves’ bosses said, “Let’s spruce up the stadium.” Or words to that effect. So they painted the seats. The weather was cold and damp. The paint didn’t dry. The Braves picked up the tab for a whole stadium of cleaning bills.

Rodeo cowboys never wear yellow shirts in competition.

Q. Cider means hard cider - 3 or 4 percent alcohol - in every country except the United States. Why not here?

A. Prohibition targeted hard cider, too. After repeal, beer was easier to get.

Am told there are people who go to cosmetic surgeons to have hairs from the napes of their necks grafted into their eyebrows.

If a woman tape-measures 33-1/2 by 24-1/2 by 35-1/2, she’s a size 10, according to a calculation by the U.S. Department of Commerce when it tried to standardize size numbers to tape measurements. Does that mean all dresses now carry reliable size tags? Ha! Ask your household clothing rack inspector.

Q. Will I need any ties or jackets during my vacation in Acapulco?

A. Only if you get married or buried.

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