Wonders never cease

Wed., Jan. 30, 2008

Samantha Weaver King Features Syndicate

•Do you get annoyed at your mate’s bathroom habits? Well, you’re not the only one. A survey was conducted in 2006 to determine exactly what it is we do to drive each other nuts there. The No. 1 compliant was leaving an empty roll of toilet paper on the spool instead of replacing it with a new roll. The second most common pet peeve was finding globs of toothpaste in the sink.

•It was American columnist and author Bill Vaughan who made the following sage observation: “Suburbia is where the developer bulldozes out the trees, then names the streets after them.”

•The country of Canada gets its name from a Native American word meaning “big village.”

•Butchers in Germany recently decided to spice up their trade with some new sausage flavors, including kiwi, maraschino cherry, lemon and aloe vera. You’ve got to wonder, though: Did that actually help or hurt their business?

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