On any given day, six million Americans lie in bed with back pain.
The 19th-century song “Pop Goes the Weasel” refers to the art of the
professional pickpocket. The “monkey” is the pickpocket, the weasel is the
wallet/purse, the “mulberry bush” is a crowd, and “pop” is the action of
removing the property.
A pair of decent hiking boots will last for about 1,000 miles, or one-half the
length of the Appalachian Trail.
Compaq is considering changing the command “Press Any Key” to “Press Return
Key” because of the flood of calls asking where the “Any” key is.
Rabbits cannot vomit.
The above is information which Mr. Smarty Pants read in a book, a
magazine, or the newspaper; heard on the radio; saw on television; or
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This article appears in January 24 • 1997 and January 24 • 1997 (Cover).