The five chief weapons of the Spanish Inquisition were fear, surprise, ruthless efficiency, an almost fanatical devotion to the Pope, and nice red uniforms.

Safflower seeds attract cardinals. Peanuts attract nesting woodpeckers, titmice, and blue jays.

United States Secret Service workers really love Diane’s chicken and dumplings at the Coffee Station in Crawford, Texas.

No German dinner party host would be offended if you told her that her dish of Schweinebauch tasted “interesting.”

A recent change to the dress code at Liberty College by the dean of women states that women may still wear skirts with slits in them as long as they are no higher than the top of the knee. Shoulder straps must be no less than 2 inches wide.

This article appears in Lost Austin II.

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