The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-05
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THINGS I NEVER KNEW AHGn
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 That the Japs consider four on unlucky number, just as we feel about thirteen over here. (Sho' huff the American eagle lnloaded hil first batch of eggs on Nippon in April, which is the, fourth month of the yearl) That Q new of- ticial edict in England prohibits those rows of Ks, representing kisses, at the bottom of letters, be- cause spies can use them as code How we overlooked this for our Literary Lace dept: Alimony-- the high cost of leaving.
 That the word coined by the R A. Pliers for those propaganda pamphlets they drop on enemy ter- rttory Is ''Bompilets" That the Chinese regard cockroaches as sym bols of wealth. CTheir logic being that 6 family must be pretty poor If they can't afford to feed a few cockroacheS.) That the British Medical Journal offers this tip fol prevention of colds: Throw your head back and let a few drops oi pure medicinal cod liver oil slide Into your throat through each nos- tru. (I'd rather have a cold.)
 That Q. s. sentries in the Philip pines have 8 Sure-fire system fol detecting Japs who try to get past our lines posing as Chinese ol F1lipinos. They use @ password with lots of Is in it, like lolla- palooaz" (Because Japs can't pro- nounce the letter IT., which they say as "R'O .. Whether you know that ice cream manufacturers have concocted a victory sundae," which Is made of red, white and blue ice cream. The plan is to charge 25 cents and give the customer Q 1C cent defense stamp as a rebate That Mrs. Chip Robert, wife of the secretary Of the Democratic Com Tnittee, recently gave & Washing ton luncheon for some femme friends. One of the women invited phoned and asked: "What shall ] wear to your luncheon?" Tc which Mrs. Robert replied: Come in an open throat and 8 back suit able for krifing!"
 That John Ruskin coined the word "lIth" for the opposite of "healtll' and tried to popularize 1t, but t never caught on |. Whether the Naxis realize that every time they bomb England they are helping to increase Britains' air strength. (The aluminium rods which hold incen- diary bombs in Nazi planes are re- leased when the bombs drop, and they're collected for use in building British planes whether you've heagd Ed Wynn'S groan: Every body Is knitting sweaterS-and l generally get the girls who knit them instead of the girls who wear them!"
 whether it will depress you to AS8A &4 UAA8O JV0 4A0VS Q4k4y OAA0 CAA&sAAOG in SO,000 to be questioned in Gall lup poll. CThat'S the capitalistic system for you.) That in Aus tralia there are lizards that bark Whether. after all these years Jimmy Cegney won't finally wir the Academy Award for his Geo. M Conan portrayal in Yankee Doodle Dandy" the film dandy That the recruiting slogan of the Marine Corps at Amarillo, Texas, Is: "Join the Marines and see Tokio."
 That the Moors of North Africa kiss each other on the shoulder Ga Moor toujours la Moor) ..., That if you feel cold in bed be- cause you haven't enough blankets just cover your head with a scarf and your whole body, feet and all will warm up in a fifty. (In these days that alone is worth the price you paid for the paperD