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Authors: David Feldman
sizes of
volume and power loss in
“Battle royal,”
Bazooka Joe, eye patch of
Beacons, police car, colors on
“Bead,” “Draw a,” origins of term
Beaks versus bills, birds and
Beanbag packs in electronics boxes
Beans, green, “French” style
Beards on turkeys
“Bears [stock market],”
“Beating around the bush,”
Beavers, dam building and
“Bedlam,”
Beds, mattresses, floral graphics on
Beef, red color of
Beeps before network news on radio
Beer
and plastic bottles
steins, lids of
temperature in Old West
twistoff bottle caps, merits of
Beetle, Volkswagen, elimination of
Bell bottoms, sailors and
Bells in movie theaters
Belly dancers, amplitude of
Belts, color of, in martial arts
Ben-Gay, creator of
“Berserk,”
Best Foods Mayonnaise, versus Hellmann’s
Beverly Hills, “Beverly” in
“Beyond the pale,”
Bias on audiotape
Bibles, courtrooms and
Bicycles
clicking noises
crossbars on
tires
Bill posting at construction sites
Billboards, spinning blades on
Bill-counting machines
Bills versus beaks, birds and
“Bimonthly,”
“Bingo,” origin of term
Binoculars, adjustments for
Bird droppings, color of
“Birdie,”
Birds
bills versus beaks in
coloring of
death of
direction of takeoff
droppings, color of
honking during migration
jet lag and
migration patterns of
sleeping habits of
telephone wires and
walking versus hopping
worms and
See also specific types
Birthday candles, trick
“Birthday suit,”
Biting of fingernails, reasons for
Bitings in keys
“Bitter end,”
“Biweekly,”
Black
clothing and bohemians
gondola color
judges’ robes
specks in ice cream
stripes on baseball bats
“Blackmail,”
Blacktop roads, lightening of
Blades, razor, hotel slots for
Bleach, flour and
Blind
money counting
wearing dark glasses
Blinking and babies
“Blockhead,”
Blood, color of
Blouses, women’s, lack of sleeve length sizes in
Blue
as color for baby boys
as color of blueprints
as color of racquetballs
in hair rinses
“Blue blood,” origin of term
Blue Demons and De Paul University
Blue jeans and orange thread
“Blue jeans,”
“Blue moon,”
Blue plate special, origins of
Blue ribbons (as first prize)
“Blue streak,”
Blueprints, color of
“Blurb,”
Blushing and feelings of warmth
Boats, red and green lights on
“Bobbies [London officers],”
“Bobby pins,”
Body hair
loss of, in humans
pubic hair, purpose of
underarm hair, purpose of
Body odor, human immunity to own
Boeing, numbering of jets
“Bogey,”
Boiling water during home births
Bombs and mushroom clouds
Book staining, of paperback book pages
Books
checkered cloth on
pagination in
Boots on ranchers’ fence posts
“Booze,”
Bottle caps, beer, twist-off, merits of
Bottles, cola, one- and two-liter
Bottles, soda, holes on bottom of
Boulder, Colorado, magazine subscriptions and
Bowling, “turkey” in
Bowling pins, stripes on
Bowling shoes, rented, ugliness of
Boxer shorts, versus briefs
Boxers, sniffing and
Boxes, Japanese, yellow color of
Bracelets, migration of clasps on
Brain, ten percent use of, alleged
“Brass tacks,”
“Bravo Zulu,” origins of
Brazil nuts in assortments
Bread
“French” versus “Italian,”
kneading of
staling of
yeast in
“Break a leg,”
Breath, bad, upon awakening, in the morning
Brick shape of gold bullion
Bricks
holes in
in skyscrapers
Bridges versus roads, freezing characteristics of
Bridges, covered, purpose of
Briefs, versus boxer shorts
Brights/dimmer switch, position of, in automobiles
Broccoli and cans
Brominated vegetable oil in orange soda
Brushes, hair, length of handles on
Bubble gum
baseball card gum
Bazooka Joe’s eye patch
bubble-making ingredients
flavors of
pink color of
“Buck,”
Buckles, pilgrim hats and
Buffets, new plates at
Bulbs, light
and noise when shaking
halogen
high cost of 25-watt variety
Bull rings, purpose of
“Bulls [stock market],”
“Bunkum,”
Bunnies, chocolate Easter
Buns
hamburger bottoms, thinnness of
hot dog, number of in package
versus rolls
Burger King wrappers, numbers on
Burials, position of deceased
Burping and babies
Buses
entry into
idling of engines on
ridges on sides of
seat belts and
Busy signals, fast versus slow, on telephones
Butter
hardening after refrigeration
sticks, lengths of
versus margarine, in restaurants
Butterflies
rain and
sneezing and coughing in
“Butterfly,”
Buttons, men’s versus women’s shirts
Buzzing, bees and
“BZ,” origins of expression
“Cab,”
Cable TV
channel allocation of
volume levels of
“Caboodle,” “kit” and
“Caddy,”
Cadets, military, cap throwing and
Cadillacs, ducks on
Cafeterias, popularity of, among elderly
Caffeine, leftover, from decaffeinated coffee
Cakes
angel food and cooling position
reaction to loud noises
seven layer, missing layers of
Calculators, key pad configurations of
Calico cats, gender of
Calories, measurement of
Calves, versus cows
Cameras, black color of
Camouflage, colors in
Can openers, sharpness of blades on
Canada Dry, origins of name
Canadiens, Montreal, uniforms of
Canceled checks
numbers on
returned, numerical ordering of
white paper attachments
Candles, trick birthday, relighting of
Candlestick Park, origins of
Candy
Baby Ruth, origins of
caramels versus toffee
Milk Duds, shape of
Oh Henry!, origins of
placement in vending machines
shapes of boxed chocolate
wrapping of boxed chocolate
“Cannot complete your call as dialed” telephone message
Cans, aluminum, crushability of
“Can’t hold a candle,”
Capital punishment, hours of execution and
“Capital punishment,”
“Capitalization,”
Caps and gowns, at graduations
Caps, baseball
buttons atop
green undersides
Captain, Navy and Army rank of
Caramels, versus toffee
Cardboard on automobile grills
Carpenter’s pencils, shape of
CAR-RT SORT on envelopes
Cars.
See
“Automobiles”
Cartoon characters
Casper the ghost
Donald Duck
Goofy
Mickey Mouse
Cash register receipts, color of
Cashews, lack of shells in
Caskets, position of heads in
Casper the ghost, identity of
Cassette players, audio, battery drainage in
Cassette tapes, audio, on roadsides
Cat feces, as food for dogs
Cat food, tuna cans of
“Cat out of the bag,”
“Catercorner,”
Catnip and effect on wild cats
Cats
calico, gender of
catnip
ear scratching
eating posture
hair, stickiness of
miniature
sight, during darkness
swimming and