Read Do Penguins Have Knees? Online
Authors: David Feldman
“P.U.,” origins of term
“Pacific Ocean,”
Page numbers on magazines
Pagination in books
Pain, effect of warmth upon
Paint, homes and white
Paint, red, on coins
Painters and white uniforms
Palms, sunburn on
Pandas, double names of
Pants, height of old men’s
“Pantywaist,”
“Pap test,”
Paper
legal size, origins of
recycling of holes in loose-leaf
Paper cups, shape of
Paper cuts, pain and
Paper mills, smell of
Paper sacks
jagged edges on
names on
Paper towel dispensers, “emergency feed” on
Paperback books, staining of
Papers, yellowing of
“Par [golf course],”
“
Par Avion
” on air mail postage
“Pardon my French,”
Parking lots, sea gulls at
Parking meters, yellow “violation” flags and
“Parkway,”
Parkways, parking on, versus driveways
Parrots and head bobbing
Parting of hair, left versus right
Partly cloudy, versus partly sunny
Partly sunny, versus partly cloudy
“Pass the buck,”
Pasta
boxes, numbers on
foaming when boiling
holes in
Pay phones, collection of money from
Pay toilets, disappearance of
PBX systems
“Pea jacket,”
Peaches
canned, and pear juice
fuzziness of
Peanut butter, stickiness of
Peanuts
allergies to
growth in pairs
honey roasted, and airlines
origins of comics name
Pear juice in canned peaches
Pears and apples, discoloration of
Pebbles, spitting by fish of
“Peeping Tom,”
Pencils
architectural and art, grades of
carpenter’s, shape of
color
numbering
Penguins
frostbite on feet
knees
Penicillin and diet
Penmanship of doctors, bad
Pennies
lettering on
smooth edges of
vending machines and
Pennsylvania Dept. of Agriculture, registration, baked goods
Penny loafers, origins of
Pens
disappearance of
holes in barrel of cheap
ink leakages in
Pepper
and salt, as condiments
and sneezing
white, source of
Pepsi-Cola, trademark location of
Perfume
color of
wrists and
Periods in telegrams
Permanent press settings on irons
Permanents, pregnancy and
Perpetual care, cemeteries and
“Peter out,”
Phantom limb sensations, amputees and
Pharmacists and raised platforms
Phillips screwdriver, origins of
Philtrums, purpose of
Photo processing, one-hour, length of black-and-white film and
Photographs
poses in
red eyes in
stars in space and
Photography
color of cameras
hand position of men in old
hands on chins in
Polaroid prints, flapping of
smiling in old photographs
Physical exams, back tapping during
“Pi” as geometrical term
Piano keys, number of
“Pig in a poke,”
Pigeons
baby, elusiveness of
loss of toes
whistling sound in flight
Pigs
curly tails of
pink hair color of
roasted, and apples in mouths of
Pilgrims, buckled hats of
Pillow tags, label warnings of
Pilots
and dimming of interior lights
female, dearth of, on airlines
“Pin money,”
Pine nuts, shelling of
Pine trees, construction sites and
Pineapple in gelatin
Pinholes, on bottle caps
Pink as color for baby girls
“Pink lady,”
Pink stripes on magazine labels
“Pinkie,”
Pins in men’s dress shirts
“Pipe down,”
Pipes, kitchen, shape of
Pirates
earrings on
walking the plank
Pistachio ice cream, color of
Pistachios, red color of
Pita bread, pockets in
Pitcher’s mound
location of
rebuilding of
Pittsburgh Steelers, emblems on helmets of
Planets, twinkling of, at night
Plastic bottles, beer and
Plastic cups, shape of
Plastic deer ornaments on lawns
Plastics, recyclable, numbers on
Plates
repositioning of
round shape of dinner
Plots, farm, circular shape of
Plug prongs
holes at end of
three prongs versus two prongs
Plum pudding, plums in
Plumbing
kitchen, shape of
sound of running water
Pockets in pita bread
Poison ivy, grazing animals and
Polaroid prints, flapping of
Poles
directions at
telling time at North and South
Pole-vaulting
preparation for different heights
women and
Police
and crowd estimates
flashlight grips
radar and speed measurement
Police car beacons, colors on
Police dogs, urination and defecation of
Policemen and mustaches
Ponds
effect of moons on
fish returning to dried
ice formations on
versus lakes
versus lakes, level of
Poodles, wild
Pool balls, dots on
“Pop goes the weasel,”
Popcorn
“gourmet” versus regular
popping in-house, in movie theaters
versus other corns
Popes
name change of
white skullcap of
white vestments of
Popping noise of wood, in fires
Pork and beans, pork in
“Port,”
“Porthole,”
Postage and ripped stamps
Postage stamps
leftover perforations of
taste of
Postal Service, U.S., undeliverable mail and
Pot pies, vent holes in
Potato chips
bags, impossibility of opening and closing
curvy shape
green tinges on
price of, versus tortilla chips
Potato skins, restaurants and
Potatoes, baked, and steak houses
Potholes, causes of
“Potter’s field,”
Power lines
humming of
orange balls on
Prefaces in books, versus introductions and forewords
Pregnancy, permanents and
Pregnant women, food cravings of
Preserves, contents of
Press conferences, microphones in
“Pretty kettle of fish,”
“Pretty picnic,”
Pretzels, shape of
Priests, black vestments and
Priority mail, first class versus
Prisoners and license plate manufacturing
Prohibition, liquor production of distilleries during
Pronunciation, dictionaries and
“P’s and Q’s,”
Pubic hair
curliness of
purpose of
Public buildings, temperatures in
Public radio, low frequency numbers of
Pudding, film on
Punts, measurement of, in football
Purple
Christmas tree lights
paganism
royalty and
“Put up your dukes,”
Putting, veering of ball toward ocean when
“Q.T.,”
“Qantas,” spelling of
Q-Tips, origins of name
“Quack [doctor],”
“Quarterback,”
Quarterbacks and exclamation, “hut,”
Quarter-moons versus half moons
Quarts and gallons, American versus British
Queen-size sheets, size of
Rabbit tests, death of rabbits in
Rabbits and nose wiggling
Racewalking, judging of
Racquetballs, color of
Radar and police speed detection
Radiators and placement below windows
Radio
beeps before network news
FM, odd frequency numbers of
lack of song identification
public, low frequency numbers
Radio Shack and lack of cash registers
Radios
battery drainage
lingering sound of recently unplugged
Railroad crossings and “EXEMPT” signs
Railroads, width of standard gauges of
Rain
butterflies and