Roy offered to authenticate some people’s holdings, but “this way, they don’t know, and they can turn around and sell it and in all good conscience say it’s an original Wieghorst as far as they know.”

Dear Straight: We've got a bet going around our office that Steve Young was married to Marie Osmond for a short time. Could you please confirm this? — Ken, San Diego No can do, Ken. …

Dear Matthew Alice: I was paying my bills when a question occurred to me that only you could answer. Why is it that envelopes that come with bills are always marked “Place Stamp Here” or …

Oh Wise One: What are those blue-green laser lights emanating from an office building in UTC most nights of the year? Somebody testing communication systems? Bored physics students trying to pick off low-flying aircraft? Answer …