O Great Imbiber: Does a shower help rehydrate you when you're hung over, or does it just wash the stink off? -- Greg in OB It's like this, Greg. Ya gotta get that agua inside …
August 23, 2001
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Does a shower help rehydrate you when you are hung over?
Do foreign companies use American actors in their commercials?
Hey, Matt: I've noticed that a large number of companies use actors in their TV commercials with English, French, or other foreign accents. I suppose that companies feel that an articulate accented spokesperson lends more …
August 16, 2001
What happened to the h's on page 138 of the Reader on August 2nd?
Dear Matthew Alice: On page 138 of the San Diego Reader dated August 2, nearly everywhere there's supposed to be an h in the text, there's a blank space instead. At first I thought it …
August 16, 2001
How steep does a road have to be to qualify for a ticket for not having your tires turned in towards the curb?
Hey, Matt: A friend of mine got a ticket on Third Avenue, between Juniper and Ivy [downtown], for not having her tires turned in toward the curb. She was legally parked at a meter, had …
August 9, 2001
Where did the word "binky" come from?
Hey, Matt: Was the apparently universal word "binky" just some anonymous, orally fixated infant's cute term for a pacifier or a trade name cooked up by some anonymous, orally fixated ad executive? -- Mark in …
August 9, 2001
Where did the necktie come from?
Hi, Matt: Where does the necktie come from? -- Tieless Tim Cotes, Shelter Island They came from hell, I tell you! HELL! Well, actually, France. The same country that gave us high heels. In the …
August 9, 2001
Why do golfers carry so many clubs?
Hey, Golf-Pro Matthew! Why do those golfer guys carry around so many clubs? Seems to me just one good club in the hands of a skilled golfer oughta do the trick! -- Grant Frederickson, the …
August 2, 2001
Why do golfers carry so many clubs?
Hey, Golf-Pro Matthew! Why do those golfer guys carry around so many clubs? Seems to me just one good club in the hands of a skilled golfer oughta do the trick! -- Grant Frederickson, the …
August 2, 2001
Why does California's CRV tax require each individual to pay five or ten cents for each plastic or aluminum container bought in markets?
Hey, Matt: I am interested in the rip-off scams our local and federal governments use to line their secret account pockets with millions by skimming nickels and dimes from American citizens. WE DO NOTICE! California's …
August 2, 2001
Why does California's CRV tax require each individual to pay five or ten cents for each plastic or aluminum container bought in markets?
Hey, Matt: I am interested in the rip-off scams our local and federal governments use to line their secret account pockets with millions by skimming nickels and dimes from American citizens. WE DO NOTICE! California's …
August 2, 2001
How do cops call in license plates with symbols?
M.A.: I see a few different symbols are now appearing on license plates. Little hands and hearts. How would the cops call in something like that if one of those cars was involved in a …
July 26, 2001