The Anecdote Bin

MARY, of Brighton, Colorado, submits two items from the Reader's Digest and one whose source was not identified. Says the Digest: "There was a story out of Toronto recently quoting a surgeon as recommending salads, Scotch and sex for a long life. The Knoxville Tenn. Journal headlined the story: IF RABBITS DRANK, THEY'D LIVE FOREVER." Also quoted was columnist Inez Robb who stated that "Cocktail parties are inevitably given to pay people back--and they do." The no-source-given clip is a two-line joke, as follows: EMPLOYER--"For this job we want a responsible man." APPLICANT--"Then that's me. Everywhere I've worked, when something went wrong, I was responsible."