The Anecdote Bin

THERE'S variety, too, in this month's collection of anecdotes, starting with a piece of verse from Dan, of Carteret, N.J. Because we don't generally publish rhymes (it would take two men and a boy to read them if we got into the jingle business), Dan's submission is partly camouflaged: "To put a finish on your car,/ Two ways I'll briefly cite:/ You can do it slowly with lacquer by day/ Or quickly with liquor by night."