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Dr. Peter Ihrke, American Academy of Veterinary Dermatology; International Bank Note Society; Helen Irwin, National Tennis Hall of Fame.

John Jay, Intercoiffure America; Dr. William P. Jollie, American Association of Anatomists; Larry Josefowicz, Wilson Sporting Goods Company.

Jeff Kanipe,
Astronomy
; Robert Kaufman, Metropolitan Museum of Art; Edward E. Kavanaugh; Dr. Thomas P. Kearns, American Ophthalmological Society; Michele Kelley, American Hotel and Motel Association; Dr. Anthony L. Kiorpes, University of Wisconsin, Madison, School of Veterinary Medicine; Dan Kistler, Christian Research Institute; Dr. Ben Klein; Samuel Klein, United States Postal System; Ken Klippen, United Egg Producers; Dr. Kathleen Kovacs, American Veterinary Medicine Association; Stanley Kranzer, Metropolitan Life.

Jean Lang, Fieldcrest; Keith Lattislaw, National Center for Health Statistics; John Laughton, American Standard; Mary Jane Laws, American Dairy Association; Cathy Lawton, Shulton Inc.; Dr. Beverly Leffers, Milton Helpern Institute of Forensic Medicine; Professor Alfonz Lengyel, Eastern College; Dick Levinson, H.Y. Aids Group; Peter H. Lewis,
New York Times
; Pierre Lilavois, New York City Sewer Department; Barbara Linton, National Audubon Society; Kenneth M. Liss, Liss Public Relations; John Loftus, Society of Collision Repair Specialists; Joan G. Lufrano, Foote, Cone & Belding; Lynne Luxton, American Foundation for the Blind.

William L. MacMillan III, Pencil Makers Association; Alan MacRobert,
Sky & Telescope
; Dr. M. Mackauer, Center for Pest Management; Joseph D. Madden, Drug, Chemical and Allied Trades Association; Reverend Robert L. Maddox, Americans United for Separation of Church and State; Mail Order Association of America; William C. Mailhot, Gold Medal Flour; Michael Marchant, Ogden Allied Aviation Services; Ginny Marcin, Campbell Soup Company; Colonel Ronald G. Martin; Howard W. Mattson, Institute of Food Technologists; Dr. Robert McCarley, Sleep Research Society; James P. McCauley, International Association of Holiday Inns; Dr. Everett G. McDonough, Zotos International; William F. “Crow Chief” Meyer, Blackfeet Indian Writing Company; Mary D. Midkiff, American Horse Council; Jerry Miles, American Baseball Coaches Association; David G. Miller, National Association of Retail Druggists; Dr. Stephen Miller, American Optometric Association; Robert J. Moody, General Electric; Rita Moroney, Office of the Postmaster General; Pete Morris, C.H. Morse Stamp Company; Bill Mortimer, Life Insurance Marketing and Research Association; George Motture, Wise Foods; Meg Wehby Muething; Arthur J. Mullkoff, American Concrete Institute; Edith Munro, Corn Refiners Association; Gordon W. Murrey, Murrey International; D.C. Myntti, American Bankers Association.

Dr. David Nash, American College of Physicians; National Institute on Aging, National Institute of Health; Arnie Nelson, Yellow Spots; David Nystrom, U.S. Geological Survey.

Norman Oehlke, International Fabricare Institute; Carl Oppedahl.

Dr. Lawrence Charles Parish, History of Dermatology Society; Dianne V. Patterson, United States Postal System; William R. Paxton, Federal Railroad Administration; Peggy Pegram, Bubble Yum; Joy Perillo, AT&T Archives; Pillsbury Company; Leslye Piqueris, American Foundation for the Blind; Lawrie Pitcher Platt, Tupperware Home Parties; Bruce Pluckhahn, National Bowling Hall of Fame and Museum; Proctor-Silex; Dr. Robert Provine, University of Maryland; Roy S. Pung, Photo Marketing Association, International; Thomas L. Purvis, Institute of Early American History and Culture.

Jerry Rafats, National Agriculture Library; Dr. Salvatore Raiti, National Hormone and Pituitary Program; Monika Reed, Berol USA; Walter Reed, National Automatic Merchandising Association; Al Rickard, Snack Food Association; Bob Riemer, Gasoline and Automotive Service Dealers; R.J. Reynolds; Robert S. Robe, Scipio Society of Naval and Military History; Dr. Robert R. Rofen, Aquatic Research Institute; Tim Ross, U.S. Ski Coaches Association; Professor Mary H. Ross, Virginia Polytechnic Institute; Rosemary Rushka, American Academy of Ophthalmology.

Micael Saba, Attiyeh Foundation; Gabe Samuels, Yellow Spots; José Luis Perez Sanchez, Commercial Office of the Embassy of Spain; Ronald A. Schachar, Association for the Advancement of Ophthalmology; Schick Division, Warner-Lambert; Janet Seagle, U.S. Golf Association; William Seitz, Neighborhood Cleaners Association; Gwen Sells, Tall Clubs International; Dale Servetnick, Department of the Treasury; Norman F. Sharp, Cigar Association of America; Anthony H. Siegel, Ametek; Dr. M.S. Silberman; Joan Silverman, Citicorp; Dave Smith, Disney Company; Linda Smith, National Restaurant Association; Sid Smith, National Association of Hosiery Manufacturers; Wayne Smith, Sunbeam Appliance Company; Bruce V. Snow, Dairylea Cooperative; Dona Sorensen, Fleischmann’s Yeast; Marshall Sorkin, Carter-Wallace; Richard Spader, American Angus Association; Dr. Bob Spanyer, American College of Physicians; John J. Suarez, National Pest Control Association; Amy Sudol, Chase Manhattan; Richard J. Sullivan, Olive Oil Group.

David Taylor, Bank Administration Institute; Thomas A. Tervo, Stearns and Foster Bedding; William D. Toohey, Tobacco Institute; Victor Toth, Multi-Tenant Telecommunications Association; Bob Toy, Telephone Pioneers of America; Jim Trdinich, National League.

Ralph E. Venk, Photographic Society of America; Dennis Vetock, U.S. Army Military History Institute; Elaine Viets, St. Louis
Post-Dispatch
; Gerald F. Voigt, American Concrete Pavement Association; Vulcan Foundry.

Al Wagner, AFC Computer Services; Debbie Walsh, American Federation of Teachers; Belinda Baxter Walsh, Procter & Gamble; Spider Webb, Tattoo Club of America; Monique Wegener, Lenders Bagel Baker; Richard H. Welsh, Jr., Cannon Mills; S.S. White Industrial Products, Pennwalt Corporation; Melvin T. Wilczynski, Lane Drug Company; Dr. Elizabeth Williams, Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory; Dr. Jack Wilmore, University of Texas; Frank C. Wilson, American Orthopedic Association; Donald W. Wilson, U.S. Ski Educational Foundation; Jerry Wiseman, Atlantic Gelatin; Dr. Robert M. Wold, College of Optometrists in Vision Development; Merry Wooten, Astronomical League; World Impex Bowling.

S.G. Yasinitsky, Orders and Medals Society of America.

Dr. E. Zander, Winthrop Consumer Products; Linda Zirbes, Hyatt Hotels Corporation; Jim Zuckerman, Associated Photographers International.

And to my sources who, for whatever reason, preferred to remain anonymous, thanks for your contribution.

 

 

Searchable Terms

 

Aches, colds and

Addresses and ZIP code, on envelopes

Aerosol cans, shaking of

Airlines

cold rolls in meals of
tickets, red carbons on

Alcohol, in cough medicine

Alphabet soup, letters in

Apes, hair picking of

Apples as gifts for teachers

Arabic numbers

Armpits, shaving of

Army and Navy, Captain rank in

Astronomy, telescopic images in

ATMs and transaction costs

Audio tape versus videotape, technology of

Automobile

gas gauges
keys, ignition and door
oil, grades of

 

 

Bagels, holes in

Bags under eyes

Ball throwing, sex differences and

Balls on flagpoles

Balls, tennis, fuzz and

Banana peels as slipping agents

Banking

ATMs and
hours

Barns, red color of

Baseball, circle next to batter’s box in

Bathtub drains, location of

Batteries, sizes of

Beards on turkeys

Bibles, courtroom and

Bird droppings, color of

Birds

jet lag and
roosters crowing
telephone wires and
walking versus hopping

Bleach, flour and

Blind, money counting and the

Blue ribbons (as first prize)

Boots, ranchers’ hanging of, on fence posts

Bowling shoes, rented

Bread

kneading of
yeast in

Bubble gum, pink color of

Buttons, arrangement of, on shirts

 

 

Calories, measurement of

Calves, cows and

Cameras, black color of

Captain, Navy and Army rank of

Cartoon characters

Donald Duck
Goofy
Mickey Mouse

Cattle guards, effectiveness of

Chalk, outlines of murder victims in

Cheddar cheese, orange color of

Cheese

cheddar, color of
string

Chef’s hat, purpose of

Chickens, white and dark meat of

Chocolate milk, consistency of

Cigarettes, first puff of

Cigars, new fathers and

Civil War, commemoration of

Clouds, location of

Colds

body aches and
clogged nostrils and
symptoms at night of

Commercials, television, loudness of

Corn silk, purpose of

Cottage cheese

Cotton in medicine bottles

Cough medicine, alcohol in

Courtrooms, bibles in

Cows, calves and

Cracks on sidewalks

Crickets, chapped legs and

Crowing of roosters

Currency, color of

 

 

Deodorant aerosols, shaking of

Disney cartoon characters

Donald Duck
Goofy
Mickey Mouse

Dimples, facial

Dimples on golf balls

Doctors, back tapping of

Dogs, black lips of

Donald Duck

Double-yolk eggs

Downhill ski poles, shape of

Drains, location of bathtub

Dreams, nap versus nighttime

Driving on right side versus left side of road

Dry cleaning

French
One Hour Martinizing

 

 

E

on eye charts
as school grade
Ears, hairy

Earthworms as fish food

Eggs

double-yolk
hard-boiled, discoloration of

Elections, custom of voting on Tuesdays and

English, driving habits of

Escalators

green lights on
rail speed of

Eye chart, E on

Eyes

bags under
floaters and
sneezing and

Exclamation marks in telegrams

 

 

Fathers, new, passing out of cigars and

Field goals, measurement of

Film, countdown leader on

Fingernails

growth of
lunula on

Fish

eating preferences of
return to dried-up lakes and ponds
sleep patterns of

First class mail, priority mail versus

Flagpoles, balls on

Floaters in eyes

Flour, bleached

Flu, body aches and

Football, yardage of kickers in

Forks, switching hands to use

French dry cleaning

 

 

Gas gauges, automobile

Gas pumps, shut off of

Gauge, width of railroad

Gelatin, fruit in

Golf balls, dimples on

Goofy

Grades in school

 

 

Hairy ears in older men

Half dollars, vending machines and

Halibut, coloring of

Hard-boiled eggs, discoloration of

Hills, mountains versus

Horses

posture in fields
shoes

Hotels

plastic circles on walls of
toilet paper folding in bathrooms

Hurricane, trees and

 

 

Ice cubes, cloudy versus clear

Irons, permanent press settings on

 

 

Jell-O, fruit in

Jet lag, birds and

Juicy Fruit gum, flavors in

 

 

Ketchup bottles, restaurants mating of

Keys

automobile
to cities

Kiwifruit in gelatin

Kneading and bread

 

 

Legal-size paper

Letters in alphabet soup

License plates on trucks

Light bulbs

fluorescent, stroking of
loosening of
in traffic signals

Lips, black, on dogs

Lunula, fingernails and

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