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POPSLadyBug Lore At one time, doctors would mash up ladybugs and put them in a cavity to cure a toothache. Some people believe that the number of spots on a ladybug indicates how many children you will have If you find a ladybug in your house in the winter you will have good luck.
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POPSHow Absurd Is That? "Dr. Proulx and Dr. Heine described having 20 college students read an absurd short story based on “The Country Doctor,” by Franz Kafka. The doctor of the title has to make a house call on a boy with a terrible toothache. He makes the journey and finds that the boy has no teeth at all. The horses who have pulled his carriage begin to act up; the boy’s family becomes annoyed; then the doctor discovers the boy has teeth after all. And so on. The story is urgent, vivid and nonsensical. After the story, the students studied a series of 45 strings of 6 to 9 letters, like “X, M, X, R, T, V.” They later took a test on the letter strings, choosing those they thought they had seen before from a list of 60 such strings. In fact the letters were related, in a very subtle way, with some more likely to appear before or after others. he new research supports what many experimental artists have always insisted: at least some of the time, disorientation begets creative thinking."
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POPSIncredible X-Rays All of these people survived the removal of the various objects they got in them in various ways. People are so fragile, and yet so tough.
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POPSMae West Quotes Mae West (1893 - 1980) • Is that a gun in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me? • It is better to be looked over than overlooked. • Keep a diary, and someday it'll keep you. • To err is human, but it feels divine. • Loves conquers all things except poverty and toothache. • I've been rich and I've been poor. Believe me, rich is better. • Sex is emotion in motion. • Virtue has its own reward, but no sale at the box office. • Those who are easily shocked should be shocked more often. • I like my clothes to be tight enough to show I'm a woman, but loose enough to show I'm a lady. • You're never too old to become younger. • I like restraint, if it doesn't go too far. • I'm the lady who works at Paramount all day... and Fox all night. • I never worry about diets. The only carrots that interest me are the number you get in a diamond. • A dame that knows the ropes isn't likely to get tied up. • I never loved another person the way I loved myself.
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POPSAmazing home remedies 8. Sometimes, we just need to remember what the rules of life really are: You only need two tools: WD-40 and Duct Tape. If it doesn't move and should, use the WD-40. If it shouldn't move and does, use the duct tape. 9. Remember: Everyone seems normal until you get to know them. 10. Never pass up an opportunity to go to the bathroom. 11. If you woke up breathing, congratulations! You get another chance. 12. And finally, be really nice to your family and friends; you never know when you might need them to empty your bedpan.