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TIDBITS® ENJOYS IRONY

by Janet Spencer The definition of ‘irony’ is “incongruity between what is expected to be and what actually is, or a situation or result showing such incongruity.”

Come along with Tidbits as we laugh at a few choice examples of irony at work in the world!

IRONY AT WORK IN THE WORLD • In 1966 Harry Guyton, who worked for the prosecutor’s office in San Francisco, put his name on a waiting list to get a reserved parking space in a city-owned garage downtown. Nineteen years later he was notified that the parking space was his… …after he had been retired for two years.

• City public information director Randy Myer of Lexington, KY, paid $400 for steel-belted tires guaranteed to be bulletproof, bombproof, and spikeproof. He got a flat tire… …when he rolled over a ballpoint pen.

• When Frank Taylor, age 86, was arrested in Hollywood on charges of malicious mischief, he used his free phone call… …to contact the Los Angeles airport and make a bomb threat.

• In Cedar Lake, Indiana, a large watchdog quietly observed two people robbing his master’s store. He then proceeded… …to bite the cop who came to investigate.

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IRONY (cont’d) • Three men were hanged in 1911 for the murder of Sir Edmund Berry. They were hanged in London at Greenberry Hill. The names of the three men were… …Green, Berry, and Hill.

• In the 1950s the BBC had a new building erected next to the old building with connecting halls between. The Music Department worried about the problems of transporting grand pianos between the buildings, so they asked carpenters to build a mock-up of a piano to see if it would fit through the hallways and doors. The model piano was constructed in the workshop… …and then found to be too large to pass through the shop doors.

• NASA was preparing to launch a rocket in order to study lightning. As the rocket rested in its launcher prior to take-off… …it was hit by lightning, triggering a false take-off and ruining the mission.

• Doctors in Los Angeles went on strike in 1976 to protest malpractice insurance rates. During the strike… …the death rate dropped 18 percent.

• New York City spent $54,000 in 1981 on an exhibit designed to lure foreign manufacturers to set up shop in the city. The display, called “Make it In New York”… …was manufactured in New Jersey.

• There are lots of towns in America with the word “Beach” in their names: Miami Beach, Long Beach etc. But the only town in America that is named simply “Beach” is in… …land-locked North Dakota.

• Lucille Ball was once dismissed from a drama class because the instructor thought… …she was too shy.

• In 1964 a casting director was looking for a man to portray the president in a film called “The Best Man.” Someone suggested Ronald Reagan be offered the part, but the director said… …“Reagan doesn’t have the presidential look.”

• The manager of a movie theater in South Korea decided that the running time of “The Sound of Music” was too long. He cut it down… …by editing out all the songs.

• 5,000 copies of John Steinbeck’s book “The Wayward Bus” were in a truck traveling from the bindery when there was a traffic accident. The truck was wrecked and all 5,000 copies of the book burned in the resulting fire. The cause of the accident was… …a bus — a wayward bus — that had been traveling down the wrong side of the road.

• Albert J . Lowry, author of “How To Become Financially Independent by Investing in Real Estate” and other best-selling books on how to get rich… …filed for bankruptcy under Chapter VII of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.

• Horatio Alger, famous for his rags-to-riches stories……died penniless.

• The address where Mrs. O’Leary’s cow presumably kicked over a lantern, starting the Chicago fire in 1871……is now the address of the Chicago Fire Academy.

• The first time the Harlem Globetrotters ever actually played a game in Harlem was in 1968… …after they’d been in existence for over 40 years.

• In Nebraska, the state department paid a consultant $200/hour to the tune of nearly a quarter million bucks. His job was……to find ways for the state to save money.

• In the ancient Greek city of Amyclae, rulers were tired of the panic that ensued whenever the rumor was spread that the Spartan army was on the way to attack the city. To stop the panic, they decreed that anyone spreading such false rumors would be put to death. When the Spartan army really did appear… …everybody was too chicken to report it. The city was taken without a fight.

• The American yew tree is a shrub used extensively in landscaping around Washington D.C. The botanical name of the bush is……Taxus.

• When Joyce Lott was arrested on drug charges and sent to prison in South Carolina, she was surprised to meet her long-lost sister, who was also in prison for drug charges. When the newspaper ran an article about the unlikely reunion, the sisters got a call… …from their long-lost half-brother. He was also doing time for drugs, larceny, and burglary.

• Police arrested Dennis John Alson of Van Nuys, California on forgery charges. He paid his bail with a cashier’s check for $1,500……which was a forgery.

• After a series of burglaries, police in Pasco, Washington loaned the business a fancy $4,000 burglar alarm. Within a week……it had been stolen by burglars.

• In Wausau, Wisconsin in 1981, two women had a fender bender at the Fifth Street intersection. After the cops had wrapped up their paperwork, the two ladies drove off in opposite directions. A minute later…their cars collided at an intersection a block away.

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Back Country Bike & Mountain Works This week Tidbits had the opportunity to interview Jeff Stine. Jeff and his brother Darrin Stine own Back Country Bike & Mountain Works.

Tidbits: When did you start this business? What path brought you here?

Jeff: We purchased the business in 2010, but Back Country Bike & Mountain Works has been in the same location since 1993. In 2006, I took a year off my previous career and came to work here. A year turned into two and quickly three. With the previous owner wanting to sell, and my brother Darrin wanting something different to do, he said, “let’s buy a bike shop,” and we did.

T: How is your business different from your competitors?

J: Our store offers the widest selection of bike brands and accessories in North-Central Wyoming. Most bike shops will offer free service for customers that purchase bikes, typically in the form of two free tune-ups in the first year of ownership. We too offer that, but we’ve taken it a step further by offering our customers half price tunes after the first year and minor adjustments are always free. We also offer free unlimited service on all of our kid bikes as well as a buy back and trade in program.

T: Who has influenced you the most in business?

J: Our father has influenced us the most in business, as it is his ethics and standards that we have followed.

T: If you could start over would you do anything different?

J: I’m not sure we’d change anything as we’ve taken what we had and are doing the best we can.

T: Are there any major obstacles that you overcame to get where you are today?

J: Any obstacles we’ve been confronted with have been forgotten.

T: What do you like most in your career/company?

J: We have the pleasure of selling fun. Customers purchase our bikes because they want to, which makes our job more fun than selling something that customers have to buy.

T: What are your interests/hobbies outside of work?

J: I played for 51 years, now I have a wife and 3 and 6-year-old daughters; a bit backwards, but I wouldn’t change a thing. Darrin’s kids are grown and gone. He spends his free time with his dog Rosco biking and fishing.

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PET OF THE WEEK! Tyrion is our cat of the week at Second Chance Sheridan Cat Rescue! Tyrion is a long hair tabby approximately 10 months old. Tyrion is very friendly and likes to play. Tyrion would love a home to call his own! For more information about Tyrion or any other adoptable cat, please call 307-461-9555 or visit http://sheridancatrescue.org

PAW’S CORNER

By Sam Mazzotta Why Dogs Can’t Use People Toothpaste --DEAR PAW’S CORNER: My dog’s veterinarian said that I need to brush her teeth to keep them from falling out. He then tried to sell me a tube of “special” toothpaste that cost $9! Plus it smelled like canned chicken. What is the point if brushing isn’t going to freshen her breath? Can I just buy regular toothpaste from the drugstore? Sign me -- Angry in Iowa

TERRIBLE TERMITES • In South Carolina, a wedding party in a photographer’s studio was being photographed when the floor collapsed, dumping them into the basement.

In Mississippi, the band playing in the bandstand during 4th of July festivities plunged through the floor. In Tennessee, pacifists staged a peace rally at the courthouse. American Legionaries held a counter-protest and paraded in military style up the courthouse steps, which collapsed beneath them.

All of these incidents were caused by termites.

• In 1951 a warehouse in Missouri was found to be termite infested. Just then one of the worst floods in the city’s history inundated the town. For a full week, the warehouse was submerged. When the flood receded, the owners of the warehouse figured that their termite problem was over. However, after the mud was shoveled out, the termites were found to be still alive and thriving. Termites do more damage in the U.S. than lightning, tornadoes, arson, and vandalism combined.

• Termites were among the first insects to appear on earth, showing up well before the dinosaurs. They are found in every state except Alaska. Texas has more species of termites than any other state with 17. California is a close second, followed by Arizona and Florida. Areas of least infestation include Wyoming, Montana, and the Dakotas. Termites have been able to expand their range vastly due to the invention of central heating, which keeps them warm throughout the winter. Infestation is so heavy in Washington, D.C. that city codes prohibit the construction of wooden floors in city buildings.

Termites were once found living on the 11th floor of a high-rise hotel in Silver Moon Beach, Florida.

They got all the water they needed from a leaky ice-cube machine and an incontinent poodle. (continued on last page).

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DEAR ANGRY: The No. 1 reason not to use “regular” toothpaste made for humans on a pet is because it contains flouride, which can be fatal to pets if ingested. And because your dog will swallow all toothpaste being used on her teeth, that is a problem.

Why brush? Healthy teeth and gums don’t just preserve her teeth, they can prevent heart disease. So, knuckle down and buy a dog-specific toothbrush and toothpaste, either from the vet or the pet store. Or, you can even make your own baking soda- and bullion-based recipe.

To brush your dog’s teeth, hold her securely and place a little bit of doggy toothpaste on the brush (you can use a cotton ball on puppies and small dogs, to start). Let her taste it, then cradle her muzzle and lift one side of her lip. Place the brush against her gums and gently sweep downward.

She will lick the toothpaste away as you work, so use as much as you need. The first few tries may even be frustrating as she tries to break away. The key is to brush regularly, at least once a week, and try different flavors. And never scold her: give lots of encouragement during the brush and a healthy treat right after.

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Amazing Animals SHARKS • The word shark probably comes from the German word ‘schurke’ meaning villain or scoundrel.

• Shark teeth are replaceable. Their jaws are lined with several rows of teeth ready to move forward as the front teeth fall out. A shark can use up to 20,000 teeth in a lifetime. Some shark mouths have 3,000 teeth in use at once.

• Fossil shark teeth found near Chesapeake Bay were 5 inches long. The prehistoric shark they came from must have been large enough so that a person could have easily stood upright between its jaws.

• The largest shark ever caught in modern times had teeth 3 inches (13 cm) long and was 30 feet (9 m) long. On the other hand, the midwater shark of the Gulf of Mexico is only 6 inches (15 cm) long when mature.

• The skin of a shark is not covered with scales, but with dentricles, which are akin to tiny teeth. A shark can do much damage just by brushing against a human. Leather made from the skin of a tiger shark has up to 10 times the tensile strength of ox hide.

• Two-thirds of the brains of some shark species are devoted to odor detection.

• Sharks can detect one part of blood per ten billion parts of water - that means they could detect one drop of blood in a volume the size of an Olympic swimming pool.

• Sharks will eat anything. Some of the odd things that have been found in their stomachs include: a roll of roofing paper, a telephone book, pots and pans, a drinkable bottle of wine, a keg of nails, a car license plate, and a yellow-billed cuckoo.

• A 15-foot (4.5 m) white shark caught off Florida had in its stomach 2 brown sharks, each 6 feet (1.8 m) long.

ATTACK FACTS • The chances of being attacked by a shark are about equal to being struck by lightning. About 20% of shark attack victims die.

• Between 50 and 100 fatal shark attacks occur worldwide each year. In the U.S., the majority of attacks occur off Florida and California, because both sharks and people prefer warm water.

• Half of attacks occur within 200 feet (61 m) of shore, and half of those happen in water that is shoulder deep.

• Victims who are wading are more likely to die than submerged scuba divers, perhaps because divers are better able to fight the attacker.

• Scientists are unable to explain why men are 13 times more likely than women to be attacked.

• Sharks seem to be attracted to bright, contrasting colors. Yellow is their favorite— a color commonly used in flotation devices, rescue equipment, and scuba gear. Black is the color that sharks are most likely to ignore.

• When sharks choose a victim, they tend to concentrate only on that person, totally ignoring other people who are trying to help.

• When under attack by a shark, the worst thing to do is to thrash and flee. That’s what sharks expect.

What sharks don’t expect— and don’t like— is prey that fights back. Swim directly at the shark, shout, wave your arms, blow scuba bubbles at it, and try to hit it on the snout, gills, or eyes.

• Dolphins have been trained to protect divers from sharks.

• Off Charleston, South Carolina, junk cars are sunk to form an artificial reef. One scuba diver was attacked by a shark while spearfishing, but escaped by shutting himself in the front seat of a Chevrolet.

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TERRIBLE TERMITES (cont’d) • All termites are deaf. However, they are extremely sensitive to vibrations, which is why they never live in railroad ties, bowling alleys, or factories with heavy machinery.

• Termites devour not only all kinds of wood and wood products, but also wool, horns, ivory, rubber, plastic, and manure. They have been known to eat the corks right out of wine bottles. One kind of Panamanian termite can gnaw through lead sheathing on cables and even eats through concrete. Voracious Australian termites can reduce an abandoned ranch to dust in a matter of a few years.

• Some termite colonies in Africa are estimated to be more than 80 years old and contain 3 million or more termites. All the termites in a colony are descended from the same set of parents. A queen termite is 2,400 times bigger than the worker termites.

A queen can lay 84,000 eggs in a single day.

• Over 50 species of birds eat termites. A flicker (a type of woodpecker) dissected by an ornithologist had 1,109 termites in its stomach.

• Termites construct tunnels in all directions from their nest to avoid the sunlight.

Some tunnels extend 100 yards (91 m) or more. Workmen once uncovered a system of tunnels 13 feet (4 m) below the surface of the earth.

• Although no kind of North American termite makes its nest above ground, the practice is common in tropical termites. Cement-like termite columns may rise 30 feet (9 m) high. Composed of earth, saliva, and excrement, the material is extremely tough.

When crushed and rolled, it forms marvelous tennis courts, roads, pottery, and bricks.

One large mound yielded enough material to make almost half a million bricks. On a golf course in Africa, golfers tee off from the flat top of a 15-foot (4.5 m) termite mound while 100 other mounds on the course provide the hazards.

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