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It seems that many of us have been misquoting well-known phrases for years. This week, Tidbits sets the record straight on some of the more common ones. • We’ve all heard Murphy’s Law, something along the lines of, “If something can go wrong, it will, and usually at the worst time.” There was a real Murphy – Edward A. Murphy, a U.S. Air Force engineer who was working on a rocketsled experiment in the late 1940s. The project involved mounting 16 accelerator instruments to a participant’s body. There were two ways the 16 sensors could be glued to the mount, and all 16 were installed backwards. Murphy was heard to say, “If there are two or more ways to do something, and one of those ways can result in a catastrophe, then someone will do it.” • One of the most often-misquoted lines in movie history is “Play it again, Sam” from the 1942 film “Casablanca.” Most folks believe that leading man Humphrey Bogart uttered the famous phrase. The pianist Sam is being asked to play the song “As Time Goes By.” Ingrid Bergman’s character Ilsa Lund says, “Play it once, Sam. For old times’ sake.” When Sam objects, she repeats, “Play it, Sam.” Later in the movie, Bogart says, “Play it!” No one ever says, “Play it again, Sam.” turn the page for more!

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MISQUOTES (continued): • Me Tarzan, you Jane” is another movie line that never happened. In the 1932 film “Tarzan, the Ape Man,” actress Maureen O’Sullivan as Jane Parker was attempting to teach her language to Tarzan, played by Johnny Weissmuller, actor and former Olympian. Pointing to herself, she said, “Jane,” which Tarzan repeated. Jane then said, “And you? You?” to which he replied, “Tarzan, Tarzan.” • Have you heard the quote attributed to the French philosopher Voltaire? – “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” Although attributed to Voltaire, this quotation was actually that of his biographer Evelyn Beatrice Hall in her 1906 book, The Friends of Voltaire. Voltaire actually did say, “Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too” in his 1763 “Essay on Tolerance.” It’s thought that he also wrote in a letter to a colleague: “I detest what you write, but I would give my life to make it possible for you to continue to write.” • We all know that “Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned,” but not everyone realizes that the correct quotation is “Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned, nor hell a fury like a woman scorned,” penned by English poet William Congreve in his 1697 work, “The Mourning Bride.” • The sultry 1930s diva Mae West is often quoted as saying, “Come up and see me sometime.” In the 1933 movie “She Done Him Wrong,” West, in her role as Lady Lou, utters, “Why don’t you come up sometime and see me?”

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MISQUOTES (continued): • Many popular sayings are attributed to the Bible that aren’t really in there. As children, many of us were admonished by our parents with “Cleanliness is next to godliness,” perhaps an attempt to get us to wash behind our ears! This adage first appeared in a printed sermon by John Wesley in 1769, in which the minister wrote, “Slovenliness is no part of religion. Cleanliness is indeed next to godliness.” Perhaps you think that the old saying, “God helps those who help themselves” is another Biblical truth. In fact, it was Aesop of “Aesop’s Fables” fame who first penned, “the gods help them that help themselves.” In Benjamin Franklin’s 1736 edition of “Poor Richard’s Almanac,” a similar says goes, “One who comes to be purified is helped.” Have you heard folks say, “no rest for the wicked”? The accurate wording is found in Isaiah 57:21, “There is no peace, says my God, to the wicked.” And lots of us say, “Money is the root of all evil,” when in fact, the correct wording in I Timothy 6:10 is “the love of money is the root of all evil…” • In the 1995 film “Apollo 13,” Tom Hanks in the role of Commander Jim Lovell says, “Houston, we have a problem.” During the 1970 mission, Apollo 13 astronaut Jack Swigert was the first to say a similar phrase, “Okay, Houston, we’ve had a problem here.” NASA in Houston replied, “This is Houston. Say again please,” to which Lovell replied, “Houston, we’ve had a problem. We’ve had a main B bus undervolt.” • The quote, “Well-behaved women seldom make history” has often been attributed to actress Marilyn Monroe. The credit for the line really goes to Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, a Harvard professor and Pulitzer Prize winner who wrote it in a 1976 journal article.

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Online at www.lovemytidbits.com MIGRAINES (continued): • Several things can trigger a migraine, even a change in the weather! A variance in barometric pressure, humidity, or temperature can bring it on. One study indicates that winds in excess of 23 mph (37 km/hr) increase the risk of migraines. • Certain foods seem to bring on a migraine in some individuals, especially foods containing nitrates (found in hot dogs and lunch meats). The substance tyramine found in aged cheese, smoked fish, and soy products is another culprit, as well as the flavor enhancer MSG. Many report that eating avocadoes, lentils, and canned meats increases the likelihood of a headache. • Drinking alcohol, not getting enough sleep, stress, hunger, dehydration, and hormonal changes can also bring on a migraine, and even a sudden light glare or certain fragrances. Because the causes are different for each person, physicians suggest keeping a journal as a way to track the triggers. • In ancient times, when migraines were unexplainable, a practice called trepanation was used as early as 7,000 B.C., which involved drilling holes into the skull. In their eyes, it was a way to allow evil spirits to escape. Unbelievably, trepanation was still being practiced up to the 17th century. • Although walking and climbing stairs can worsen the pain, regular workouts seem to help ward off migraines in the first place. Those who exercise for 40 minutes, three times per week often experience less headaches. Others claim that taking Vitamin E and ginko biloba helps prevent migraines. Still others are treated with anti-depressants that may reduce the frequency by regulating the brain’s chemical levels.

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By Keith Roach, M. D, Acid Reflux Surgery Has Side Effects DEAR DR. ROACH: I am so tired of gastric juices coming up and spraying my mouth. I am currently on a “last resort” medicine. My doctor wants to try it for three weeks. If it doesn’t work, he’s going to perform a Nissen fundoplication. From what I’ve read, there would be nothing more coming up. Could you explain this procedure? What will happen with swallowed air, and what will happen if I get sick to my stomach and (shudder) need to vomit? -- S.S. ANSWER: Large volumes of stomach acid coming into the mouth is an accepted indication for surgical treatment of reflux disease. Sometimes, the acid is associated with excess saliva and is called “water brash.” Prior to considering surgery, it is worthwhile to make sure the medication treatment is as good as it can be. Proton pump inhibitors such as omeprazole should be taken 30 minutes before eating. Weight loss is helpful if overweight. Raising the head of the bed 6 to 8 inches (by inserting blocks under the legs of the head of the bed or using a plastic wedge under the mattress) and avoiding dietary triggers (coffee, chocolate, carbonated drinks, high-fat foods) should be tried. Baclofen, a powerful muscle relaxant with many possible side effects, may be the “last resort” medicine you are taking. When all else fails, surgery may relieve symptoms. A Nissen fundoplication is when the upper part of the stomach, the fundus, is plicated (wrapped) around the esophagus and stitched in place. This can be done via endoscopy or as an open procedure. It is effective at reducing symptoms in 85 percent to 90 percent of patients. Most people are unable to vomit and have less or no ability to belch, leading to bloating, increased intestinal gas and flatulence. Discomfort during eating is common. There are modifications of the surgical procedure designed to reduce side effects and complications while maintaining effectiveness, but a description of what these all are technically is in your surgeon’s domain. Readers: The booklet on Acid Reflux, Heartburn and Hiatal Hernia explains these common gastrointestinal disorders in greater detail. Readers can obtain a copy by writing: Dr. Roach -- No. 501W, 628 Virginia Drive, Orlando, FL 32803. Enclose a check or money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Canada with the recipient’s printed name and address. Please allow four weeks for delivery. DEAR DR. ROACH: I have been riding my bike outdoors, same saddle, 130 miles a month for over three years. Out of the blue my left sit bone, or the tissue around it, is so sore. I can’t quit riding -- HELP! -- A.D.C. ANSWER: A good rule of thumb for an athletic injury or sudden soreness is that resting it for a period of time usually is a good idea. Get off the bike for a while and try some different types of exercising: walk, run, swim or lift weights, but give your soft tissues a chance to recover. You may simply have overdone it. If things don’t get better, go ahead and make an appointment to get checked out. Dr. Roach regrets that he is unable to answer individual letters, but will incorporate them in the column whenever possible. Readers may email questions to ToYourGoodHealth@med.cornell. edu. To view and order health pamphlets, visit www.rbmamall.com, or write to Good Health, 628 Virginia Drive, Orlando, FL 32803. (c) 2016 North America Synd., Inc. All Rights Reserved

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The Jinx Is Up There are just some teams everybody pulls for, whether or not they are rivals or from different towns, and at the top of that list lies one team: The Chicago Cubs. Yankee fans would not have minded one bit if the Red Sox lost forever. There were maybe some mixed feelings in 1986 when the Mets took on the Sox in the World Series, but nothing really too serious. Yankee fans looked with lust upon the Mets during that season. Just the idea of having a catcher like Gary Carter during the postMunson, Cerone-Wynegar-Skinner era seemed otherworldly to fans of the Bombers (not to mention the sanity at the managerial spot). And while there was a begrudging tip of the hat over the years to Big Papi and Curt Shilling’s sock, whenever guys like Wade Boggs or Johnny Damon joined the team and chipped in during winning years, most Yankee fans merely thought it was cool that a few Red Sox players helped the Bombers out in between bouts of pining for Don Mattingly. Maybe in St. Louis there are dug-in pockets of resistance against the Cubs’ allure. That’s understandable, but they should know that the St. Louis Blues are second on the list of teams many non-locals wouldn’t mind seeing win Lord Stanley’s Cup someday, if only to keep things interesting. And that’s being generous, since Cardinal fans can get kinda smug and ruin those sentiments in the time it takes to put down one toasted ravioli on The Hill. Still, in order for a team to be a rival, the other team must win once in awhile. Otherwise, what do you have? Harlem Globetrotters versus Washington Generals or Duke versus Maryland (Best taunt ever? The Dookies chanting “not our ri-val!” as the Terps ran up and down the court with them.) Now is the time for the Chicago Cubs. In baseball, no matter what they say about pitching, the manager’s spot is the most important. There are no coincidences that guys like LaRussa, Torre, Herzog, Piniella, Yost, Billy Martin (between bar fights), Showalter and Joe Maddon win everywhere they go. Wherever they go they bring their ideas with them, and, with all due respect to Casey Stengel ... they usually go right back to winning soon enough. Water finds its level. There is no such thing as a curse or a jinx, but there is such a thing as the right place and time. Guys like David Ross, Anthony Rizzo, Justin Grimm, Kris Bryant and the rest of the deceptively hot-hitting Cubs in their “whatever you think is hot” suits, they’re feeling it. So brace yourself, Wrigley Field ... the jinx is up.

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12 large eggs 1/2 cup light mayonnaise 1/8 teaspoon ground red cayenne pepper Salt 1/4 cup very finely chopped red pepper 1/4 cup very finely chopped carrot 2 tablespoons very finely chopped cornichons or dill pickles 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh dill leaves 1. Place eggs in 4-quart saucepan. Add enough cold water to cover eggs by 2 inches. Heat to boiling on high, cover with lid, and remove from heat. Let stand 12 minutes. Drain and rinse under cold water. Under running water, peel off shells and discard. 2. Trim the tops and bottoms of eggs so that they can sit flat. Cut each egg in half crosswise. Transfer yolks to large bowl. 3. Into yolks, mash mayonnaise, cayenne, and 1/4 teaspoon salt until smooth. Stir in pepper, carrot, cornichons and dill until well-mixed. 4. Spoon rounded teaspoon of yolk mixture into each egg-white half. Place on serving platter; garnish with dill. Eggs can be made up to 1 day ahead, then covered and refrigerated. For thousands of triple-tested recipes, visit our website at www.goodhousekeeping.com/ recipes/. (c) 2016 Hearst Communications, Inc. All rights reserved

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Here’s the fun: Depending on the style of the carton, close or glue the top shut. Cut out a 4-1/2-inch-high and 2-1/2-inch-wide opening on all four sides of the carton about an inch up from the base. For a bird perch, poke a small hole below a side opening. Poke a matching hole into the opposite side of the carton, then insert one of the dowels through both small holes. Make a hole and poke the other skewer through the top side edge of the feeder for the shish kebab. (If using a dowel, sharpen one end with a pencil sharpener.) For the time being, rest that end inside the feeder until you are ready to thread food on it. To hang the feeder, poke a hole in the top middle of the carton and loop a piece of wire or twine through the hole. It’s time to decorate. Using a low-temperature glue gun or household glue and brush, start applying twigs, pieces of bark, dried pods, leaves, etc., wherever your imagination says they belong. You might add trinkets or a silk flower if the space seems right. For the shish kebab, reach through a side opening of the feeder and thread the fruit and bread chunks on the skewer, then poke the end at an angle in an inside corner of the carton. Pour some birdseed onto the base of the feeder, if you wish. Hang from a tree or bird feeder stand. As birds come to your feeder, identify them, take pictures and talk about your sightings. *** Donna Erickson’s award-winning series “Donna’s Day” is airing on public television nationwide. To ﬁnd more of her creative family recipes and activities, visit www.donnasday.com and link to the NEW Donna’s Day Facebook fan page. Her latest book is “Donna Erickson’s Fabulous Funstuff for Families.”

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Grow Stronger, Live Longer Here’s yet another reason to try to stay fit: Seniors with more muscle mass have a lower risk of death. That’s according to researchers who spent eight years surveying 6,400 patients with cardiovascular disease. They divided the patients into four groups: high muscle/high fat, high muscle/low fat, low muscle/high fat and low muscle/low fat. The winners (those with improved survival odds) were those with the high muscle/low fat combination. The level of fat doesn’t matter as much as the muscle mass to reduce risk of death. The study jibes with one from two years ago that determined that BMI levels aren’t as important as body composition -- in other words, muscle mass. How do seniors gain muscle mass? It’s not easy, as we tend to start losing muscle at about age 40. The first step to build muscle is to consult your doctor before you change your diet or start any new kind of exercise. Ask if the following changes are correct for you: Protein -- While it helps build muscle, seniors shouldn’t get too much because it can stress the kidneys. This is where your doctor can help calculate how much you should get in a day. Carbs -- We need to burn these for energy. Without carbohydrates you’ll use protein for energy, instead of using your protein to build muscles. Water -- You need the right amount to help absorb the nutrients in your food. Again, your doctor can calculate it for you. Measure the amount of water you should have in a day and keep it handy on the counter or in the fridge. Working Out -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has put a 126-page book online called “Growing Stronger” for seniors who want to start strength training. Look for it at www.cdc.gov.

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Post-traumatic stress disorder can be a mystery to those who try to help and a nightmare for veterans who have it. Sometimes it takes a film to show the reality so both sides can understand. “Soledad O’Brien Presents: The War Comes Home -- The New Battlefront” is a film that follows two veterans on the edge of suicide as they attend a life-changing boot camp. Healing, meditation and team-building exercises are part of the treatment over the course of five days, with cameras recording their recovery. The film will be shown on one night only, Tuesday, May 24, at theaters across the country. Afterward, a follow-up film will feature a panel of experts, celebrities and community leaders who will talk about the challenges veterans with PTSD face, as well as how we’re helping -- and not helping. Who should see this film? Everyone, including health-care professionals who work with veterans with PTSD, veterans who have PTSD and need a way to explain it to friends and family, those friends and family who want to help but don’t know how, any veterans who might have buddies who are suicidal, law enforcement, policymakers, those who work with the homeless, civilians who want to understand it ... everyone. All showings will be at 7 p.m. local time. For more information and to order tickets, go online to www.FathomEvents.com. If you don’t see a local theater on the list, give them a call or keep checking back as new locations are added. In looking through the different theaters showing the film, it appears that the price per ticket can range from $15 to $18, with AARP members getting in for $12.50 at some locations. If you order online, there is a $1.35 surcharge. (c) 2016 King Features Synd., Inc.

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* On May 24, 1883, after 14 years and 27 deaths during construction, the Brooklyn Bridge over the East River in New York is opened, connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn. It was the largest suspension bridge ever built to that date. * On May 26, 1897, the first copies of the classic vampire novel “Dracula,” by Irish writer Bram Stoker, appear in London bookshops. Stoker published 17 novels in all, but it was “Dracula” that brought him literary fame. * On May 23, 1900, Sgt. William Harvey Carney is awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery on July 18, 1863, while fighting for the Union as a member of the 54th Massachusetts Colored Infantry. Carney was the first black soldier to receive the Medal of Honor. * On May 29, 1932, at the height of the Great Depression, the so-called Bonus Expeditionary Force, a group of 1,000 unemployed World War I veterans seeking early cash payments for their bonus certificates, arrive in Washington, D.C., eventually reaching 20,000 strong. President Herbert Hoover ordered the army to forcibly evict them after the Senate voted down a bill to pay the bonus. * On May 28, 1961, The London Observer publishes lawyer Peter Benenson’s article “The Forgotten Prisoners” on its front page, launching the Appeal for Amnesty 1961. The movement would become the human-rights organization Amnesty International. * On May 27, 1971, during the Vietnam War, Sweden reveals that it has been providing assistance to the Viet Cong, including some $550,000 worth of medical supplies. The support was primarily humanitarian and included no military aid.

Answers 1. Stephen Strasburg struck out 14 in a game in 2010. 2. The Boston Braves and the Brooklyn Dodgers. 3. Dan Fouts, Jim Kelly, Warren Moon and Drew Brees. 4. Will Robinson was hired as coach of Illinois State in 1970. 5. Toronto’s Mike Gartner did a lap in 13.38 seconds in 1996. 6. Mal Whitfield. 7. Tiger Woods shot 19-under par at the 2000 British Open.

Answers 1. 4,164 to 1 2. Venice, Italy 3. Chlorophyll 4. Clio 5. An octagon 6. About 16 days 7. The Congo 8. Vixen 9. Jane Austen 10. Mercury

ANSWERS: 1) Neither 2) 2 Kings 3) John 4) Jubal 5) Nain 6) Haran

* On May 25, 1994, the ashes of 71-year-old George Swanson are buried in the driver’s seat of his 1984 Corvette in Pennsylvania. Swanson had bought 12 burial plots to ensure that his beloved white Corvette would fit in his grave with him. (c) 2016 King Features Synd., Inc.