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No. 262: "Wonder Bread?"

Michigan Gov. John Engler says it "strengthens families, stabilizes neighborhoods, builds communities, enhances self-sufficiency, and promotes personal well-being." What does?

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(Question courtesy of Herb Terns.)

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Thursday's Question (No. 261)--"The Rules":

Among the four pages of rules are these: women must smile and wear makeup at all times, any woman caught chewing gum gets an $80 fine, and then there's the draconian Rule 29--"if any girl gets three complaints, she must immediately resign." Rules governing what?

"Poker night at the Citadel."--Ellen Macleay (Norman Oder and Bill Thomason had similar answers.)

"The utopian society described on the back of the Brave New Barbie box."--Peter Carlin

"And Singapore wonders why its women's World Cup soccer team never does well."--Jay D. Majors (similarly, Aaron Schatz)

"This sucks. I thought working on Liddy's campaign would be better than working on Bob's. I quit."--Molly Shearer Gabel (similarly, Eugene Bryton, Angela Wilkes, Dee Lacey, Jay Framson, and Cebra Graves)

"Oh man, I've got that list. I can't remember if it came from the tenure committee or the gentleman's club where I used to lap dance."--Julie "TA" Anderson

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