No. 338: "Super-standard"
In part to accommodate older people, federal standards now mandate that new ones be 6 inches tall--2 inches taller than the old ones. New what?
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Monday's Question (No. 337)--"Substandard":
To justify a current policy, a well-known organization cites these conditions: "unrelenting crowding, lack of privacy, infrequent communications with family and the outside world, no ability even to go … for fresh air and a view." Who is defending what policy?
"No matter how much you whine, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has no plan to install windows in the Lincoln and Holland tunnels."--Ellen Macleay
"The two-drink minimum at the Capitol Hill Hooters during lunch."--Dwight Lemke
"I hate these Observer stories about how tough a supermodel's life really is."--Alison Rogers
"The Corcoran Group, defending its policy of renting out Rosemary Clooney's bowels for use as a downtown performance space."--Larry Amoros
"Wow--the Boy Scouts are being much more open about group masturbation in their new 'Free the Sperm' program."--Richard Nikonovich-Kahn
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