No. 339: "Bird in Hand"
On Nov. 6 in New Jersey, volunteers opened crates and pulled out pheasants, then, holding them by the legs, spun the birds around to make them dizzy; this is one feature of a program whose uneasy combination of private and state funding is drawing increasing criticism nationwide. What is the program called?
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Tuesday's Question (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?
"The type size of Kervorkian's 800 number in his Yellow Pages ad."--Michael Koegel
"The wheelchair ramp that leads directly to Anna Nicole Smith's bed."--Jon Hotchkiss (You see, she likes old people.)
"Tiny, yapping dogs."--Tim Carvell (Dan Dickinson had a similar answer.)
"Curbs. Oh, the fun we'll have watching geezers struggle to get out of the street before the light changes!"--Chris Hammett
"Those old 4-inch magic elves were completely useless for anything except making shoes."--Francis Heaney
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