No. 427: "Be Four—and After?"
New federal regulations require a 1-year-old child, a 3-year-old child, a 6-year-old child, and a 112-pound woman to be present in a certain situation. What is this meant to achieve?
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Wednesday's Question (No. 426)—"Wave Goodbye":
Scientists have discovered something at the bottom of the Atlantic, 60 miles off shore, that could threaten Virginia and North Carolina. What?
"A virtually limitless source of girls wanting to attend private military academies."—Ellis Weiner
"Sea Tobacco, with a strong nicotine punch and a sharp, briny taste."—Charlie Glassenberg (Daniel Kahn and Tim Carvell had similar answers.)
"Christa McAuliffe."—Larry Amoros
"Presumably something tasty that becomes deadly when you chicken-fry it."—Greg "Arlington Will Be Safe, Though, Right?" Diamond
"Thousands upon thousands of amphibious slaves who are as angry as they are undead."—Stuart Wade (similarly, Peter Carlin)
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