The Stanford Study

A Stanford Medical research group advertised for participants in a study of obsessive-compulsive disorder. They were looking for therapy clients who had been diagnosed with this disorder. The response was gratifying; they got 300 responses the day after the ad came out. All from the same person.

Children's Books That Didn't Make It

• Accidents Happen: The Story of YOU
• The Little Sissy Wimp Who Snitched
• Some Kittens Can Fly
• You Can Paint Anywhere!
• Where Would You Like to Be Buried?
• Bad Katy and the Mom Who Stopped Loving Her
• The Attention Deficit

Hemingway Hall

A visitor to a college campus paused to admire the new Hemingway Hall. "It's a pleasure to see a building named for Ernest Hemingway." "Actually," said the guide, "it's named for Joshua Hemingway. No relation." "Oh? Was Joshua Hemingway a writer also?" "Yes, indeed. He wrote a check."