Green color of glow-in-the-dark items
Green lights, versus red lights, on boats and airplanes
“Green with envy”
“Green” cards, color of
“Greenhorn”
Greeting cards, shape of
Gretzky, Wayne, hockey uniform of
Grimace, identity of McDonald’s
Grocery coupons, cash value of
Grocery sacks, names on
Grocery stores and check approval
Groom, carrying bride over threshold by
Growling of stomach, causes of
Guitar strings, dangling of
Gulls, sea, in parking lots
Gum, chewing
water consumption and hardening of
wrappers of
“Gunny sacks”
“Guy”
“Habit [riding costume]”
“Hackles”
Hail, measurement of
Hair
blue, and older women
growth of, after death
length of, in older women
mole, color of
parting, left versus right
Hair color, darkening of, in babies
Hair spray, unscented, smell of
Hairbrushes, length of handles on
Hairs in mouth, gagging on
Hairy ears in older men
Half dollars, vending machines and
“Halfback
Half-mast, flags at
Half-moon versus quarter moon
Half-numbers in street addresses
Halibut, coloring of
Halloween, Jack-o’-lanterns and
Halogen light bulbs, touching of
Ham
checkerboard pattern atop
color of, when cooked
Easter and consumption of
“Ham [actor]”
Hamburger buns, bottoms of
“Hamburger,” origins of term
“Hamfatter”
Hand dryers in bathrooms
Hand positions in old photographs
Handles versus knobs, on doors
Handwriting, teaching of cursive versus printing
“Hansom cab”
Happy endings, crying and
Hard hats
backward positioning of, in ironworkers
exterminators and
Hard-boiled eggs, discoloration of
Hat tricks, in hockey
Hats
cowboy, dents on
declining popularity
dents in cowboy
holes in sides of
numbering system for sizes
Haystacks, shape of
“Hazard [dice game]”
“Head [bathroom]”
“Head honcho”
Head injuries, “seeing stars” and
Head lice, kids and
Headaches and aspirin
Headbands on books
Headlamps, shutoff of automobile
“Heart on his sleeve”
Hearts, shape of, idealized versus real
Heat and effect on sleep
“Hector”
“Heebie jeebies”
Height
clearance signs on highways
of elderly
restrictions on fences
voice pitch and
Heinz ketchup labels
Helicopters, noise of
Helium and effect on voice
Hellman’s Mayonnaise, versus Best Foods
“Hem and haw”
“Hep”
Hermit crabs, bathroom habits of
Hernia exams and “Turn your head and cough”
“Heroin”
“High bias,” versus “low bias,” on audio tape
“High jinks”
High-altitude tennis balls
“Highball”
Highways
clumping of traffic
curves on
interstate, numbering system
traffic jams, clearing of
weigh stations
“Hillbilly”
Hills, versus mountains
“Hip”
“Hobnob”
“Hobson’s choice”
Hockey
banging of sticks by goalies
hat trick
Montreal Canadiens uniforms
Wayne Gretzky’s uniform
“Hold a candle”
“Holding the bag”
Holes
in barrels of cheap pens
in elevator doors
in fly swatters
in ice cream sandwiches
in needles and syringes
in pasta
in saltines
in thimbles
in wing-tip shoes
on bottom of soda bottles
recycling of, in loose-leaf paper
refilling of dirt
“Holland,” versus “Netherlands”
Home plate, shape of, in baseball
“Honcho”
Honey, spoilage of
Honey roasted peanuts, banning of, on airlines
Honking in geese during migration
“Honky”
“Hoodwink”
“Hoosiers”
“Horsefeathers”
Horses
measurement of heights of
posture in open fields
shoes
sleeping posture
vomiting
Hospital gowns, back ties on
Hospitals and guidelines for medical conditions
Hot dog buns
number of, in package
slicing of
Hot dogs, skins of
Hot water, noise in pipes of
Hotels
amenities, spread of
number of towels in rooms
plastic circles on walls of
toilet paper folding in bathrooms of
“Hotsy totsy”
Houses, settling in
“Hue and cry”
“Humble pie”
Humidity, relative, during rain
Humming, power lines and
Hurricane, trees and
“Hurricanes” as University of Miami nickname
“Hut,” origins of football term
Hydrants, fire, freezing water in
Hypnotists, stage, techniques of
“I [capitalization of]”
“I could care less”
“I” before “e,” in spelling
Ice
fizziness of soda
formation on top of lakes and ponds
holes and dimples in
in urinals
Ice cream
black specks in
cost of cones versus cups
pistachio, color of
thirstiness
Ice cream and soda, fizziness of
Ice cream sandwiches, holes in
Ice cubes
cloudy versus clear
shape of, in home freezers
Ice rinks, temperature of resurfacing water in
Ice skating, awful music in
Ice trays in freezers, location of
Icy roads, use of sand and salt on
Ignitions
automobile, and headlamp shutoff
key release button on
Imperial gallon, versus American gallon
“In like Flynn”
“In the nick of time”
Index fingers and “Tsk-Tsk,” stroking of
“Indian corn”
“Indian pudding”
“Indian summer”
Indianapolis 500, milk consumption by victors in
“Inflammable,” versus “flammable”
Ink
color of, in ditto masters
newspaper, and recycling
Insects
attraction to ultraviolet
aversion to yellow
flight patterns of
in flour an
d fruit
Insects [see specific types]
Insufficient postage, USPS procedures for
Interstate highways, numbering system of
Introductions in books, versus forewords and prefaces
Irish names, “O’” in
Irons, permanent press settings on
Ironworkers, backwards hard hat wearing of
Irregular sheets, proliferation of
IRS and due date of taxes
IRS tax forms
disposal of
numbering scheme of
“Italian” bread, versus “French”
Itching, reasons for
Ivory soap, purity of
“J” Street, Washington D.C. and
“Jack [playing card]”
Jack Daniel’s and “Old No. 7”
“Jack,” “John” versus
Jack-o’-lanterns, Halloween and
Jams, contents of
Japanese
baseball uniforms
boxes, yellow color of
flags, red beams and
Jars, food, refrigeration of opened
“Jaywalking”
Jeans
blue, orange thread and
Levis, colored tabs on
origin of “501” name
sand in pockets of new
“Jeans [pants]”
“Jeep”
Jellies, contents of
Jellies, grape, color of
Jello-O, fruit in
Jeopardy, difficulty of daily doubles in
“Jerkers”
Jet lag, birds and
“Jetsam,” versus “flotsam”
“Jig is up”
Jigsaw puzzles, fitting pieces of
Jimmies, origins of
“Jink”
“John,” versus “Jack”
Johnson, Andrew, and 1864 election
“Joshing”
Judges and black robes
Judo belts, colors of
“Juggernaut”
Juicy Fruit gum, flavors in
“K rations”
“K” as strikeout in baseball scoring
Kangaroos, pouch cleaning of,
Karate belts, colors of
“Keeping up with the Joneses”
Ken, hair of, versus Barbie’s
Ketchup, Heinz, labels of
Ketchup bottles
narrow necks of
neck bands on
restaurants mating of
“Ketchup”
“Kettle of fish”
Keys
automobile, door and ignition
piano, number of
teeth direction
to cities
“Kidnapping”
Kids versus adult goats
Kilts, Scotsmen and
Kissing
eye closure during
leg kicking by females
“Kit cat club”
“Kit,” “caboodle” and
“Kittycorner”
Kiwifruit in gelatin
Kneading and bread
Knee-jerk reflex in humans
Knives, dinner, rounded edges of
Knives, serrated, lack of, in place settings
Knobs versus handles, on doors
“Knock on wood”
“Knuckle under”
Knuckles, wrinkles on
Kodak, origins of name
Kool-Aid and metal containers
Kraft American cheese, milk in
“L.S.,” meaning of, in contracts
Label warnings, mattress
Labels, on underwear, location of
Labels, food, lack of manufacturer street addresses on
“Ladybug”
Ladybugs, spots on
Lakes
effect of moon on
fish returning to dried
ice formations on
versus ponds, differences between
versus ponds, water level of
wind variations
“Lame duck”
Lane reflectors, fastening of
Large-type books, size of
Laryngitis, dogs, barking, and
Lasagna, crimped edges of
“Last ditch”
“Last straw”
Laughing hyenas, laughter in
Lawn ornaments, plastic deer as
Lawns, reasons for
“Lawyer”
“Lb. [pound]”
Leader, film
“Leap year”
Leather, high cost of
Ledges in buildings, purpose of
Left hands, placement of wristwatches on
“Left wing”
Left-handed string players, in orchestras
Leg kicking by women while kissing
Legal-size paper, origins of
“Legitimate” theater, origins of term
“Let the cat out of the bag”
Letters
business, format of
Letters in alphabet soup, distribution of
Levi jeans
colored tabs
origin of “501” name
Liberal arts, origins of
Lice, head, kids and
License plates and prisoners
License plates on trucks, absence of
“Licking his chops”
Licorice, ridges on
Life Savers, wintergreen
sparkling of, when bitten
Light bulbs
air in
fluorescent, stroking of
halogen
high cost of 25-watt variety
in traffic signals
loosening of
noise when shaking
plinking by fluorescent
three-way, burnout
three-way, functioning of
wattage sizes of
Light switches, height and location of
Lighters, disposable, fluid chambers of
Lightning, heat
Lights in freezers,
“Limelight”
Lincoln, Abraham, and Andrew Johnson
Linens, unpleasant smell in
Lions, animal trainers and
Lips
black, on dogs,
upper, grooves on
Liquids as treatment for colds
Liquor, proof and
Liquor distilleries during Prohibition
Lizards
eyes during sleep
sunburn and
“Lobster Newburg”
Lobsters
ambidexterity of
color of, when boiled
leftover, in restaurants,
“Loggerheads”
“Lollipop”
Lone Ranger, origins of
“Long in the tooth”
“Loo”
Looking up while thinking
Loons, lunatics and
Loose-leaf paper, recycling of holes in
Lotion, after shave, and stinging
“Love Jones”
“Lucre”
Lumber, measurement of two by fours and
Lunatics, loons and
Lunula, fingernails and
“Lynching”
M&M’s
blue
colors of
imprinting of
meaning of name
peanuts in plain
seams, lack of
Macadamia nuts and shells
Macaroni, elbow, shape of
Magazines
address orientation
Boulder, Colorado and subscriptions
jumps in
labels, pink stripe on
omission of page numbers on
subscription insert cards in
Mail
CAR-RT SORT on envelopes
Mail (cont.)
compensation for, between countries
first class versus priority
translation of
foreign
undeliverable, fate of
Mail chutes, unclogging of, in skyscrapers
Mailboxes and postmaster general approval
Mail-in refunds, versus coupons
Mail-order ads, delivery time promises of
“Make no bones about it”
Mall, shopping, entrances, doors at
Mandarin oranges, peeling of
Manhole covers, round shape of
Marching, stepping off on left foot when
Marching bands, formations of
Margarine, versus butter, in restaurants
Margarine sticks, length of
Marmalades, contents of
Marshals’ badges, shape of
Marshmallows, invention of
Martial arts, sniffing and
Martinizing, One Hour
Mascara, mouth opening during application of
Matchbooks, location of staples on
Matches, color of paper
Math, school requirement of
Mattress tags, warning labels on
Mattresses, floral graphics on
Maximum occupancy in public rooms
Mayonnaise, Best Foods versus Hellmann’s
Mayors, keys to cities and
McDonald’s