<><><><><><><><><><>›› NEW INVENTIONS› Author Unknown› (Reprinted with thanks from April 1992› POKEY NEWSLETTER, WNYAUG)›› <<< RECENT PATENTED INVENTIONS >>>› <<< and assorted other goodies >>>››* Toilet Lid Lock (Patent #3477070) to›prevent unauthorized access to toilet›bowl.››* Whisper Seat (Patent #3593345) toilet›seat with acoustical liner to prevent›sounds from being heard.››* Eyeglass Frame With Adjustable›Rearview Mirrors (Patent #3423150)››* Fluid-Operated Zipper (Pat.#3517423)››* Power-Operated Pool Cue (Pat.›#3495826)››* Carry-All Hat (Pat. #3496575)›A hat with a cavity for carrying›cosmetics, jewelry, and the like.››* Simulated Firearm with pivot-mounted›whiskey glass (PATENT #3450403).›Pulling the trigger pivots the glass›towards a person's mouth.››* Electronic Snore Depressor›(#3552388). Snore is detected and the›snorer is electrically shocked.››<<< THIS 'N THAT >>>››* When ill, Ethiopian Emperor Menelik›would eat a few pages of the Bible to›restore his health. Unfortunately, he›died in 1913 after eating the entire›book of Kings.››* Quick as a wink (1/10th second) is›faster than you can say Jack Robinson›(1/2 SECOND).››* Tommy Rettig, Star of Lassie, Henry›Ford, George Washington, all had one›thing in common - they grew marijuana.››* The U.S. Post Office spent $3.4›million of tax funds on an advertising›campaign to encourage Americans to›write more letters to one another›despite the fact that all classes of›mail, including first-class, are›operating at a financial loss. It then›spent $775,000 to test the results of›its ad campaign.› *+*+*+*+*+*+*