<><><><><><><><><><>¢¢ 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.¢ *+*+*+*+*+*+*
