If you hold a "cigar show" in a hotel, will there be smoke in the air? UFOs -- People suddenly want to talk about UFOs again, which brings to mind a personal burning question. When all the civilian air traffic was grounded on and after Sept. 11, did anyone see a UFO? You'd think they would have been easier than ever to spot. What happens when you give an elephant 3,000 hits of LSD? Bonus Questions answered on same page: If you tell airplane passengers that they are about to die in a crash, will this effect their ability to do a written test? Can you graft the head, shoulders and front legs of a puppy on to the neck of a German shepherd dog? What should you do when monkeys attack? Which is better for you -- butter or margarine? How are the "reasoning skills" of people who always bounce checks, miss flights, and are easily influenced by advertising? Does binge drinking effect your judgement? Where's the law that says you have to pay income tax? Is 50,000 tons a lot of oil? Is sword swallowing dangerous? Why does Kentucky Fried Chicken use "Sweet Home Alabama" for their theme song? Why is it OK to saw someone's head off but not OK to say the f-word? If I don't eat, will I be hungry? My kid is a little damp. Can I just throw him in the dryer? Why aren't there more protests against the war in Iraq? Who are you going to sue this holiday season, and, more vitally, who is going to sue you? Can you say anything nice about Universal Music? Does Metallica Suck? Can the RIAA Sue Your Car? You think it's funny now, but if it's downloading tunes off the Internet, there will be a lawsuit sooner or later. Is the iPod's shuffle feature really random? Or does it prefer Steely Dan? English Slang Americans Don't Understand Punter -- From a BBC story: "But hopes that racing punters would be allowed to place legal bets on opening day were dashed by protests by animal rights activists..." The question: What's a punter? Answer -- A gambler. To "take a punt" is to take a gamble. Answer courtesy of one of Carl Hayden's clients in London. Yob -- I thought this was an anagram for "young obnoxious brats," judging from the context I always saw it used. In reality, it's an example of backwards slang, according to an English author I met a few months back. Yob means boy, so I was still pretty on the mark. Spiv -- Another backwards slang, the derogatory version of VIPs.

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