Notes & Queries on Guardian

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Is it worse to be cynical or jaded?
    No. It's better to be cynical or jaded.
    Being cynical is the lowest form of humour but the highest form of intelligence.

What were the Seven Seas?
    I can say, without fear of contradiction, that Seven Seas was the third single to be taken from the classic Echo and the Bunnymen album "Ocean Rain" in 1984, which would later top the NME writer`s poll that year, and reached number 17 in the charts.

How wrong can you be?
    The last reported words of Union Army general John Sedgwick (1813-1864) before being shot by a sniper were "They couldn't hit an elephant at this dist-".
    The record executive who reportedly told the Beatles that 'boybands with guitars are over'.

Is happiness truly relative?
    Don't talk to me about happiness, have you met my relatives?

What would be the consequences if we woke tomorrow to find 1+1 equalled 3?
    My brother would pass his maths tests.
    It wouldn't be tomorrow, it'd be the day after.

Why have men evolved with beards and women without?
    MEN need beards to keep their chins warm. This is not needed in women due to the heat produced by their constantly moving jaws.

What does a flame look like in zero-gravity?

Do fish drink?

Why 15, 30, 40 (not 45) in tennis?

What does the K stand for in Jerome K Jerome?

How did T. S. Eliot think up the name 'Prufrock'?