Another posting from the linguist Warren Silver: "On a TV series called "The Listener" the supervisor of two detectives issued marching orders by saying, "You may want to shake that tree until it bears some fruit". Good to know that high winds or earthquakes will increase production in fruit orchards.

From our trusty correspondent, Warren Silver: "On tonight's six o'clock news a Boston Celtics coach said about the upcoming play off series, "We have a tough nut to climb". Sounds like a squirrel's delight or a wrestler's nightmare."