Tuesday's Wall Street Journal has an article about the Dutch takeover
of JFK airport's International Arrivals building. The Dutch have some
interesting ideas on how to clean it up: 
In Amsterdam, the tile under Schiphol's urinals would pass inspection
in an operating room. But nobody notices. What everybody does notice
is that each urinal has a fly in it. Look harder, and the fly turns
into the black outline of a fly, etched into the porcelain. 
"It improves the aim," says Aad Kieboom. "If a man sees a fly, he aims
at it." Mr. Kieboom, an economist, directs Schiphol's own building
expansion. His staff conducted fly-in-urinal trials and found that
etchings reduce spillage by 80%. 
"We will put flies in the urinals -- yes," Jan Jansen says in a back
office at the Arrivals Building. He is the new Dutch general manager,
the boss as of noon today. "It gives a guy something to think about.
That's the perfect example of process control." 
His New York public relations attendant titters. "Fine, laugh at me,"
Mr. Jansen says. "It works." 

Some years back my live-in girlfriend (and now wife) came 
home while I was napping on the living room couch.  I was still 
half asleep when she leaned over me to try and get a kiss.  I 
wanted to say "don't get your hopes up" but then thought 
maybe "don't jump the gun" would be better.  In my half-awake 
state it came out "Don't get your guns up."

The local Burger King was running a promotion. If you told them "It just
tastes better." when ordering they would give you an extra Whopper for 
your trouble.

So I ordered the combo meal and told the girl I wanted the extra Whopper 
with that. So she told me I'd have to say the phrase to get the free 
burger.

"You're kidding.", I said.  "No, sir, go ahead and say it." she laughed.  
"Come on...." I said, hesitating.  Did I really have to mouth an 
advertising slogan to this cute little thing half my age?

We were both laughing by now.  I figured she was serious about it.  So I 
blurted out "You just taste better!"  into the speaker.  All of a sudden 
the speaker lit up with the laughter of the staff, as she managed to choke 
out, "Please drive through sir!".  :-)

Sent by Alton