Quip Snips

Although picking Gerry Ferraro was a bold move for Mr.
Mondale, an even bolder one would have been to pick Jane Wyman....
As they began their convention, the Democrats seemed unified.
At least everyone seems to have found someone else to dislike....
For some perverse reason, we can't wait to see the first Ferraro bumper sticker on a Ferrari.
This is an exciting choice," Fritz Mondale says of Gerry Ferraro.
Well, relatively. More exciting than Lloyd Bentsen, but less than Dolly Parton....
In Congress, Rep. Ferraro has been an advocate of noise control measures.
We hope she'll have some influence in that area in the campaign....
After she got married, Gerry Ferraro kept her maiden name as a tribute to her mother.
It's further evidence of how she balances the ticket. Mr. Mondale kept his to honor his father....
American history is about doors being opened," says Gerry Ferraro.
And sometimes about finding skeletons in the closets behind them....
Vice president has such a nice ring to it," says Ms.
Ferraro. Further evidence she's got a lot to learn about how government works....
The DeLorean trial, like the baseball season, is into its second half.
So far we know of no plans at the trial to hold some kind of All-Star game....
Aunt Ilse from Oelwein wonders why no one thinks Mr.
Mondale has a chance to beat Mr. Reagan. "Any country that can choose old," she writes, "can just as easily choose boring....