Available for one month only, it's Answer Me This episode 109, originally aired 17 September 2009. Questioneers wonder about the point of clip-on ties, the blank pages at the end of books, celebrity perfumes, and grandmothers sucking eggs.  This episode originally appeared at answermethispodcast.com/episode109. This retro episode is available in your feed for one month only, but if you'd like to add episodes 1-200 to your permanent collection, head to http://answermethisstore.com.  There'll be an all-new episode of AMT on the first Thursday of the month. Send us questions to answer: email written words or voice memos to [email protected]. Tweet us http://twitter.com/helenandolly Facebook http://facebook.com/answermethis Subscribe on Apple Podcasts http://iTunes.com/AnswerMeThis Hear Helen Zaltzman's podcast The Allusionist at http://theallusionist.org, Olly Mann's The Modern Mann at http://modernmann.co.uk, and Martin Austwick's Song By Song at http://songbysongpodcast.com. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace. Want to build a website? Go to http://squarespace.com/answer, and get a 10% discount on your first purchase of a website or domain with the code 'answer'. Also! Get free audiobooks and half-price Audible subscriptions at http://answermethispodcast.com/audible.