Cereal can have a big influence on a culture. Look at Australia. Those guys just rode around on drunken crocodiles for like 600 years, and then along came cereal and now there isn't a single drunken crocodile in Parliament. That's progress!

Remember how old-time people used to bite coins to make sure they were real? Don't do that with a check.

Here's what else doesn't work – investing in clothing made of nachos. Sure, a hat is one thing, but a pleated nacho cumberbund is just gonna lead to problems.

Imagine you're an eighth grader, and you have to decide whether you want to be a regular, law-abiding citizen of the Netherlands or a controversial rapper, cause if you don't you'll be barred from any of Europe's most prestigious bus museums.

Ask an average voter about the biggest problems facing working horses today and they're likely to say “sanitation,” “static cling” or even “the fear of being ridden by Tony Danza.”