10 Uses For Old 
     National Geographics


                                                   By Gary Bryant


            Do you need something to do with that  collection of
     National Geographics? Here are just a few  suggestions you might
     consider. 

      1) Neatly stacked, they can be used as a step stool  to reach high
         shelves. 

      2) When crumpled up, page by page, they can produce  interesting
         color patterns when ignited in your  fireplace.   

      3) They are great for filling unused storage areas. 

      4) National Geographics can always be used as  'pretend inventory'
         at your next garage sale!  

      5) Tightly stacked, National Geographics make  excellent boat
         ballast. 

      6) National Geographics are an excellent source of  fiber for the
         many one and two celled animals that may  reside in your attic.   

      7) In groups of ten or more, National Geographics are  great wheel
         chocks when  needed to hold a car still  while fixing a flat tire. 

      8) After individually gluing the pages together, National 
         Geographics make interesting bathroom floor tiles. 
 
      9) Strewn about your yard, National Geographics aid in
         retarding weed growth and other forms of life requiring
         sunlight. 

     10) Finally, you can use National Geographics to play
         The National Geographics game.  To play, you and a friend 
         race the clock to find one photo layout with the  correct 
         caption displayed underneath it.  
         
         
             If you take the time, I'm sure you could find many  other
     uses for National Geographics.  But please stop  making jokes about
     how many you have and how you can't get rid of them.