11.   Dried-out corks are mostly a problem for wine collectors, who keep their bottles for many years.

12.   If there were any corks around to pop, that is, which the Giants were not admitting that there were.

13.   If the cork is in tight or held in by wire, as with a champagne bottle, the glass will break.

14.   Incidentally, synthetic corks are not biodegradable like the real ones, but they are eminently recyclable.

15.   It is often a musty, brown color and the corks are dirty.

16.   My cork was a stopper taken from an empty syrup can, not a plastic ball from Wal-Mart.

17.   Plastic corks are free of TCA problems, but their critics say they lose elasticity over time and let in air.

18.   Synthetic corks are not new.

19.   The Amur cork is easy to grow, tolerant of a wide range of soils and is seldom bothered by insects or diseases.

20.   Never mind that the champagne corks were half-popped and the Presidents Cup was won by the Internationals before they made the turn after nine holes.