I know -- the "May I Help You?" Riff!

The one hundredth item on this list of 100 things we know now that we didn't know last year:

Musical instrument shops [in Britain, presumably] must pay an annual royalty to cover shoppers who perform a recognisable riff before they buy, thereby making a "public performance".

I knew a few of them, actually -- heh! But it's a fun article. Check it out.

(via Lynn)