ON this date in 1951 - The Western Hills Hotel in Fort Worth, TX, became the first hotel to feature all foam-rubber mattresses and pillows.

Mattress salesmen, Bun Man and Mr. Purple (perhaps their most rewarding job ever), nailed the sale when Mr. Purple uttered the now famous sales-nailing statement "You can't go wrong using a rubber."

The Boy is just prophetic...foamingly so I think.