QUIBBLES & BITS

. . . Paramount’s now quoting syndicated columnist Marilyn Beck in its big ads for “Summer School”: “Hilarious summer fun!” Is everybody a critic? Who’s next in our review quotes? Dear Abby? William Safire?

. . . Call us when it peels: A p.r. firm for the Western Wallcovering Distributors Assn. sent us a four-page press release on the “Colorful History of Wallpaper,” along with two 8x10 glossies of . . . wallpaper.

. . . William Thompson, who plans to produce “The Liberace Story” on film, also owns Redd Foxx Barbeque Sauce, a restaurant chain and mortuaries in Chicago and Nevada.

. . . Wisconsin State Journal reporter Russell A. Stamets wasn’t very kind to Molly Ringwald, on location in Madison for Tri-Star’s “Maybe Baby.” He quoted an extra about her “fat knees” and insinuated she was stuck-up. Headline: “Arrogant in Pink.”