AdamSmith

And again!

Also from Takei...

From George Takei's FB page (really)...

JKane and I have been more or less laying bets on how long before the Curia manages to slip the John Paul I Last Supper secret ingredient into Francis' soup. His street smarts blaze forth in his avoidance of the Papal Apartments after sundown. As for rightist pols, they now lose the out lately copped by La Palin -- 'Oh it might be just the liberal media distorting what he says.'

Nuclear weapons: Who has what? More than two dozen countries have nuclear power, but only a few have nuclear weapons or are suspected of pursuing nuclear weapons. Click on a country below to learn more about their nuclear programs. [sorry graphics don't copy well. Original article at http://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2013/03/world/nuclear-weapon-states/?iid=article_sidebar -- AS] Known to have nuclear weapons Suspected to have nuclear weapons Pursuing nuclear weapons Suspected to be pursuing nuclear weapons* * Iran maintains that it is enriching uranium for civilian energy purposes only, but the International Atomic Energy Agency says Iran has not been cooperating enough for the agency to verify whether the intent is solely for peaceful means. As a result, the U.N. Security Council and a number of Western nations have placed economic and arms-related sanctions on Iran. Country First test Most recent test Total tests Estimated warheads United States 1945 1992 1,054 7,650 Russia 1949 1990 715 8,420 United Kingdom 1952 1991 45 225 France 1960 1996 210 300 China 1964 1996 45 240 India 1974 1998 6 80-100 Pakistan 1998 1998 6 90-110 North Korea 2006 2013 3 Fewer than 10 Israel No confirmed test No confirmed test No confirmed test 80 Iran No confirmed test No confirmed test No confirmed test 0 Sources: Federation of American Scientists, CIA World Factbook, Nuclear Threat Initiative, U.S. Census Bureau http://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2013/03/world/nuclear-weapon-states/?iid=article_sidebar

http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/nov/27/masters-sex-thomas-maier-review

Right after I let this one out! Namely, the recall just now of Allan Sherman's observation, in his immortal (even though out-of-print) book The Rape of the A*P*E* (*American *Puritan *Ethic), that American propriety curiously forbids two noises in the restroom: those of (1) labor and (2) pleasure.

No -- mush! As you said.