Indeed. And plastic straws were developed in response to the environmentalists who didn't want us killing trees to make paper straws. Just like plastic grocery bags - developed for the same reason. So - we do what environmentalists demand, and it turns out that the alternative is worse than the original problem. That sounds familiar...

Funny you should mention "eaten." Apparently a kid in my son's high school comp-sci class did just that.

>> Even judging the number of 'harumphs' after a statement, or forced group laughs wouldn't give you a clear clue in that audience. I didn't get a harumph out of that guy!

"Everything that's happening now is happening now..."

I had totally forgotten about that. I had one of those as well - and the dump bed add-on trailer. That was a cool toy for its time.

I thought it was "publish OR perish". I like yours better, though.

I wonder if that's a result of Sony buying Konica-Minolta's camera operations.