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A trebuchet is my catch-all solution, whatever the problem.

just keeping the rant level up

Kicked out? Left of their own accord?

Mind you, I was already aware of this. The comparison is a nice touch, though.

And as I type this, the news services (and, apparently, Vladimir Putin) are desperately trying to draw a link between the Moscow seige and Al-Qaeda. Yeesh. I can see, years from now, parents telling their kids that if they're not good, Al-Qaeda will get them. Bogeyman? What's that?

FNORD