MikeL

It sounds/looks like you have a neat collection of yellow tee shirts. Squirt is one of my favorite sodas, BTW. My favorite yellow tee shirt in my collection is a Mr. Goodbar shirt. I don't get especially deferential treatment from anyone in the supermarkets, but I do get a great feeling when I ask for a senior discount and they card me.

I never saw one of these, but the Motorola "brick"? Lots of them were around in the mid-1980s.

A sign in the men's room of a local gun store reads: If your barrel is short, stand closer to the target.

I've heard good things about the Samsung Galaxy. Congratulations, Yettie! I'm still stuck on 3G myself. I think cellphones are great...for making telephone calls. I have one of those Sony Ericssons and have had it for five years. Great phone! I've even had AT&T block text messaging because all I was getting was junk messages. There's one concession I've made to modernity. I've done away with the old land line. Learned that from my sons. Our home security system even uses cellular technology. I doubt you remember the first cellphones...ugly things the size of a brick. People carried them around in attaché cases. Your new toy is cool by comparison. Is it still cool to say "cool"? SRA/Ericsson MTA (Mobile Telephone System A), 1956 Motorola DynaTAC 8000X, 1983 Your beauty.

Another Leo here. That homoscope didn't seem applicable somehow. Wonder why?

ultimogeniture (inheritance by the last son)

Swag is swag.

Most unusual. leucomelanous (having dark hair and eyes but fair skin)

vexatious

idiot

Wouldn't it be more logical to assume that Basingstoke, a professional hit man, would easily dispose of two teens? I'm not talking about what is convenient for the author, but what is merely logical.

ersatz

Kidderminster! Happy Birthday!

leiotrichous (straight-haired)

And...will she personally make an attempt on Trevor's life?

Definitely a British Commonwealth joke.

ptochocracy (government by beggars or paupers; wholesale pauperization)

Kidney stones are no fun. I had a couple while in my 60s; it appears his case must be a lot worse since the doctors are recommending reconstructive kidney surgery. I didn't know someone that young could be plagued by stones. I was fortunate to be treated with lithotripsy (ultrasound that destroys the stone) and I take a preventative prescription drug, potassium citrate. I wonder if some urologists treat the malady too conservatively to the great discomfort of their patients.

staphylorrhaphy (surgical closure of a cleft palate)

You did call it and I should give you credit, but since you called me a name, I'll just ignore that fact.

laevoduction (Definition: movement leftwards)

Told ya!

He will be back next year. See article at his site.

NPR's Morning Edition had a story today about the demise of American Idol. The End Of 'Idol': There Are No More Songs left To Be Sung It seems American Idol is getting to be repetitive. If you listen to the broadcast story, you will hear the reporter's observation that the 'idol' is almost always a white guy with a guitar. Well, there's another vote for Phillip.

Yep, Phillip!