From this morning's NY Times...

WASHINGTON — Senator Barack Obama began trying to rally the Democratic Party around him on Thursday and struck a tougher tone against Senator John McCain, saying Mr. McCain was "losing his bearings" in his pursuit of the White House.

See the forks in the image to the right? Of course you do. If I tell you they are forks, you see forks, even if they are not the literal sort of forks you would typically eat with. Though they might be a kind of plastic picnic-ware. It's possible. Let me ask you another question. Have you seen these forks before now? Say anytime in the last week or so? Do they ring a bell?

Either way, now click on this link. What do you see? I am very interested in hearing answers to this question. Seriously. Please tick off one of the following boxes and email this back to me.

[ ] Yes, I saw the "forks" on the first round.

[ ] No, I did not see the "forks" on the first round.

[ ] How TF would I know? I never read your cryptic spammage.

[ ] I usually do read your cryptic spammage, but I missed that one. I am saying 36 Hail Marys as penance.

If you answered "No," I have two additional short essay questions for you.

1) What did you make of the quote underneath the image? Do you think any notion of forks is necessary for it to make sense? Also, are you still shooting heroin?

2) What else are you missing?

Of course, the second question is by definition unanswerable. We'll just have to see, won't we?

Or not.

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For Extra Credit: Scan the "plot summary" section on this page. Personally, I've never read the story, so have no idea what it's about. Perhaps it's just that the the horse raced past the barn fell. Sorta like WTC 7.