[MD] Gun smoke in the shape of a fake letter and not a mushroom cloud

[Platt Holden]

All those interested in cementing your elite status be sure to read the 
column by David Brooks in today's NY times entitled "Lord of the Memes."
Hilarious, but true -- for example, his last line: "Remember, cultural 
epochs come and go, but one-upmanship is forever."

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/08/opinion/08brooks.html?hp

Platt