You got that right "Dr. Ithaca" -- Love your subtle play on words Walter- got to "Nip" that in the "Bud"- Niponese-and just before they caught us napping in Dec 1941- they had sent a team of Jap gardeners to D.C. to work on the cherry blossom trees- some hadn't budded properly that past Spring-Hell will freeze over and St. Pete will be passing out free Matzoa Balls and Michelob at them Pearly Gates before I'll ever drive a Japanese car, ride a Japanese "rice grinder bike" or own our shoot a Japanese mfg. firearm- Go to Japan and try to own a gun over there-RWTF!!
