re: the italian note posted here. so everyone does not rush out and get their italian to whatever dictionary, here is a xlation of the note posted here earlier today. [synopsis] the note in italian had nothing to do with bugs or any system other than the excretory and digestive systems of the Cardinal. Apparently he (whoever he is) got drunk, ate a little nut of some sort, swallowed it, and gave him a stomach ache. probably cause someone found out he was drunk, there were rumours of his being sent to the alcoholic unit of some psych hospital. here is the xlation: [translation] it is my duty to clarify the confusion that is being created in your minds: i talked with the cardinal this morning, and he confided to me that it is not a case of kidney calcification (?) [this means kidney stone] (which is the official version) but rather of a little nut ingested during the course of wild libation, which has travelled from the (marasma cloacale) of the (something) of the alcogol, through a kidney, and then down into the large intestine. good luck meant that it didnt go towards the liver, which is already under great stress, and would certainly have exploded as a result of this new and terrible aggravation. the cardinal hopes there will be early relief (in all the senses) but he is not being transferred fro his office to the alcoholism department of psychiatric treatment. let us pray for him. the mastiff we now return you to your regularly scheduled broadcast. ---