[NYCVirago]

I don't know where the fact checkers are on these things. Case in point -- I just finished reading "Basket Case," which is Carl Hiassen's new book. It's a pretty good read, but I was astonished by one glaring error in it. The story is about a 46-year-old obituary writer who is obsessed with death, and he keeps on saying that Elvis and JFK died at age 46. Well, that was true about JFK, but Elvis was only 42 when he died! I was hoping that there was going to be a payoff to this repeated error in the narrative, but no such luck.

[BluesDuke]

I hope the payoff comes soon and doesn't jinx me, since I am 46 even as I speak. On the other hand, I seem to remember Hoyt Wilhelm pitching when he was 46, so why should I worry?