So, a little old lady goes to the doctor's office and complains of excessive gas, but says, "they're silent, and they don't smell bad." Doctor gives her some pills and tells her to come back in three days. On the return visit the little old lady says, "Doc, I don't know what those pills were, but the gas problem is still there. It's still silent, but now it really smells bad." Doc say,"OK, now we've got your sense of smell fixed, let's get to work on your hearing problem." And that brings me to this USNWR story in the Whispers...