[old-ager]

What am I full of old-ager?

"It" -- you know. While you made it look like you were making fun of yourself, nonetheless you implied some ulterior motive in covering the story. In my book, that makes you full of "it".

Oh, and by the way, I am a lady and expect to be spoken to with some degree of respect, even in disagreement.

I think I have used an appropriate degree of respect. In any case, it is probably all I am going to use addressing somebody who appears to be trying to sidetrack a discussion of something this serious.

[mommya]

There were wintesses who saw the little girl with Johnson this morning walking toward the glass factory - she was riding on his shoulders - the witnesses did not suspect anything at the time. Poor little girl - he must have lured her - she probably went willingly.