That's what I get for not checking first

Happy with my last post, I decided to share it with Greg Rasa, Motoring section editor and features slot at The Seattle Times. I never met anyone who knew more than he did about the Three Stooges. So what does he do? Corrects me, of course, as any good editor would do, and he is one. Here's what he said:

"There were actually a total of six Stooges, though. (And to prove you're wrong about my Stooge acumen, I remembered only five before I Googled.)

"They were: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Shemp Howard, Joe Besser (on photo at left) and Joe DeRita. The last two were in darned few of the shorts, from the look of things."

Lesson learned: Check all facts before publishing. . . and we all need good editors.

Here's the last word from Greg:

"It's a relief that more of your students knew the branches of government than the Stooges. There may yet be hope for the republic -- though I'm not sure how the public in general would do on that test."