Though it should not be Amusing, a friend of mine, an inveterate, infamous, incorrigible punner, has had his colon removed. Fortunately for those who hold him dear, he is home from the hospital and will no doubt recommence with torturing us all very soon.

He is the president emeritus of the Columbus Folk Music Society, of whose monthly newsletter I am Editor.

I plan to put a news item about Hanks' recovery in the upcoming issue... in, as it has been suggested, an Appendix.

I am collecting puns about colons.

CFMS members being, in general, very competitive punners, we have already generated lots of jokes, and I will be wielding a very light censorial hand when I write the story, but I am always up for contributions from outside this particular fold. Some degree of scatology is to be expected.

Please... discuss amongst yourselves.