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You don't know if the source was unnamed. Ulitzer didn't say that. He isn't going to identify anyone here for obvious reasons.

I wouldn't trust her as far as I could throw her.

This reminded me of the poem "Warning" by Jenny Joseph: When I am an old woman, I shall wear purple With a red hat that doesn’t go, and doesn’t suit me. And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves And satin candles, and say we’ve no money for butter. I shall sit down on the pavement when I am tired And gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells And run my stick along the public railings And make up for the sobriety of my youth. I shall go out in my slippers in the rain And pick the flowers in other people’s gardens And learn to spit. You can wear terrible shirts and grow more fat And eat three pounds of sausages at a go Or only bread and pickles for a week And hoard pens and pencils and beer nuts and things in boxes. But now we must have clothes that keep us dry And pay our rent and not swear in the street And set a good example for the children. We must have friends to dinner and read the papers. But maybe I ought to practise a little now? So people who know me are not too shocked and surprised When suddenly I am old, and start to wear purple.

You couldn't make it up .... oh wait .....

Again, there's not much here that I like.

Thu 18 Apr 71 Jeff Buckley — Hallelujah +4 37 La Roux — In For The Kill 36 Kings Of Leon — Use Somebody 35 Adele — Chasing Pavements 35 Jay-Z ft. Alicia Keys — Empire State Of Mind 33 James Morrison ft. Nelly Furtado — Broken Strings 32 Rihanna — Russian Roulette 28 Taylor Swift — Love Story 27 Sam Sparro — Black & Gold 21 The Script — The Man Who Can’t Be Moved 16 Britney Spears — Piece Of Me 10 Kid Cudi vs. Crookers — Day ’n’ Nite 07 The Saturdays — Just Can’t Get Enough 06 Leona Lewis — Happy 06 Michael Jackson — Man In The Mirror -6

So do I ! The coins, that is, not the rest. Although I have collected a few bastards in my time.

In Touch is a US celebrity gossip mag, so i would be cautious about their "sources".

For anyone who didn't get the allusion. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marquess_of_Queensberry_Rules

Wed 17 Apr 67 Jeff Buckley — Hallelujah +4 35 Jay-Z ft. Alicia Keys — Empire State Of Mind 33 Kings Of Leon — Use Somebody 33 La Roux — In For The Kill 32 Sam Sparro — Black & Gold 31 James Morrison ft. Nelly Furtado — Broken Strings 31 Adele — Chasing Pavements 28 Taylor Swift — Love Story 28 Rihanna — Russian Roulette 28 Michael Jackson — Man In The Mirror 27 The Script — The Man Who Can’t Be Moved 16 The Saturdays — Just Can’t Get Enough 15 Britney Spears — Piece Of Me 15 Leona Lewis — Happy 13 Kid Cudi vs. Crookers — Day ’n’ Nite -1 06 T.I. ft. Rihanna — Live Your Life -5

. Oh yes! Paris at 2245. I was logged in anyway, I don't know if that would make it easier or harder for them to get in. I don't want to change my password again already.

You as well? Interesting.

I didn't know anything about George Burns except that he was very old and kept going. There used to be a lot of jokes about it, like this Larson cartoon from 1991.

Tue 16 Apr 61 Jeff Buckley — Hallelujah +4 31 James Morrison ft. Nelly Furtado — Broken Strings 31 Adele — Chasing Pavements 30 Michael Jackson — Man In The Mirror 30 La Roux — In For The Kill 29 Sam Sparro — Black & Gold 28 Taylor Swift — Love Story 28 Rihanna — Russian Roulette 27 Kid Cudi vs. Crookers — Day ’n’ Nite 27 The Script — The Man Who Can’t Be Moved 26 Kings Of Leon — Use Somebody 23 Jay-Z ft. Alicia Keys — Empire State Of Mind 21 Leona Lewis — Happy 20 The Saturdays — Just Can’t Get Enough 16 T.I. ft. Rihanna — Live Your Life 13 Britney Spears — Piece Of Me 11 The Saturdays — Forever Is Over  10 Mr Hudson ft. Kanye West — Supernova 10 The Noisettes — Don’t Upset The Rhythm (Go Baby Go) 00 Leona Lewis — Better In Time / Footprints In The Sand -6

Ah, but I think the "I'm Spartacus" meme is widely recognised, even by those who have never seen the film. It has a life of its own.