20 October 2009: Morning By The Morning News — 20 Oct 2009 Democrats busy writing national health proposals with many variations--including a public option. New Japanese verb: "obamu" (to Obama). After nearly five centuries, the Catholic Church welcomes Anglicans back into the fold. #drac: Kevin Fanning notes the most annoying accents in Dracula, in order of annoyingness. "Maybe I could help you with the jokes." How I turned Woody Allen into a comic strip. Video: The scene in Annie Hall where the comic strip became a cartoon. Black Death's not dead--and it's poised for a comeback. The secret to finding extraterrestrial life: Follow the trash. How those iPhone apps that listen to songs and figure out what they are work. First names in the lyrics of popular songs, 1891-present. So I'm finally writing the novel. It's about a midget piano player in Long Island who marries a supermodel. An examination of the American obsession with catching foul balls at baseball games. Sometimes, the baseball team wants its ball back. How to make your own Shake Shack burger (the "Fake Shack").