Once Over Lightly

NOW-WE HOPE our beloved Grapevine readers won't take offense, but contributions to Once Over Lightly seem to work on the same principle as goading an ox. Poke him with a sharp stick, and he speeds up for a bit, then slows down again. We haven't jabbed you for about a year, and your offerings have diminished to a shuffle. So please consider this as your personal pointed prod, and let's see those jokes you've been meaning to send In.