Ham on Wry

DID I REALLY HEAR THAT? From "How It Works" (or maybe it doesn't work after all), M. W. of Stanton, Tex. reports hearing, "Many of us exclaimed, 'What an odor!'" And from the First Step, J. R. of San Francisco, Calif. heard, "We admitted we were powerless over alcohol--that our lives had become unimaginable." And finally, J. D. of St. Joseph, Mo. writes that while reading an article in a mental health magazine, she came across the following, "Total obstinence is the goal of rehabilitation, and the Twelve Steps are the only demonstrated method for achieving this goal."