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[James]

Informed opinion, Dave? Oh boy, here we go again. Would it trouble you greatly if I were to borrow Donna's ... "Johnny Mac" reference and sledgehammer as a means of reply to that statement? Or would that be construed as sarcasm? And what is it exactly about sarcasm that is so offensive to you folks?
How on God's green earth would you expect me to respond to Laurie's statement that her source, who is a well known author who specializes in Mary Lincoln, had no knowledge of the large scar on Mary's forehead because they couldn't find a reference to it after having read "literally" (her words - not mine) every bit of biographical material available on Mary?
Susan asks ... "If the identifying scar that Mary bore is not mentioned in any of her biographies, what is your source for the scar"?
Since we're talking about a PHOTOGRAPH, would logic and basic common sense not dictate that one simply peruse an illustrated biography of Mary Lincoln?
It really feels like the cart is pulling the horse here. It's reminiscent of the TV commercial with the little girl asking ... "so what exactly does the dishwasher do"?
So what exactly does the Lincoln community do?