11.   And why did it take so long?

12.   A reader believed that although I often drop the name of Lafcadio Hearn in reflections on other authors, I had not done a take on Hearn himself.

13.   But how much courage does it take, after all, to board a plane with an armed detail of Secret Service bodyguards?

14.   But what does it take to wipe away a murder?

15.   But what, beyond a stainless steel diaper and some Forrest Gump-level brain activity, does it take to be a skysurfer?

16.   But what does it take to earn forgiveness for a murder?

17.   By IVOR DAVIS What does it take to become a hot new leading man in Hollywood today?

18.   How much courage does it take, after all, to board a plane with an armed detail of Secret Service bodyguards?

19.   How long does it takes an administration to recover from a macarena overdose?

20.   -How many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop?