1.   By no means is this just some sort of exhibitionism.

2.   Is this any sort of signal to be sending to the rest of America?

3.   Is this some sort of last-ditch effort to slap commercialism in the face?

4.   Was this some sort of intelligence test, I wondered?

5.   Was this some sort of Moonie deal?

6.   Was this some sort of right-wing militia group unaware that the Cold War had ended?

7.   Was this some sort of watery payback, he wondered.

8.   Was this just some sort of ploy?

9.   Was this some sort of CBS college prank?