11.   The designer wrung his hands.

12.   And parents raised on the rock of the Doors and Jimi Hendrix now wring their hands over Marilyn Manson.

13.   And Knick fans have already begun wringing their hands over the prospect of meeting Indiana for the Eastern Conference title.

14.   And parents wring their hands.

15.   And legions of workers are wringing their hands over the prospect of losing their jobs as companies merge and cut costs.

16.   And legions of workers are wringing their hands over the prospects of layoffs as companies merge and cut costs.

17.   And that has cruise executives wringing their hands and slashing many posted fares.

18.   And we enjoy every second of it, even as we wring our hands and decry the turf wars and political wreckage.

19.   As a result, the other genes do not swing into action and children stop growing, wring their hands and become mentally retarded.

20.   As bureaucrats in Moscow fight it out, parents, adoption agencies and orphanage directors are wringing their hands in despair.