21.   Matters have gotten weirder, so astonishingly weird as to be irresistible storytelling.

22.   Matters got ugly.

23.   Matters got worse when Microsoft began selling complete suites of office software, with word processor, spreadsheet, database and presentation graphics program all in one.

24.   No one expects matters to get that far.

25.   Soon after, matters got confused and tense.

26.   The best guess is that matters will get worse sooner rather than later.

27.   Then matters really got sordid.

28.   They are also exploring other possible ways fecal matter could have gotten into the pool.

29.   This winter though, matters got out of hand.

30.   What matters is getting a better grade through an unearned bonus, the academic equivalent of a freebie T shirt or toaster giveaway.