1.   He blamed the whole flap on the tortoises.

2.   In an interview, Masino acknowledged that that account is wrong, and that he believes the whole flap hinges on faulty wording.

3.   The whole flap has little to do with Southern heritage.

4.   There really is a First Amendment aspect to that whole flap.

5.   On Wednesday, during the pro-am for the Big Apple Classic, Mechem said some pluses came out of the whole flap.

6.   Schroeder has so far backed his minister, saying he is confident Scharping will withstand the parliamentary grilling and the whole flap will die down.