"It is very possible to make a fool of me (not a stretch). I can't check for accuracy of overhearing, so I have to trust contributors' accuracy. I can't check to make sure a wisecrack hasn't come from a TV monologue, and I'm very sad when it turns out that Jay Leno was the source. Most people can laugh at themselves, and to those who can't, 'Dear Angry Reader, so sorry to have offended you, your dog, your gender or your way of life.' Standards of taste are less determined by editors than they are by imagining someone reading it over Wheaties. On the other hand, I aim to be educational for 8-year-olds." -Leah Garchik, still our favorite Chronicle staffer, issues an apology for publishing an Overheard item that was apparently lifted from a Jay Leno monologue (while also kind of making fun of you for reading the Chronicle).

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