We writers make our living by taking surprising or controversial spins on popular, commonplace subjects - usually with a weasel word or so slipped in, to avoid being totally wrong. That's how one sells magazines 'new' articles on well-worn subjects like choke.

MM's statement on chokes being "all but obsolete" is simply meant to get readers buzzing - as it is obviously doing on this board. Nice 'gotcha', Michael!

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