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Show Can you come up with a good argument why teens are con- sidered adults when it’s to J their disadvantage—as ata criminal trial—but not when it’s for things they might wantto do, such as getting married or drinking? —BobDohr, WestBend, Wis. S Sure. People don’t matureall at once: 5 a process that takes years. During thoseteenyears, it makes sensefor them, have rights and responsibilities only hen society believes eachis appropritor their age. Voting, driving and sex Al activity don’t have much in common. Do you think Steve Fossett really went “around the world”in his hot-air balloon? After seeing a map of his flight path, it seems more like a trip around Antarctica. —Vic Marcucci, Waterloo, lowa \henone views the Earth fromhigh over ¢ South Pole, Antarctica loomslarge, the flight path might give that impresoon. But consider anotherparameter: the ircumferenceofthe Earth, The longest sibleflight would cover about 25,000 iles, Fossett's flight covered some (000 miles. Seemslike plenty to me! My friend says you wouldn't dream of seeing the latest Austin Powers movie. | Say you would. Who's right? —Mark Williamson,| Los Angeles, Calif. )ou Win, T've seenall three Austin Pow ‘movies,I can’t resist comedies, and joy written humor too. I encour. | ¢ readers to sendtheirbestjokes to | They always brighten my day! Melt into the moment with rich. buttery os SIT } Onerelaxing cookie Ii youhave a jon or comment for Mar- | lyn Vos Savant, who is listed in the “Guinness Book of World Records” Hall of Fame for ‘Highest IQ,” send it to: Ask Marilyn, PARADE, 7H Third Ave., New York, N.Y. 10017, Or send e-mail to manilyn@parade.com (please include name, city and state). Due to volume of mail, individual replies ane not possible. PARADE MAGAZINE AUGUST 25, 2002 PAGE 15 ee jortbread. |