THE JUNIOR VARSITY: There’s a funny Sylvester cartoon (actually, they did this theme at least twice) in which Sylvester gobbles gasoline, high explosives, gunpowder, dynamite, etc., and then strikes a match, vanishing in a huge explosion. “Wow, that’s a great trick!” exclaims an onlooker. “Yeah,” says a now-ghostly Sylvester, rising into the sky clutching the inevitable harp. “But there’s just one problem: I can only do it once.”

This news story sent by reader Mark Draughn suggests that the Palestinians may be running into the same difficulty, and are now stuck with the B-Team:

A Palestinian militant detonated explosives at a busy intersection Monday as he was approached by police — killing himself, but causing no other injuries in the second suicide bombing in northern Israel in two days.

The supply of guys smart enough to be successful suicide bombers, but dumb enough to be willing to do it is finite. If they’re not running out now, they will be.