I have a sore throat.

Unless you're reading a copy of this, you're probably holding the very piece of paper that I've been handling all day. And that means you're holding sore throat germs. Soon, your throat will begin to clog up. Your nose will fill up with mucus. You won't be able to sing the high part of your favourite song.

And you know who's to blame for all this? Me, baby. Me.

But that's not what I want to talk about. I want to talk about Zorro. Specifically, his impact on Canadian whip-handle exports. Did you know that whip handle exports are at an all-time low? It's true! And it's directly related to the cancellation of the "Zorro" series on YTV. And that's not all.

(By now you've probably forgotten about the sore throat germs. Just thought I'd remind you of them.)

When Zorro got cancelled, SMBD enthusiasts gained an hour of free time each week. They used this time to start building their own whip handles. So the completed whip-handle market (primarily Canadian) went down, while the whip-handle-part market (American) went up. Americans became richer because of this.

My point is, if you were an American you'd (A) be richer and (B) not have a sore throat coming on. Now go buy some throat lozenges.