Yeah, "manuscript scourge" seems like something you punish a manuscript with--though I suppose turning a manuscript into a manuscript scourge is also a punishment? But now I need to know more about this whole concept.

The Betty Boop thing shows how even reputable news sources don't always fact-check thoroughly. Speaking as a nonfiction editor, it's amazing the things that people accidentally get wrong (when I edit, I check names and dates).

Hurray for the physical therapist! (And the telescope in your future.)