Behold, they spew with their mouth. Swords are in their lips, For, they say, who hears us?

But it is one thing to be circumspect in the midst of a crisis it is quite another to spew nonsense.

Although most are located in the depths of seas and oceans, some also exist in shallow water, which can spew material into the air during an eruption.

The wackiest plan and I'm not making this up would put what is essentially a garden hose 18 and a half miles high into the sky, suspended by balloons, to spew sulfur dioxide.

CAMBRIDGE As the damaged BP oil well continues to spew millions of gallons of crude from the depths of the floor of the Gulf of Mexico, the immediate challenge is how to mitigate an ever magnifying environmental catastrophe.

Having served as the IMF s chief economist from 2001 to 2003, I am familiar with the Fund s need to walk a tightrope between building investor confidence and shaking up complacent policymakers. But it is one thing to be circumspect in the midst of a crisis it is quite another to spew nonsense.