Blackcatter, thanks for the info on the sound barrier. I'm just glad I wasn't the first to try to exceed it without the protection of an airplane.
I started this thread after watching a TV show that I thought might appeal to fans of the song. It has been interesting to see the convolutions of the other posts.                  
You should just ignore the spammers. They get off on riling you up. Incidentally, I read somewhere that it has been scientifically proved that 99.9% of the guys who go around boasting about the size if their equipment are sadly lacking in that department. In other words, "IVOR" probably DOESN'T!