By now, most of our readers are familiar with the Octagon, an influential association of capital city conservatives who have been having lunch every week for the past seven years. But what smoke-filled bacrkoom would dare to host these dangerous minds, you may wonder? Well, until recently, Pounders Mongolian Style Stir-fry Restaurant was the group's watering hole. But, last Friday, the Octagon showed up the restaurant only to discover it had closed its doors. And now we're told members have called in the Mounties to find out whether the closure was part of a Liberal conspiracy to deprive this Tory braintrust of the nourishing red meat they need to stay in fighting shape. Stayed tuned.