Today’s New York Times reminds us of Wonkette’s favorite Senate elevator story, in which Washington Sen. Patty Murray gets groped by the late Strom Thurmond:

(In 1994, Senator Strom Thurmond of South Carolina was said to have engaged in excessive touching of his then-freshman colleague Patty Murray of Washington. Ms. Murray later asked for and received an apology from Mr. Thurmond, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported at the time. Through a spokeswoman, Ms. Murray declined to comment.)

Confidential to Patty Murray: When the New York Times calls to ask you for a quote about being groped 12 years ago by a dead southern Senator, you’re being handed a once-in-a-lifetime joke opportunity. Seize the moment! Don’t blow it with “no comment.”

Confidential to all Slog readers: Anyone want to suggest what Murray should have said about the encounter?