Say cheesecake: Sony Corp. has revealed that certain models of its Handycam video camera, when placed in infra-red mode and equipped with a special filter, actually can allow users to see the underwear of lightly clothed people and right through swimsuits. This news is of particular interest to men who, as boys, never managed to save enough Bazooka comics to get those X-ray Specs.

Sue-whee: Hoping to quell the unrest — and litigation — that results when unprepared city folk move to the country, New York lawmakers are considering legislation requiring that all potential buyers of land in agricultural regions be advised they are likely to encounter certain sights, sounds and, most importantly, smells of the farm. Here’s a couple more caveats for Empire State rusticators: There is no direct correlation between brown cows and chocolate milk; it is not necessarily true that one in five little piggies eats roast beef.

Crunchie or munchie: It’s been a big weekend for festivals in Maine, and the cash registers have been ringing. Up Limestone way, merchants say New-Agish Phish fans gobbled up all the fruits, vegetables and juice on hand. Down Starks way, home to the pro-pot Hempstock gathering, tubes of raw cookie dough flew off the shelves.

That certain glow: A convicted thief in Ohio had to provide a court-ordered urine sample as part of his probation conditions. He did, but unfortunately the test came back positive — for pregnancy. For the crime of borrowing another person’s potty, John Issa will spend a year in prison, but, on the upside, jailors are planning a lovely shower.

Coin of the realm: Officials in Bath and Woolwich have come up with a novel way to name to new bridge that will span the Kennebec between their two communities — for the price of a penny, voters can choose from a list of notable people, places or things. The leading contender so far is the Governor King Bridge, after William, Maine’s first chief executive. Reports that staffers of the current administration were paid last week with large, jingling sacks are as yet unsubstantiated.