Ken,

        As one with a Ph.D., I hereby confer the title, "Dr." on you for
the purposes of this list. Said title entitles you to confer diagnoses on
members of this list only. Now don't go writing prescriptions or anything
or we will both
be in big trouble.

Bobby


>to the new members, welcome. i am ken barber. i can be serious, just not
>often. i thought i should welcome you before i conferr any honorary "cp".
>  i get mail from a company or group that always sends it "dr. kenneth
>barber."  having been conferred (is that a word?) with  the "dr" i conferred
>a honorary "cp" diagnosis on betty.  it is pretty easy, just ask,