David,
They are popular here too, but you don't have to pay attention to 
them unless you have elementary school age kids.
Kathy


At 02:56 AM 5/31/2006, you wrote:
>Good morning. I am new to this list and so far I have enjoyed reading the
>e-mails.
>
>Goose Bumps? Here in the UK goose bumps was a series of books for teenagers
>and very popular in the nineties. My wife being a librarian that was the way
>my thoughts was running. Funny how a word in one country can mean one thing
>and in the UK can mean something else.
>
>David.