Somehow I feel as though I'm hearing one side of a two sided conversation here????? Be that as it may, how do you propose to "have a nice drink like civilized people" if you gulp? Even Vermonters don't gulp. Ruth At 12:00 PM -0400 7/23/03, [log in to unmask] wrote: In a message dated 7/23/2003 11:57:22 AM Eastern Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes: What do you propose we do? I think we should let him stew in his own juices, whether brandy, kerosene, or bile, and see whether he climbs screen doors. Meanwhile, we can sit down and have a nice drink like civilized people. Ralph -- Ruth Barton [log in to unmask] Dummerston, VT -- To terminate puerile preservation prattling among pals and the uncoffee-ed, or to change your settings, go to: <http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/bullamanka-pinheads.html>