In a message dated 2/6/2000 10:34:28 AM Eastern Standard Time, zaphod@coe.neu.edu writes: << you guys are the kids at the party that yell every time there's a lull in the conversation, aren't you? =) a wise man once said, "every word is an unnecessary stain on silence and nothingness." >> Well, if you were at a party, and there was a lull in the conversation that lasted for several weeks, wouldnt you say something too? Jeff Barrett