Had a blast reading this thread! God knows (no offense intended to those of a religious bent) it's hard enough these Mercury Toxic days to have a laugh and find something so entertaining without parting with some major $$$$. Elvis I've come accross some of your posts and you are an absolute scream. You and others who find the humour in trying circumstances and therefore make dealing with them that much easier should be awarded major IQ points !!!! Jill you remind me more than a little of myself (more than one person has suggested to me over the years that I should have been a lawyer- I suspect that they may not have meant it as a compliment). I've learnt (never the easyway but the hardway, the easyway is for those of weak constitutions and where's the adrelaline rush in that!!). As Barbara Striesland sang "People, people who need people, are the luckiest poeple, in the world" . What I mean is you don't need to be concerned or worried about what other people think of you or be afraid to speak your mind even if it comes out as rude or abrupt. I certainly prefer it to the hypocrisy too much in evidence everywhere (irrespective of IQ quotia). Being too concerned with others thoughts or perceptions of you is downright unhealthy anyway. But everyone needs other people- maybe not right now, or all the time, but eventually- or is that another song? You need other people if only to find someone to have a really good argument with. Certainly arguing is one of my all time absolutely favourite past times. I don't want to be rich, I just want to be right and cool hard logic backed up by the facts and evidence does it every time!!! Now why do they say I should have been a Lawyer again??? To quote a Monty Python sketch, Question " Is this the room for an argument?" Reply, "I've told you once!." For 'room' substitute 'chatroom' or 'online forum' and the answer appears to be is a resounding Yes Yes Yes!!!!!!
Got to finish up now as I seem to be in I 'm in serious danger of becoming addicted to the exclamation and question mark buttons on my keyboard.!?!?!? But as Governor 'Arnie' used to say........"I'll be back".