Mr. Gordon Byron, how pleasant to hear from the UK today. It reminds one of the internationality of the net. I didn't consider the fact that Brits would be reading my comments about the Queen of England being above criticism "if you're in England." Yeah, I guess the general impression is that you Englishmen show great deference to the crown, and especially to the Queen and the Queen Mother. Not so much the Prince or Di or Fergie, however. Your Queen visited the U.S. a few years ago, as I recall, and the mayor of San Diego placed his hand on her back to guide her through a door. Over here that is considered gentlemanly conduct. But such a brouhaha resulted from a commoner actually daring to TOUCH the royal body. You'd have thought he slapped her or something. So, anyway, news stories like that tend to build impressions. But thankinbg thanks for pointing out to me that the Queen is not above some comic treatment in the tabs over there. Ernie Wyatt, no known kin to Sir Thomas Wyatt of Kent. I think my English ancestors were chimneysweeps, but I'm not sure.