Well, it's not exactly on topic but I can't pass up mentioning the use of French to bypass censors on a Star Trek: The Next Generation episode where Captain Picard exclaims, "Merde." (It's the only time I can recall him saying anything in French but maybe some Trekker can correct me.) LT ------------------------------------------------------ Lang Thompson http://www.tcf.ua.edu/wlt4 New at Funhouse: Pazz & Jop Ballot, Overlooked Albums of 1997, expanded links, William Burroughs obituary. "A stroke of the brush does not guarantee art from the bristles." -- Ambassador Kosh ---- Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite http://www.tcf.ua.edu/screensite