Cosmic coincidence! I'm reading a book set in New Brunswick. One of the characters mentions Irving as "owning the entire province". Had it not been for gnu's very recent mention of Irving on this thread I would have had no idea what he was talking about. To the best of my knowledge, that is the first time anything vaguely resembling useful information has been imparted via The Mother of All BS Threads. Thanks, gnu! Thank's Mom! Thanks Evil Overlord!