mmm1a - No I never chatted on Lycos. Never chatted much on anything to speak of. (Or spoke much on anything to chat of, for that matter.) I'm kinda new at this, truth be told. (Now, my sixfoot Wife, oy dot's another story, don't get me started..) Thank you for the welcome.

Harpgirl & Catspaw 49: Yes, on a recent "How Deep is Your Musical Knowledge" (or somethinglikethat) thread, I described myself as a shallow-running crankbait. (Busted, begob.)It's a type of fishing lure. Doesn't go too deep, y'see. But now that I'm a Member, my trolling days are over. Heh heh. But Catspaw, the crackpot Crankbait was me, not you. You're more like the light & fluffy wind that brings a ripple across the waves. :)

MudcatName: I didn't pick my Guest handle Oulmole because I didn't want to impinge in any way upon the memory of the late beloved L.R. Mole, once I had learned of his greatness and his untimely passing. Very sorry I never knew him. My name, while generic, is intended as a shortened (for spacesaving) reference to The Pooka Fergus MacPhellimey, a character of the late writer Flann O'Brien (aka Myles na Gopoleen - Miles of the Little Horses)(hey Sorcha, I got yer spritely Horsies right heeah). The Pooka has been described as "an Irish devil in human form." Humbly, I shall do my best to live up to this legacy. Thank you. Glad to be here.