Imagine my surprise seeing (as of now) 92 messages on this thread. Makes me wonder if I wasn't right. I'm also fairly complimented since I'm aware that the length of a thread correlates directly with its value. Still, Stephen L. Rich makes a good deal of sense to me.

Hi Malcolm. Hi Jeri.

Hrothgar: Yes, definition #2 is closest but you know, I lived in Scotland nine years and I was actually meaning the Scottish sense. That is, 'peat moss collectors.' (See Chambers Scots Dictionary). As vital as peat is in the Highlands & Islands, the collector makes a vital and valued contribution to the community. It was, of course, a high compliment.

I'd guess that a significant number of people post or lurk here and also on r.m.f. and what can be seen in the one can be known in the other. If there's logorrhea here, there was a very odd vitriole there.

Art: Hmmm. Odd how close that is to what I had in mind. I was thinking "We're all a-duffing, / Duffing, duffing, duffing..." (ie, collecting peat moss.)

But here's the real issue: Since Mystic starts on June 6th, would it be justified to sing "The D-Day Dodgers" there that day on the theory that it's a sea song since they were transported to and from Italy by sea? That's the important thing.