(quote) "But I think the original poster of the thread was commenting on those "legitimate" and professional psychics who make a living from predicting the coming year's big events...and why such people had no inkling this would happen, or if they did, they did not share it with the rest of us."

Finally perfect clarity and agreement. (Took awhile, but I was hoping for some "positive" closure ) Now why couldn't this have been your original response?

This is precisely what I was getting at with hopes that a little humor could have arisen in the process.

I'm only too happy to let this ringing flash of *understanding* to serve as a positive end of the subject. Next time just plain ask if someone is , or is not, whom you *think* they are before then electing to go on the personal attack. No one likes it . And I far prefer the cordiality of honest kidding that comes from a presense of commraderie rahter than raw *provocation* that I failed in governing my own passion-of-the-moment and giving into it.

Like I said, my New York Irish heritage don't take no crap either.

peace