No, Carol. I'm not at all mean spirited, nor do I intentionally offend anyone.

That bit was passed on to me by a friend in the Midwest, a professor at Purdue actually. I'd seen it before over a year ago and thought that others might like to see it. If you see in something that which I do not, perhaps you are more perceptive than I am.

But I will tell you this: I was born, raised, educated, and went to war from the Midwest. I worked there for more than 28 years, and only recently have I migrated to the Pacific Northwest. Much of what is contained in that list I posted is believed by a huge number of folks in the West and Midwest -- even many who live in such small towns as Chicago, Denver, or Minneapolis (and I am NOT indicating in the least my own beliefs in this matter).

I'm not posting here again. Sorry, but I think that in this case you have been overly sensitive and have read into things stuff that just wasn't intended and isn't there.