I just marvel at the lack of intelligence required from people in order to fall for it.

:-D It astounds me too, Musket. I generally work on the basis that everyone is the same. No one is any better or worse than me and that philosophy helps me to treat people as equals regardless of race, colour, creed, sexuality or ethnicity. On seeing how some people fall for the same old lies over and over again I do sometimes have serious doubts though...