Damn, You people are a hard act to follow...It appears all has been said, and how nicely! I believe we are witnessing an ongoing evolution of our spoken lanquage. I would not bring home some of the jokes that went around the workplace and share them with the wife because of the risque and bawdy double entendres and colorful lanquage in some of them. Not that long ago SHE broke the ice by telling me and one of our kids, (he is the youngest and 25 yrs old, and I'm sure has heard much worse) a joke she had heard at her work place. She explained that it would lose meaning if she changed it. Since then we have both "lightened up" a little in our self-censorship. Many examples come to mind of the evolution of the meaning of words. Did you ever think what mental pictures youngsters of today think as they sing the words of the Christmas carol "Deck the Halls"? Don we now our GAY apparel? (I ain't putting them clothes on!!) Or how about when father tells son to "go get me a faggot"?(Meaning of course to go fetch a bundle of sticks?)Just two examples that jump to mind from questions raised by my own kids when they were growing up! AlistairUK raises a question about Catspaws saying that Richard Pryor had seen Black people "in their own land" and asking is the United States not their own land as well? I would answer that NO, the United States is NOT THEIR own land, it is EVERYBODY'S land. We are all AMERICANS and all have an equal interest here regardless of our origins. This is not to say that we all should forget where we came from, it is important to retain our individuality and heritage and blend it in to the overall scheme of things. That is what makes this great melting pot work. Isn't that how much of our beloved folk music got started? Ah, but I tend to ramble......