Max...you are doing a great job with this. Reactions to your Practical Joke break down into 3 groups:

1. Jokers and foolers like me, Catspaw, Alice and Bob who were hoping for this kinda joke from somebody and were willing to play along.

2. More sincere and sensitive phoaks like Katlaughing and Animaterra who were taken in not because of naivete, but because they were so afraid of losing something they value.

3. Folks like Roger and Peter T who got pissed off because you were seriously worrying group 2

I look at Mudcat as a party with great music and great conversation. It's also a lot of laughs, and I got a laugh out of this thread. But everybody needs to know that Max is putting on the party - and if you are having fun, you better thank the host. And Max, promise me one thing... you'll do another April Fools Joke next year! LEJ