*grin* Spaw, I will be right over: But I must warn you, along with being terminally screwed, I have an INSANE passion for noseflutes! Can I bring my own, or do I have to use yours? ;-)

CarolC: good point, about it being a local thing. Could be true. Before I lived in Ca (which is very recently, timewise) I grew up in Michigan, lived for almost ten years in Kansas, and spent more summers than I care to count in all parts of Canada (my dad is from there) - windsor, london, edmonton, saubo, all along superior, athabasca (anyone heard of *that* place?), toronto... I don't remember a GREAT difference between places I've been/lived. True, here in CA people tend to be pretty body focused, though I would say more down south (LA) than up here.

And, like we talked about before, I don't have a problem with any of this - it just fascinates me and I wondered if it fascinated anyone else. From the size of this thread in such a short time, I am guessing that I am not alone.

Spaw, given that, you may have more visitors to your institution than you care for!

;-)