If Mr. Parsons does see any difference in my orginal question and his hypo question about stealling, then I understand why this country has so many problems. At 12:02 PM 11/5/96 EST, you wrote: >> What's the problem with him agreeing that I deserved a simple civil answer >> to my orginal question. You were extremely rude to me and now you want to >> get upset when someone agrees that you were rude. Why don't you learn to >> answer the question when you have a valid knowledge and the rest of the time >> just sit back and relax until someone asks a question that's in your area of >> expertiese. > >You want a simple civil answer? Not all questions have simple or civil answers. >What if I were to pose this question to the list: > >"I want a hive of bees. My neighbour has lots. What is a good way to steal one >of his?" > >I doubt if that would get any "simple civil" answers. And rightly so!!! I >consider your >original question to be on the same moral level as my example above. So I gave a >"rude" response. You and some others considered it a fair question. Fine. If we >all >agreed on everything this would be one dull list! > >All this talk about simple answers brings to mind Abraham Lincoln's question: >"Are you still beating your wife?" Come on, simple answer, yes or no. > >Kevin D. Parsons > > Steven Albritton LDS Communications, Sports America, Chavin Honey Farms Monroe, Louisiana