In a message dated 12/7/99 10:19:31 AM Pacific Standard Time, erespess@nji.com writes: << But that's my point, Jim. I HAVE told the joke. People just get mad at me, and that ruins the fun for me of telling the damn thing. I'm not afraid of it. Like I said, it's the funniest thing I ever heard, mostly b/c of the spontaneity of it at the time, I guess. Besides, it wasn't a "joke", it was something someone said in the context of a conversation. Elizabeth >> Oh, try it again. Try it on us :) If all else fails, Scottie will come to your defense :) Jim