> What does the word "phony" really mean? Believe it or not I actually heard the word derived from telephones! (I don't know whether it's true or not but bear with me ...) Everyone knows what it is to put on your `phone' voice - which, yes, is usually pretty phony and superficial - and that entered the popular lexicon. Has anyone else heard of this or am I imagining things? Actually, it's quite interesting - a phone conversation denotes both closeness and distance ... you could say a lot about all the phone calls in TCIR. Camille verona_beach@geocities.com @ THE ARTS HOLE www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Theater/6442 @ THE INVERTED FOREST www.angelfire.com/pa/invertedforest