In a message dated 10/11/99 1:16:12 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ed361@yahoo.com writes: << It's also very tacky to brag to one's high school class about owning a 1st edition of Catcher (or any book for that matter); if she has a sports car she'll be telling you about her awesome mag wheels next!!! >> I'd have to agree, Ed, the only thing we don't know is if Carl was being oversensitive... But if only a tenth of what Carl said was true, that still validates a good 90% of your thoughts :) Pity, pity...that teacher needs more schooling... Jim