Craig has thrown down the gauntlet. How many consecutive days can this list go with a pet coat story? Jim In a message dated 10/18/99 8:17:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ck31@ukc.ac.uk writes: << i was sat in a pub a couple of years ago near an old and slightly soused boy who was fondly stroking what appeared to be a sleeping pet cuddled up to a woman sat down next to him. the woman and her friend were stifling their laughter with little success. eventually they stood up, smiled at the old boy, picked up the pet which turned out to be a fur coat (one of those neck-hanging things) and walked out of the pub. we promptly tried to stifle our laughter for the old boy's sake but then he let rip with a huge laugh and beamed his way through the night, telling us a few stories about the war which we found immensely entertaining. craig >>