With a clever play on words, Learner 1 writes: "What if it turns out that only less than 5 per cent of the public the like you? Think about it." Sure, the truth of the above sentence has a THEORETICAL possibility. Now, since you appear to be so invested in this about me, go ahead and prove that the possibility you raised is true and valid. Do your field work, and report back your conclusions from the field. I'll be happy to turn over the names and addresses of acquaintances from my address-book for your, ahem, research. Alternatively, may I suggest that you commission AC-Nielsen to do a study, and share the results on Sajha, OK? Meantime, until your results from the field come in and prove me wrong, I shall continue to GENERALLY assume that -- in most of our lives -- it's the 5 per cent of acquaintances, at the one end of the 'likeability bell curve' who create the 95 per cent of halla against any of us . . . and that's the way it goes . . . for me, you and anyone else. oohi ashu