hi barb At 23:26 1999/01/02 -0800, you wrote, in part: >Janet et al..... just who is Al, anyway? >For those who may have missed Janet's post listing the >two TOTALLY and outrageously tongue-in-cheek URLS, both follow: > >An Interactive Guide to the Chia Pet Zoo ><http://www.accessone.com/~jonathin/dmain.htm> > >Joseph Enterprises Interactive ><http://www.chiapet.com/> barb, i beg to differ with you! pleeeese? the Joseph Enterprises site is most assuredly NOT tongue-in-cheek: they are the true-blue originators and manufacturers of Chia-Pets [registered trademark] and other innovative products [and no, i have no financial interest in them] personally, i found it invigorating and energising to visit a web-site which is so blatantly, honestly, in-your-face commercial: 'here is our product: if you want it, send money' whew! what a breath of fresh air! hey! my symptoms are gone! laughter really is the best medicine! love janet janet paterson - 51 now /41 dx /37 onset - almonte/ontario/canada [log in to unmask]