On Tue, Feb 11, 2003 at 06:42:10PM -0800, Steven Brust wrote: > But I have *certainly* been influenced by television. Especially "The > Wild, Wild West," and "The Man From Uncle." And my sense of humor was > formed more by the Smothers Brothers than any other single influence that > comes to mind. You're far from the only one, on both fronts.