> Now I have the amusing notion of Steve Brust, Mark Twain, Aristotle, > Herodotus & Paarfi of Roundwood all together at the Algonquin round > table and discussing history. Perhaps while enjoying a meal of good > Hungarian & Greek food. Given that the time between Herodotus and Brust is only about 2500 years, it's conceivable that the five people you mention above couldn't have met (in the usual sense) - because they're all Paarfi...