My only thought is that it is possible to get *too* caught up with your favorite fantasy world. The last thing I need is for somebody to invent a Dragaeran tongue and translate holy scripture into it (ala Klingon). While I can respect the kind of accomplishment that that is, there is part of me that has to be astonished at the colossal waste of time. In other words, I read the stories, I enjoy them, I move on. For some of these things, it wouldn't hurt to get just a little perspective. My enjoyment of the place isn't diminished by hardback pages that are a tad out of spec or the odd detail that isnt quite exact. The story's the thing; the scope of the tale, the manner of the telling, the sheer escapist value of the characters and their situations. johne (phy) cook wisconsin, usa personal blog: http://breezeway.blogspot.com aerie blog: http://aeriepress.blogspot.com/ stormfort list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/stormfort/ >We have apparently misread each other. What I would have originally said >if I had felt my poorly informed opinions about prostitution deserved >going on about at greater length, is that I suspect aspects of both male >and female biology could lead (please not that I used "may" and "might" >in the original post in question) to disparaties in the rate of women and >men frequenting brothels. Such as the difficulties faced by the male tags >in providing all services on command. And if it's at all controversial to >think that the average man has a shorter arousal time than the average >woman, nurture aside, and that this might lead to "fewer female customers >in brothels", then my mistake. _________________________________________________________________ Help protect your PC: Get a free online virus scan at McAfee.com. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963