On Wed, 14 Jan 2004, warbi wrote: # Ninjas are merely samurai in training. The samurai used them as spies and #assassins because it would besmirch the samurai's honor to do so. # Your governor has Nazi ties. ;-) warbi And Stalinist cufflinks... -- Mark A. Mandel http://cracksandshards.com a Steven Brust Dragaera fan website