M. Goepp wrote: > s > p > o > i > l > e > r > > s > p > a > c > e > > f > o > r > > T > E > o > D > M > And now for something completely different...Tsanaali said on page 221, > "...there are twenty-one of us, including myself and the signal > officer...which, being four squads of four, is exactly the number we ought > to have." Will someone more versed in military math tell me how four times > four equals 21? Four squads of four persons each, plus one leader per squad (one of whom is Tsanaali*), plus the signal officer. 21. At least, that's the only way it makes sense to me, anyway. * I keep wanting to call him "zai na li," pronounced "tsai na li," Mandarin for "located where?" -- Frank Mayhar frank at exit.com http://www.exit.com/ Exit Consulting http://www.gpsclock.com/ http://www.exit.com/blog/frank/