On Sat, 9 Apr 2005, Joshua Kronengold wrote: > Philip Hart writes: > >Alchemy, subway train, lockpick... Dunno. > ^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > And we have a winnah. > > Could be a lot of things depending on interpretation, of course. The link to Hermes is because he leads souls to the Underworld? I guess any train that goes through tunnels would work as well. Also note that I've been on subways that seemed slithery - kind of unbalanced on the rails and oscillating a bit - though I don't have the firmest idea what "slither" means beyond "move like a lizard". -------------------------------------- Philip Hart rosenschale.blogspot.com Art thou pale for weariness Of climbing heaven and gazing on the earth, Wandering companionless Among the stars that have a different birth, And ever changing, like a joyless eye That finds no object worth its constancy? -- Shelley