Wow, lots of posts came in today about the "flame" post from Alexandra -- the one where she commented about Kim and animal communication. A few were private to me, but two meant for the FML have since been withdrawn. This is a little difficult, since I really do believe Alexandria was speaking in jest, with Kim's knowledge. And that belief has since been confirmed, at least based upon extremely credible 2nd-hand information. So on one hand -- relax -- the post was a joke. But then again, did it hit so close to home for some that I shouldn't have allowed it at all? After all, humour certainly can hurt too and should not be a disguise for what is in reality a hurtful statement. Probably at the very least, a disclaimer would have been appropriate. And I think next time I might contact the people involved first, just to be sure. As long as it's not time-critical the delay won't matter. Thanks for understanding and for the comments I've received both on and off the list. Bill [Posted in FML issue 4193]