This is so merry, I just have to put in my two cents: I notice there have been no Freudians involved in the fray. Could it be that Freud died in l993 as suggested by Time magazine? I don't think so. True heroes are hard to kill. I think the silence is due to the fact that Eisman is Adolph Friedlander--he who hates to be ignored. Eisman sincerely believes he can out think Freud, but unconsciously longs for even a kick from the master. The real intellectuals in this e-community are experiencing sadistic glee at Eisman's expense simply by ignoring him. Why am I responding to Eisman? Fortunately I'm not erudite enough to be a strict Freudian. I'm a nice guy. Larry D. Lyons Lit-Crit Type _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com