I find the stories and trains of thought actually very funny and entertaining. Unfortunately, each time one of these insider conversations is posted to the Ramey mail list - I stop what I am doing, and check my mail (I do not want to miss any genealogy information), then I delete the message. It only took me 30 sec. - but when you add them up and include the disruption factor, well . . . . You may not want to this - but, you could use a separate (non-list) group mailing for these types of communications. This way you still get to talk to each other. I submit this not as your King Tut - but, as a fellow researcher. Jim