On Wednesday, Mar 31, 2004, at 18:09 Canada/Eastern, Vincent Cayenne wrote: > At 11:43 AM -0500 3/31/04, Alex wrote: >> Ach, where's the Gulag when you need it?! > > Godwin's Law invoked. Discussion ends... Actually, Godwin's about Nazis, as Todd clearly understands. But, should you argue that they're the same kettle of fish, I'm not going to contradict you. I am, however, going to argue that it's a pity we should be punctillious in following Godwin, but not about ad hominems, even those as despicable as this one. f