Rice - no thank you! We're sticking to plain Old European fare here -=20= no fancy New England Rice dishes for us, especially after perceiving=20 their main component: the contents of a recently-opened can of Worms,=20 Maggots and other unDigestibles (WMD'S); all very difficult to swallow=20= =85. In spite of any and all speeches to the contrary, the State of the=20= Onion as seen from an Old European perspective is very, very sorry,=20 indeed. The watchword from the Vox Populi to the sous-chefs in the Berlin=20 kitchen (in concert with the dictates of diplomacy): 'Look, but Don't=20 Touch.' Chris Bruce Kiel, Germany P.S. How is Tony Blair faring with his humble pie, Judy? -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html