To all you Merkin Chile-Heads The rest of us love you dearly. But we do get tired of all these threads When you fight each other freely. Remember this, if you would, please, That there are MANY others, As well as us, in the big deep freeze, And our upside down sisters & brothers. We could care less, about your Prez, And what he did in his private life, This is his problem, is wot I sez, Tween he and his Lady Wife. Let you, down there, who are without blame, Throw out the first big stone! And leave Bill Clinton to his shame, And the rest of the world alone. This list, I thought, was devoted to food, chiles, innovation in the use of both, and the common exchange of knowledge about the foregoing. Unfortunately, I know of a few of my friends whom I have met through this list, who have decided to forego the "pleasure" of the stupid threads which occasionally surface....a few pepper heads become pea heads and I could have used another designation which would have suited even better. Can we not stop this stupidity before it destroys a list that has been a source of inspiration, yes, and also amusement to a lot of people? Just two cents worth from a Canadian Chile-Head, who really enjoys this list, has contributed to it , and has also gained from it.....PLEASE, can that not continue? Cheers,Doug in BC If you have negative remarks about this, talk to me off list, Thanks