This version of the "Chili Judge" story is one of several variations found on the Internet based on a column written by Bruce Cameron in 1997. It was posted to the C-H list several years ago. Here's a link to the original... http://www.wbrucecameron.com/pages/columns/chilijudge.htm Those variations, BTW, violate the author's copyright, so I'd suggest it's best not to spread 'em around. The author does allow distribution of the Cameron Column, provided some rules are followed... http://www.wbrucecameron.com/pages/reprint.htm -- "Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations--entangling alliances with none..." --Thomas Jefferson Rich McCormack (Poway, CA) macknet@pacbell.net Who is Rich McCormack? Find out at... http://home.pacbell.net/macknet/