----------------- HES POSTING ----------------- Re: the "Keynes" joke: Now I think I know why a colleague in the philosophy department had such a good laugh when he overheard a conversation between me and a member of my university's chemistry department faculty. That faculty member--let's call him "Jack," and endow him with a refreshing honesty--had said, "Bostaph, you seem to be a pretty bright guy; why didn't you go into chemistry, or one of the other physical sciences, where you could really use your brains to do something?" I replied, "It's simple Jack; the physical sciences are just too easy." Jack growled and turned away while philosopher "Bob" broke out in laughter. I now think I may have misunderstood that laugh. Sam Bostaph ------------ FOOTER TO HES POSTING ------------ For information, send the message "info HES" to [log in to unmask]