Someone asked why I'm on this list. Well, some time ago I was looking for suitable quotes to put in my sig files, and I got a few of Mark Twain's from a couple of books. People seemed to like them, and a number of people started sending me extra quotes, asking if I knew of them. If I didn't, and I liked them, I included them in the collection of sig files. This started me getting more and more interested in Mark Twain in general, though I was always mildly interested in him after hearing our BBC radio broadcast a serialization of his life, based on biographical information and his writings. I was told of the list by someone who wanted to know how I got the quotes, after seeing them on (I think) either stat-l or edstat-l. So, here I am! David Stretch