Then, pray tell, what is so Asian about the first two messages? I think they sound the same as the other ones. Maybe it's my pronunciation of "could you" as "cudja"? Although all Americans do that...oh, I simply don't know! You must excuse me, Jas-Jas, I've got to get back to that good ol' C programming I do. Pointers, arrays, and so on, good stuff indeed.