Don writes: "If this is a joke, it is a bad one. If you have a point, make it. I for one do not wish to hear/read anything that smacks of racism or discrimination of any kind." I thought it was a sincere request. But if it was a joke, why can't people make jokes or say uncomplimentary things about Afghanistan? I bet you don't like Polish (Italian, Irish, blonde) jokes either. <g> Bill