Hi Barb >And how I wish I'd had my penis on me today when went to this joint called >Unitech in Encino and picked up a 5-pack of DVD Ram, and asked the sales >assistant how much? That doesn't have anything to do with male/female.... thats just stupidy in action - a movement which seems to be growing day by day. I notice it daily - you'll be walking with a heavy box, and not only will people not open a door for you, but they'll walk in front of you as if you can stop on a dime and jump out of their way. In dealing with these store clerks, I've found it best to imagine that all of life is a bizarre drama filled with irony and these idiotic events and comments are being filmed as some sort of offbeat European film noire, and its best just to laugh it off, and try not to look into the camera.