And need *I* comment that most people educated enough to work in museums would no doubt appreciate the news item for what it is -- an amusing coincidence -- without the lecture? As the great Cecil Adams once wrote, "Stop by my office sometime, and I'll explain the concept of a 'joke' to you." -- Gene On Thu, 17 Jan 2002 11:58:24 -0600, Carey Tisdal <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >Need I comment that the higher SES of museum visitors is probably related to >good diet and adequate healthcare, and that the covariance on these factors >would need to be partitioned before even considering whether or not there was >any causal connection beyond this economic priviledge? > >Carey > ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).