<!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html> Bob... in many places in Europe these English swear words are not really understood so well. Maria is Sweedish, and here in Scandinavia the worst of American cussing sounds kinda cute to Viking ears... believe me it used to bother me a lot, but then after a while and many experiences of hearing old ladies exchanging the most fantastics of dialoges completely innocent of knowing exactly how awfull they sounded to my ears... I started to laugh about it. Of course you are right in pointing out that we should refrain from such talk on an English speaking, American based list. But look before you leap at her if you will... To Scandinavian ears... the worst imaginable cus words have to do with things like the Devil... not body excrements... frankly its difficult for many Europeans to understand what this strange fascination for bodily excrements and functions Americans seem to have. So Maria... grin.. you are excused this time, and I am sure Bob retracts his comments of unproffesionalism for at least this one time. But be aware... these words we take to be so harmless fall hard and unsavory on American ears.. so please refrain. RptBob1@AOL.COM wrote: <blockquote TYPE=CITE>In a message dated 12/5/2000 7:08:21 PM Mid-Atlantic Standard Time, maria.arnelof@spray.se writes:     <blockquote TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">about this workmanship other than just sitting down and doing the job while thinking of how much one will get in the end and if its over soon :P.....until the next shitty little piano at the next stop with that old lady that you start to think bad things about :) The "general" tuning of a piano is rather monotoenous in itself to make it even worse, right?! Wow, this was kind or a repetition for just agreeing on what you just wrote. Oh, well...there you have it....I agree...only, to do jobs for free is perhaps going abit too far with me as you sugested ;) But, hey...Im only speaking for myself here, perhaps</blockquote> Maria: Is it really necessary for you to add the street phrase for excrement to this list.  It's so very unprofessional and not worthy of this list.  I am truly offended by this street talk. Try something more in tune with professional attitude- would you talk like this in a customer's home?  If so, you're truly in the wrong business. Bob Bergantino, RPT Willoughby Hills, Ohio</blockquote> -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. Bergen, Norway  </html>