In a message dated 11/2/2005 1:51:21 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, Edmund.W.Poor(a)abc.com writes: It can offend, in the same way that Mark Twain's use of 'nigger' in his otherwise anti-slavery novel [[Huckleberry Finn]] offends. WTF? Hardly. *chuckling at the hyperbole* Puh-LEEZE. Let's not get carried away. Anonymous is anonymous. It means what it says. "Nigger" is a whole nutha futha. deeceevoice