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Step away from the thread! ...... Don't make any quick movements! .... Just step AWAAAY from the thread!!!!

Ha ha ... like it Don, Msg 119.

Gosh, I've taken a long time this time haven't I? I just couldn't put my mind to it. Anyhow, here's a long one to compensate :)

How about a little diversion (if only to annoy Dominic, being as I've been complaining about him diverting)? But actually I don't really consider this a diversion to that extent, it's a deeper look into the subject. You label this thread trivial Don, but sometimes things that seem trivial can show such a lot about a bigger picture; they can also sometimes cause such a lot of problems all on their own (millennium bug). It's a bit like the old 'butterfly's wings' theory whereby the effect of such an activity by such a small creature could, by a myriad of follow on causes and effects, eventually cause something big to happen.

I am a great believer in the phrase 'Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves'. It could be that something small, like the subject of this thread, or like the illogical use and easy sheep-like acceptance of the word 'unisex' to mean both sexes, is an indicator of the state of a society's mind i.e. disordered state. In other words it maybe correct that such use of lower case does actually work in advertising, I don't know, but if it does work, is that in itself a good sign? I keep on thinking of that wonderful line that I think the actress / comedien Lilly Tomlin came out with, "The trouble with the rat race is, even if you win it, you're still a rat".

It's alright, and is perhaps a good sign, to embrace and tolerate disorder to a certain extent, but when a society has no limitations and has an 'anything goes' or 'don't care' attitude and accepts any amount of disorder, well I'm not sure that that is a good sign?

For instance, I was saddened (and worried) to read recently that many children today actually find old films like Hitchcock thrillers boring because the edits are too slow and the camera too steady. Now the over use of the shakey camera technique can be used as an anaolgy to the over use of lower case letters; it's become a fashion rather than a reasoned use of the technique, and if it is true that it works to sell movies then maybe that is something we should actualy be worried about rather than embrace. The wobbly camera and quick edit technique has its place, but when it is over used (or incorrectly used) like it is many times these days it just looses it's effect and seems to be just encouraging hyperactivity in our kids. Likewise, perhaps the over and improper use of lower case letters is adversely affecting our kids in some way?

It maybe that if we were to take more notice of the little things in life (the pennies), such as the subject of this thread, that the bigger problems (the pounds) would then look after themselves.

Right Dominic, aren't they terrible these people who go off track eh? I eagerly await my bollocking :) ..... I jest, actually I consider this post to be far from off track. Sorry, just had to have a break from the main thread. I'll try and get back to it, one item at a time though, but maybe this post has answered some questions on that one anyway.

Heather - interesting opinions about art. Can't get my brain in gear properly to decide on a definite response on this thread but I tend to agree with you. I hope that the improper use of lower case letters is a fad, but if it isn't then I reckon I will only consider myself wrong on the
subject when the over use of the practice can live alongside a peacefull well ordered society.