Like the woman who challenged George Bernard Shaw: "Did you know that sugar is the only word in the English Language that has a 'sh' sound with only an 'su'".

To which Mr. Shaw replied, "Are you sure?".

>>> Wirt Atmar <[log in to unmask]> 08/04 12:35 PM >>>
Barry writes:

> The only word with the combination "tp" is saltpeter.

That would be true, if it weren't for all of these other words:

          BREASTPLATE
          BULLETPROOF
          DUSTPAN
          FOOTPATH
          FOOTPRINT
          JETPORT
          LIGHTPROOF
          MARKETPLACE
          MONTPARNASSE
          MONTPELIER
          OUTPATIENT
          OUTPERFORM
          OUTPLAY
          OUTPOINT
          OUTPOST
          OUTPOUR
          OUTPUT
          OUTPUTTED
          OUTPUTTING
          POSTPAID
          POSTPARTUM
          POSTPONE
          POSTPONED
          POSTPONEMENT
          POSTPONER
          POSTPONING
          POSTPRANDIAL
          POTPIE
          POTPOURRI
          RUSTPROOF

and

          SALTPETER

Wirt ("who has a dicitonary loaded on his 3000 and knows how to use
QueryCalc") Atmar