<SNIP>
> While an uncouth diver may be tempted to respond to such an offer by
saying
> something like, "What?  You're joking, aren't you?  You've still got bits
of
> spinach from dinner stuck between your teeth!", the well mannered diver
> understands that a soft rejection is less likely to cause offence!  Their
> answer would probably follow the lines of, "That's terribly kind of you,
but
> I actually plan to work on my mask clearing technique by allowing it to
fog
> and periodically letting in water to cleanse it!  Perhaps another time?"
> "
>
> Strike
>
And of course, there is absolutely no truth to the rumor that to attain the
exalted status of Divemaster, the candidate must fill 50 of the small
bottles of the commercially preparted 'artificial' spit. ( I did cross out
that section of my PADI instuctors manual didnt I...)

CH