>
> I must be even stupider than I thought I was, because I can't
> figure out
> why this is so. Can anyone enlighten me?
>
Sometime ago Jeff Vance (who better) wrote an explanation of this seemingly
odd behavior. It should be in the archives. I do not remember the details
now, but I think the reason has an historical (not hysterical) component.
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