Very good, wwh. I was tempted to do something with that "stump" image but I have restrained myself. Your Abe Lincoln anecdote reminds me of another. Abe compared a pompous opponent he once knew with a little barge with a big horn which worked the Mississippi in his youth. Every time the barge blew its horn, it came to a halt. Lots of noise, no work. Also reminds me of a line from GBS (Major Barbara) but I'd have to look it up to do justice to the quote.