thanks plutarch!

and thanks tsuwm, for the cat-tongue one. I wonder if it comes at all from the myth that cats steal your breath? breath and tongue both hangin' out in the mouth region for some of the time, anyway...! I remember waking in the middle of the night, back when I had my last cat, to find her sitting on my chest with her face an inch away from mine. Even though I don't believe the myth about breath-stealing, it was a spooky moment. Brrrr....

And Uncle Bill - couldn't you also say, "I see, said the blind man, as he picked up his hammer and saw"?!