I have used the word often, scarcely a week goes by without my doing so.

And how do *you pronounce it, max? before i adopt the pronunciation that tsuwm offered, i want to make sure it's not like a minnesotan thang or somfin. and speaking of which, where's dagny been lately?

and jim, do you really think your AWAD informal poll is fair sampling of "savvy internet users"? with a few obvious exceptions, i don't tend to think of most AWADers as being avid surfers of other sites.

now i'm curious... perhaps another informal poll?

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How much time, proportional to AWAD, do you spend surfing other web sites?

[ ] i spend most of my web time at sites other than AWAD

[ ] i spend about half of my web time at other sites

[ ] i spend almost all of my web time at AWAD. i think google, zdnet and straightdope are most likely Pfizer products.

[ ] i spend my entire life at AWAD. i have my meals delivered to my desk and have had a combination swivel chair/toilet installed at my workstation.