Rasputin:

As a lover of fine kitchen knives, I can appreciate your decision.

And of course there is the 'time nut' measurable advantage of time per 
slice, for a ripe cucumber, being only 42.467 mS instead of the typical 
43.125 mS.

Tom

At 08:18 AM 4/20/2007, you wrote:
> > Well, stupid may not be the right word. It seems to be human nature
> > to want to be part of a group that is somehow better than other
> > groups.
> > That actually had some evolutionary survival value at one time.
> >
> > Groups form all the time - religious, political, technical, even
> > time-nuts. Some of the things they believe do not seem rational.
> > Audiophiles are just another group, but the membership dues are
> > kind of high.
> >
> > You can also see how the group has been manipulated by predators to
> > increasing heights of expensive fantasies. There are parallels in
> > religion and politics. Again, it's human nature. Surely, there's no
> > one in this group that has bought an expensive instrument just to
> > keep up with the group.
>
>Hmm.  ...and I just bought a set of three Chef's knives for my
>kitchen for $500.
>/b
>
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