At 04:44 PM 25/05/98 PDT, you wrote:
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>> > Bill, what has X
>> > representing 'trans' got to do with 'crystal'?
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>Marco,
>
>Nothing, I was just showing that some things are not logical.
>
>But I did like the crisscross information.  And now I
>have a reasion for 'Xmas'.
>
>Is a box with a X in it the symbol for a crystal?
>If so, that brings up the question, "Which came first,
>the box or the X?"  (this is a variation of the classic
>American (USA), English? question, "Which came first,
>the chicken or the egg?"  Which is not at all the same as
>"Why did the chicken cross the road?"  Which brings us
>back to crisscross.)
>
>I've learned to over come reality,
>
>Bill C.   bill@cornutt.com
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>

Yes Bill, the "Chicken or egg" syndrome is also English, then again I an led
to believe it was a Dutchman (Name unknown) whom originally posed the question.


Dennis