I think it might be the UK version of the sounds the aliens in "Mars Attacks" make when they laugh. In American English, it sounds like a quick "ack ack ack ack..." Perhaps he is from mars, and is laughing at us instead of with us, and simply forgot to laugh in non-martian...? ;-) -Adam All proramming errors shall be forgiven just after the programmer is shot. Chris Eddy wrote: > > Jonathan; > > I am puzzled.. you ended in 'ah'. did you mean ha ha ha, or ah ah ah? > > Jonathan Ferguson wrote: > > > > hahahahahhahahahahahahahah...... > >