> incomprehensible appreciations of each other's argot Now there's a word you don't hear every day Argot - n, Fr. Etymology unknown. Low, popular slang, esp of Paris, specif thieves' slang Argot - n, the vocabulary peculiar to a particular group of people, esp that of an underworld group Hey ! I resemble that remark ! Popular, peculiar, particular Not so much a tea leaf, Parisite or Morlock though -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist