Authenticity, philosophy, and advocacy (was Re: SC - questions)

[CBlackwill@aol.com]

In a message dated 6/17/00 12:24:11 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
ringofkings at mindspring.com writes:

> Cellini
>  later discovered that an enemy had given a diamond worth
>  100 scudi to a gem cutter named Lione Aretino, who was
>  instucted to grind it up to make the deadly poison.  But the
>  man yielded to temptation and ground up a citrine instead
>  and delivered it to the poisoner.  See: Vita di Benvenuto
>  Cellini, ed. Carpani, Milano, 1806, p. 445.

If you can't trust a Blackguard or a Mountebank, who *can* you trust these 
days (or those days, I'm not sure which...)

Balthazar of Blackmoor

Mr. Wizard, what happens when you combine pasta and antipasta?