> > > Something? How dull. You don't sell enough of nothing to support yourself?
> > > [OK, sorry, let's not start that again....]
> >
> > Hehee... two points! That was good. :-}
> >
> > > > > Ch"mine is always on and usually not the stuff my parents are exactly crazy about"ris
> > > >
> > > > Oh? What do you listen to?
> > >
> > > Dangit, someone called my bluff.
> >
> > ...
> >
> > > My stuff is the good stuff. Turlough O'Carolan to Gaelic Storm. Celtic/Irish. After listening to lyrics in Gaelic for a few hours from across the room on the other computer, Dad gets a bit annoyed, but I don't think he wants to risk telling me to shut it off for fear I'll branch into those things I don't even call music [heavy metal, rap, hard rock, most pop, etc.]
> > >
> > > Luckily, I manage to listen to enough hard-core Irish and enough 1600s Celtic that my parents are slightly sick of it :-} .
> >
> > Sorry I had to truncate in my quoting, dear - I did read (and appreciate) the entirety of what you said, I just didn't think it would be wise to repeat the whole thing. Anyhoo...
>
> No prob!
> >
> > I listen to all kinds of music, with the exception of anything that is, nowadays, considered to be "heavy" (read: rap, industrial, grunge, Manson, etc.) and disco (I *despise* disco). I also don't go for the latest pop smashes (the Backstreet Boys, N' Sync, Matchbox 20...)
> >
> Yay! Of course, I've never heard [to my knowledge] 'N Sync or matchbox 20, but I can probably imagine....
>
> > My favourites fall into three groups: classic rock, rock ballads, and classical stuff. I am a big fan of (in particular) Chicago, Elvis, Sister Hazel, and Poison.
>
> What are rock ballads?
>
> Hmmm... never heard of Chicago or Sister Hazel. I was so proud of you until you mentioned Elvis... I guess I can forgive your few misguided choices... Poison-- think I've heard _of_ them.....
>
> Well, you like classical and classic rock, so I guess I can consider you 'acceptable.'
>
> Chr"everyone subjected to my judgements"is