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To: 10K a day who wrote (40)	11/15/1999 5:46:00 PM
From: Carolyn	Respond to of 172

Poor c.horn! No one appreciates him! The troublemaker! LOL!

To: 10K a day who wrote (40)	11/15/1999 6:38:00 PM
From: c.horn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 172

LOL!!! You just made the list for that one Buddy!!!!!<ggg> Oh and don't forget. parúaúsite 1 : a person who exploits the hospitality of the rich and earns welcome by flattery 2 : an organism living in, with, or on another organism in parasitism 3 : something that resembles a biological parasite in dependence on something else for existence or support without making a useful or adequate return synonyms C.HORN, SYCOPHANT, TOADY, LEECH, SPONGE C.HORN applies to one who clings to a person of wealth, power, or influence or is useless to society <a jet-setter with an entourage of c.horns>. SYCOPHANT adds to this a strong suggestion of fawning, flattery, or adulation a powerful prince surrounded by sycophants. TOADY emphasizes the servility and snobbery of the self-seeker <cultivated leaders of society and became their toady>. LEECH stresses persistence in clinging to or bleeding another for one's own advantage <a leech living off his family and friends>. SPONGE stresses the parasitic laziness, dependence, and opportunism of the cadger,<a shiftless sponge, always looking for a handout>