> Dohickey is a favorite. DOP? :P I think that Object is the best word, when the metaphor is that of an object. To choose a better word you might construct a better metaphor. The metaphor couldn't imply any loss or gain of functionality. People are still thinking of another word for object, not for an object. `'```'```'``''''`'`'``````''''`'``''''`' `''``''``''`''''`'''```` joey On Fri, 1 Sep 2000, Neil Moore wrote: > > > > Straight out of JetMan from Crash magazine... > > Neil > > ==== Want to unsubscribe from Fun With Perl? Well, if you insist... > ==== Send email to <fwp-request@technofile.org> with message _body_ > ==== unsubscribe > ==== Want to unsubscribe from Fun With Perl? Well, if you insist... ==== Send email to <fwp-request@technofile.org> with message _body_ ==== unsubscribe