>>One of the times I felt good about knowing how to make these funny sounds was when I was in the NY office of my then employer, and there was their Italian designer. About halfway to the beer after work, he said I was the only one in the office who got his name, name of his place and a few other terms right. Well, I should know the neighbor's speech (if not meanings of everything), shouldn't I?
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>Hey, are you now trying to imply that the real problem with America is that the average American can't make funny sounds? :o)

It is a problem, but it's affordable, as you well know :). Not that it matters - things are functioning as they are, aren't they? And it would be very hard

>If we trained our kids to break their tongues we'd be carted off to jail for child abuse! :o)

If nobody's sued televangelists for fraud and asked for a refund, this charge is even less likely ;).