>>Who is your favorite mythical character, and why?
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>>Mine is probably Procrustes. He ruled a forest and trespassers were punished by being tied to a bed of a certain length. If they were shorter than the length of the bed, they were stretched out until they fit. If they were taller, some of them was chopped off. We still see references to Procrustean bed arguments.
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>>Honorable mention: Icarus, the boy who flew too close to the sun.
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>http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1400069971/ref=pe_5050_17650540_snp_dp

You really like him, don't you? Maybe I will give it a read, if I can get my reading backlog down to a dull roar. I miss that train commuting time....

PS -- I hope it is a nice day in B ;-)