>George,
>
>friend comes from C++ so you gotta blame those guys for that one.

Ah, that's right. I've spent too much time away from C++. I'm surprised that it was replaced in C# by internal.

Wait a second...I'm trying to make too much sense out of this.< g >

>>< bg >...And then there's "Friend".:-) Somehow I think that the designers were after a "warm, fuzzy, feelie" thing. Sheesh!