TCrazy--It is definitely a nancy sighting. The post above it is not far from being the real emmett_s.

Not far wrong, Jaws43 - 'out of africa' would be more accurate.

Thanks for the nancy info - I'd thought that Nancy/Emmett was a bit like the Loch Ness monster... good to see the real thing.

Oops - I should have said 'not far wrong, Tcrazy' - sorry!

YIKES!!! Some of us are getting Nancy_Emmett
fever! NOT me!!! Let's get back on the topic.

I apologize to all those EMMETT_NANCY fans
out there. My cats do too. CATMAN

ok - just to make sure that you won't start a search for me: I'll be away from wednesday-sep-23rd to Sunday-oct-5th: My Star-Alliance-round-the-world-trip as described about two months ago, combining business (spirits from Brazil, wine from the Napa Valley, beer from some local US-breweries and from Coors, Aquavit from Sweden) with some private-events (49ers against Atlanta in SFO, some classic Thai-Massages in Bangkok, some made to measure clothes in New Delhi in 48 hours).

I don't take any labtop with me (just my PalmIII) - but very probably I will not resist to sit down in the business-office of some hotels to have a quick (cost-controlled) look at my email and at flyerTalk. But please don't expect any tips during this break.

baobab - me too (i.e. out-of-africa)

Tcrazy
I was just looking at your post re lunch with Rudi, & opened your 'info' to see what you did/where you were.

I noticed the 'castledrinker' email, & wondered... (who else knows what a baobab is anyway?)

Baobab:

That would be an Australian tree..learned that on an Australian tour...guide asked the same question while we were standing under one. My reply was "An Australian drink?"

The guide person was very nice to this stupid American. Loved Aussies ever since, mite!

P.S. But for spectacular, I don't think you can beat the flame trees.

Regards...

thank you baobab & Co. I just learned something and looked at the tree at

http://travel.epicurious.com/travel/g_cnt/06_gallery/indian/comoros/photo4.html

hnechets wins the prize... Tcrazy and I were talking about the african variety (others are found in Madagascar, India etc) They're rather wierd looking: images, legends & info can be found at http://www.encounter.co.za/html/africas_wierdest_tree.html

A masssive diversion from ff topics!