At 22.46 18/02/2004, you wrote:
(no idea about hyperion's motives to react the way he does)
Normally here I'd spew some witticisms, collect the applause, bow and go home. I'll try, instead, to (gasp!) rationalize. Let's say I ask you "are you eterosexual?", and after you reply I ask you, with the straightest face, "why?", and won't take "because" as a reply (because, hey, you've invested your whole life on your sexual orientation, and you're telling me you put no planning or risk assessment in the choice?). How would *you* react?