On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 15:15:09 GMT, "Herb York" ...reflected:

Howard you are right of course - he is an OEM

How can he be an OEM(Original Equipment Manufacturer)?
He doesn't manufacture...anything. If anything, his publisher
manufactures, that is, makes his mere thoughts tangible,
hence...

I might see your refusing a representative of Parks, but would Sir
Issac Newton be given the boot as well?

snip

Alan