"John LaBella" > wrote in message . ..
> [ ... ]
> Has Mother "gone bad"?
> Is this a question of when in doubt throw it out?

Please read this:
ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet-by-gro...dough/starters

Please read it carefully, because there will be a test.

Or you could SASE in for Carl's:
www.carlsfriends.org