In a message dated 7/2/2004 3:50:22 PM Pacific Standard Time, carmerjr@mindspring.com writes: including individuals hawking their wares on the list Out here in California, I still call them "wires". That's what I hawk, gently. But I know from NASCAR that "tires" are pronounced "Tars" in "certain parts" of the country! So I guess "Wares" fits! Seth Emerson - Silicone Ware Systems