... Jill.

It's more like:

If you buy a "grab bag" and are told it's a grab bag of chips...

(And it is)

... then buy 30 more like it over the course of 5 years...

(and they all contain chips)

... but the 31st contained horse droppings ...

... you might want to take the last one back.

The vast majority of the chips that Mel sold Dean were legit. That was one of the reasons he (Dean) was willing to buy the ones that weren't -- Mel had gained his confidence over the years. And, he never asked Mel to take back any of the chips (though he did return one non-genuine chip to another seller for a refund). He certainly never asked to undo any of the earlier transactions.

>> Of course... there's always recourse by condemning the trees...
>> after all - they supplied the paper.

Sorry, you'll have to explain that one to me, too. Maybe I'm just particularly dense today (or suffering from ChipBoard sensory overload), but Dean never said anything that sounded remotely like that.

I'd add a facial expression, but just don't think any of this warrants levity.

----- jim o\-S