Thanks, Foghorn. I suppose I should look at earlier contributions. On what I have in front of me, it seemed that Raw Data was alluding specifically to Effendi's most recent posting ("...once again the obsessive effendi....")which contained one affirmation, two statements as of fact, and one speculation. On the first three he must be demonstrably right or wrong. On the fourth, Effendi anticipates denial. On this basis, unless he had other unrevealed sources, Raw Data delves into Effendi's putative or imagined (by Raw Data) hamsters and pigeons; his own not having read an article; forecasts what Effendi will tell us; reveals the linkages Effendi will make and the pretences he will adopt; and warns us to conclude that Effendi is not to be taken seriously. If that constitutes denial, and if in fact Effendi is right on the first three, then he would be right on all four. Just reading what I see.