Regarding Max1s comment to Coneyisland about ME salaries...
a mate of mine tells a joke, it goes something like:
guy to girl, "would you sleep with me if I offered you a million dollars?" Girl, "yes of course"
Ok says guy, what about for $20?..no way says the affronted girl, what kind of a girl do you think I am?
Guy says, "I think we have determined what kind of girl you are, now we are just haggling about the price".
We should make sure this thread doesn't disappear, so that we can quote from it in a couple of years when it dries out behind CI's ears.