: Ha! If my new 'yak sinks when I put it in the water for the first
: time, I've got the perfect excuse: It's not a real boat. And
: when anyone asks about the 'yak as I'm putting it in, I'll be
: able to disarm any questions by simply replying "It's fake.
: Nope, it's not a real boat. Nothing to see here. Move on."

Sometimes experiments fail...that's all you gotta say

: I may have a conundrum on my hands, though. If I paddle with the GP
: and impress my wife enough that she wants to switch, does that
: mean I'm right? Isn't there something about the universe
: imploding and doing bad things to space/time/breakfast?

Nope, nope...the integrity of the space-time continuum will not be disturbed. Hmm, I am positive that if you ask her, it won't be about "right", it will simply be that you finally recognized what "she" had been talking about all the time, just in a different way. I have discussions like this with Linda quite often. She rolls her eyes, waves her hands around the air above her head and says I finally clued into what she was saying all along. LMAO!

Robert N Pruden