Diann - *I* have $800 binoculars, and I'm not (usually) a lister, so I do
understand. But I've met more than a few...

-----Original Message-----
From: Diann MacRae <tvulture at mail1.halcyon.com>


>At 07:36 PM 3/24/98 -0800, you wrote:
>
>>If I see $800 binoculars around the asker's neck, I get afraid they are
>Listers (with
>>a capital "L"), and the mention of a non-italicized bird will be met with
>>contempt. >
>
>Ouch, Michael!! There are lots of us out there with good/expensive binocs
>who aren't Listers, per se. And we like both italicized and non-italicized
>birds!
>
>Diann MacRae
>Bothell
>tvulture at halcyon.com
>