Hey, the Canuck! Us Canuckistanians have got to stick together!!! Dragomir is mostly serious... he really IS dying from the disease, although there are a few funny lines. Hors d'Oeuvres to the Gods ~ Again, mostly serious with SOME comical stuff... The Philosopher, if you're into conspiracy theories, is based on an actual existing organisation (which I shall not name) with the aforementioned members... Am aware "Arabs" can't be lumped together, but in my case, they are living in a non-existent country. Never lived in the Middle East, but I've read, "Write what you know about; write what you don't know about, but WRITE!" I write to entertain ~ it's up to the audience to decide if it's entertaining...