Bob, I suspect the legend of the Norse invader stepping on a thistle had gotten distorted over the years and that what actually happened was that the poor bastard actually stepped into some haggis instead. C'mon, tell the truth...'fess up...You folks don't really eat that stuff do you? Tom Sanders Lansing, Mi P. S. Cycling content: A large and wooly Haggis with long fangs chased me on my bike the other day for 1/4 mile before I was able to put some distance between us...it nearly got me! T. S.