a) sorry for the misnomer, and b)he was pointing out same issue i was, in a different way/context; he didn't say it as a reflection of his thoughts but noticing it written in a sutra, more as you said, 'what gives?'. certainly, fools of either gender are equally dismaying to the rest in their group. whatcha gonna do? thankfully, most folks here are not the 'typical' scary kind. :)