"JR" wrote in message
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pmhilton wrote:

The word's [conclave] original use refered to the cardinals' meeting; it
has long since come to mean "any private or secret meeting."

I prefer to reflect upon the literal meaning of "con clave" and the
practice of locking the participants all in together until they come to
agreement.....

Oddly enough, I've seen that very thing. Generally speaking, it isn't very
pretty.

.....something worth considering, perhaps, in the unlikely event rw,
Wolfgang, 40, David S., Raul, and the Pirate ever choose to attend the
same gathering....

Well, I can't speak for the others (except kennie, of course) but as for
myself, I would probably go fishing.......and probably drink a beer.

Wolfgang
um......and maybe hang out in the kitchen.