Yes indeed. Another fun show! There is a better encode out there . . . I downloaded it several years ago. This one fades almost to silence at least 3 different times. The chugging-beer commercial sounds strange to us today as well.

I liked the twists on the old moral about avarice. Love of money . . . is a bad thing, don\'cha know. There\'s the ever present connection to satan. But in this tale, any malevolent spirit from world mythology would fit the bill. Just so long as it\'s evil and has supernatural abilities. And there\'s a couple hundred long-dead gods who could play that role.

So . . . old and rare coins that are worth less than a penny. But if they\'re old and rare . . . aren\'t they worth more than a penny, no matter what the face-value of the coin is? Suppose the stock market took a dive and the exchange rate flucuated madly about the time the bottle was being sold to another party? Would it be necessary to be reading the tickertape continually in order to ensure the value of the coin(s) being exchanged? I ask you . . .

I do like E.G.\'s final little kicker . . . and it does fit the story . . . that the smaller the amount paid for the bottle, the quicker that person\'s life came to an end. Nice little tidbit.<br>