>
> For us non-geeks (just regular folks like BenT and MM) we call em
> "Westies"!
> Ralf, on the WetWestie list came from the Westphalia region,
> perhaps he
> knows?
> Heh, maybe Tom and Ralf are related?

Must be! It's a small mundo.

Tom Buese-not a common name in the USA, but like Smith in Der
Fatherland?