>One more thing, there's this famous comedian who usually stutters for comedic effect which basically does no favours for people who actually stutter (and acting like an idiot the rest of the time certainly doesn't help). I think most people only know about stuttering from watching him on tv. That does suck. It's still often a "comic" thing in the US (where I live) too, still one of the few things left that is semi acceptable to make fun of. I hope that starts to change... Your post isn't messy at all. : )