Have you noticed how some of these threads take on a life of their own? Typically a common topic starts the thread, ie "what Axiom speakers would be best for my setup? Which receiver should I buy?" Some of them stay the course through the entire thread but some of them then venture during the discussion. Many of the aforementioned topics then venture into such topics as the weather, eating habits, dogs, Best Buy employees and the like. However this isn't a complaint. If anything it is pretty freaking funny.