> Permit me a digression for a pet peeve...
>
> "Weird" is spelled "weird". Not "wierd".
>
> Yes, I know the nursery rhyme as well as you do --- i before e except
> after c, etc etc. But weird is spelled weirdly. Appropriate, isn't it?
It's also my pet peeve, but I long ago stopped bothering to correct people.
One may also wish to consider "feisty" :)
Chris