Topic Update @ 3:00 PM Eastern time: I got it unlocked and have
greatly reduced the number of graphics that stalled during
loading. If you're able to see this, consider yourself Luckie
and enjoy what's left in the Topic.

For those of you who have lost your Favorite Graphic from you post;
"sorrie bout that!" Some of them either took forever to load,
never finished loading, or the site often didn't answer a
request for data.

This topic requires that dozens of non-Pet Talk sites answer
when called and return data in order to provide the graphics
and pictures. Some sites do it better and faster than others.
A really "bad actor" is the German "plauder-smilies.de"
site which is often slow to answer and sometimes does
not ever answer. Great graphics on the site, but it's very poor
at communicating with other servers on the internet.

Bottom line: Tonya, our own "Zippy-Kat", started a really
fun-filled Topic; too bad the Internet could not support the
huge response we've had! If you can see the site and it's funny
graphics - ENJOY. If the durn thing won't load after repeated
"Reloads" or "Refreshs", we're sorry.

We'll leave the site "Open" - but Shame On You if you even
THINK about adding anything after this "final" post!!

/s/ Phred; the guy wiffa sore finnertipz!

[ October 19, 2001: Message edited by: Phred ]