In order to bring some sanity?? to this thread I will impart some imformation that will astound you all.

DO YOU KNOW that "Topic" is an anagram of "Picot" which is a small decorative loop OR series of loops in lace or embroidery..
This derives from the French meaning 'small peak or point'

FURTHER ! It is also an anagram of "OPTIC" which, apart from the connection with vision, is also a device used in the UK by licensed establishments to dispense spirituous liquors such as gin, vodka and whisky etc. Many a happy hour have I spent watching the level of the contents of the bottles diminish....through my optic nerve I suppose.

Surely that must be all there is to say on the "Topic".

Ah! well.. I'm nearly always wrong.........

Trevor