x sharkieandgeorge xylophone xyphias xanthangum x-ray xerox 020703 ... carp Ever wonder where the X in 'Xmas' comes from? The X comes from a Roman symbol, which looks similiar to our X and is pronounced 'chi'. Also, seeing as how Christ was crucified on a cross the idea of Christ being represented by a cross (X) seems to follow pretty easily. 041224 what's it to you? who go blather from