> printf will insert items of the right argument in the left argument
> where specified.
> So:
>    'The population of %s\n' printf 'R'
> The population of R
> However 'Ralegih' is not one item, but a list of 7. You need to box it
> to make it a single item:
>    'The population of %s\n' printf <'Raleigh'
> The population of Raleigh

Yay, boxing and unboxing!  Thanks, though, that will work nicely.
 
> When starting a new thread, please don't reply to a message from a
> previous thread - even if you change the subject it isn't recognized
as
> a new thread. Start a new message instead.

Weird, I have been doing just that for all my life.  I guess there is a
header that has a message thread id?  I was wondering why archives had
so many mis-threaded emails ... 
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