Heh. I used to always enjoy it when I could have an actual discussion with someone. People are all different, so you can learn the most interesting tidbits from the most random people. I remember a homeless guy in Newcastle telling me about the line of Popes... and I checked out the information, and he was actually right about almost all of it.
I'm pretty sure I would have been sitting around your kitchen table, sipping ginger ale and talking.
-kv