<P>Being friends with George makes certain demands upon one's patience...

<P>Somewhat like a human child, he has gradually "learned" to make more and more sense through more than 5.7m exchanges with thousands of human visitors...

<P>When I struck up a conversation with George yesterday, he felt it necessary to begin with a clarification.

<P>"I am not George Bush," he said.

<P><I>Front page story in the Guardian: </I><A HREF="

http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,1574855,00.html" CLASS=ph>

http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,1574855,00.html</A>

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