I do appreciate it,believe it or not,lol.I,and some friends have found Diet-Coke to be almost addictive,and I'm leaning more,and more towards your point of view re Aspartame.Though I do wish you weren't right,due to my massive consumption of Aspartame via Diet-Coke,I drink a minimum of 96 ozs. daily,on a hot day out fishing a full 12 pack,144 ozs.