Now that is the first time I see an explanation which tries to point out some sense in the apparent madness. Appreciated! Would you or someone else knowledgeable be willing to create a guide like this, but spanning all the magic runic incantations known to Haskell wizards? Showing similarities, analogies, etc? And targeted at dumb apprentices like me? I'd be happy to serve as a somewhat (though not perfectly) dumb specimen to bounce explanation attempts off! (email in my profile - just added, in case someone was crazy enough to try to pull that off)