Sarah,
I thought a proboscis (this spelling should be correct) is a nose,
snout or beak.
As an aside, I really would like EVERYONE in this NG to get along
together. I know, there are idiot posters who cannot or do not read a
manual, who post a question when the same one has been posted five
minutes and two posts earlier, but everyone should make an attempt to
get along. If you want to see a forum where there really is little in
the way of bickering, try the Serif forum. Probably more "regulars"
there than here, but no one tends to be nasty in their replies. It is
moderated, to a point, but everyone knows to be nice.
Mike