I agree. You should never assume that any optimization has actually optimized anything until you test it. Testing L2S is a pain in the *** because you basically need to use profiler to pull out the generated SQL and then run it manually to see the execution plan. Which I will do, it's just not fun.

A true "King Among Men" is defined as being absolutely awesome in everything done.

So no, I'm not about to swear fealty. But you rock!