OT Look on the bright side ...

"riverman" wrote in message
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Padishar Creel wrote:
"riverman" wrote in message
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What'd us furriners miss?
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Riverman, speaking of missing things, how about some of your writing?
How
are you doing in your new assisgnment, Hong Kong, right? I told on of
your
experiences to a group of fly fisherman about the African caretaker
snail
thing it was a big hit. Are you getting any chances to fish?

Chris

Hey Chris; thanks for the compliment, although I have no idea what the
'caretaker snail' thing is. :-?
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As I remember, the caretaker at your college would take fruit out into the
jungle and the next morning collect large snails, which I believe he then
ate, that had been feeding on the fruit all night. Wasn't that your
posting?

Chris

Ah, yes it was. It was how you referenced it that threw me.

Sad to say, a dominatrix in management here put the kabosh on that poor
old guy. Without a speck of scientific training or any consultation,
she deemed that his practice was 'damaging to the local ecology' and
now he can't remove them from campus any more. In actuality, she's a
bit of a supremist and likes to constantly remind the locals of who is
in charge by curtailing them at her personal whim. I suggested to him
that he catch them as before, but then release them in her flower and
vegetable garden. After a week of that, he could comment to her that
population seems to be doing just fine, and could use some culling.

--riverman