Re: [Paddlewise] Yum Yum Yellow

From: Steve Cramer <cramer_at_coe.uga.edu>
Date: Sun, 3 Oct 1999 21:09:38 -0400 (EDT)
On Sun, 3 Oct 1999 dmccarty_at_us.ibm.com wrote:

> |The local lake here in central Mississippi has a few small 'gators. The
> |largest I've seen was about 6 to 8 feet long (hard to judge since you
> |have to come around at night to see them out of the water).
> 
> I hope I'm remembering the right number but you can guestimate the size of a
> gator by taking the length of the head out of the water by 2.5.  I think it was
> 2.5 its been awhile since I was told this.
> 
The trick I heard was to guess the distance in inches from the eyes to the
nose, then assume that's the gator's length in feet.

<insert joke about blonde's desire for alligator shoes here>

Steve Cramer                     
Test Scoring & Reporting Services      Sometimes you never can 
University of Georgia                    always tell what you 
Athens, GA 30602-5593                      least expect the most.


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