James Tibensky wrote: > > The beginning was about square-footed slugs. [please don't ask for an > explanation from me!] Anyway - isn't a slug mostly foot? I think octopi > and squids are cephalopods [spelling??] meaning head foot because they seem > to have their legs attached to their heads. So are slugs are what? Slugs are gastropods: stomach foot. I've heard it said by cooks that armies move on their stomachs. Sluggishly, it would seem. > My brain hurts. You're welcome. bonus question for literature majors: what does the capripod carry? -- Steve *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Jan 17 2002 - 09:15:26 PST
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