Andrew K. Rindsberg wrote:
>
> James Cheshire asks, "[A]bout how much is a Manus Island Tree Snail worth?
> I know it's illegal to sell them in the United States, but I was just
> interested."
>
> It's worth a stiff fine and confiscation of the shell, if obtained
> illegally. Such objects are valued, but not valueless, nor are they
> priceless. They are simply unpriced.
>
> With a tip o' the hat to Art,
>
> Andrew K. Rindsberg
> Geological Survey of Alabama
>
> P.S. Art Weil is not the bad poet that we called him as last Christmas. His
> book, "Cenwahl of Wessex, Six Fifty Two" (1988, Cincinnati, Ohio, KRB
> Publications, 77 p.) is on my desk as I write. "Cenwahl" shows a real
> talent for light verse and understated humor. Yes, I know it's hard to
> believe, almost impossible given the facts, but it's quite true.
FROM THE "BAD" POET:
    I still have a few copies of "Cenwahl of Wessex: 652". For $15.00,
I'll handle the postage and "handling" in the US of A. There is, I
guarentee, not a word about shells.
     Art