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>Date:    Wed, 18 Oct 2000 08:01:48 +0200
>From:    Alwyn Marais <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Fw: Science Fiction
>
>Dear List, although this is not totally shell related (there is one mention
>of clams) it still was fun to read. Maybe the museum guys on the list have
>similar stories to share with us. Enjoy.
>
>Regarding Alwyn's letter from the Smithsonian about the Barbie's
>head.  I must let you all in on the secret.  There is a sect in the
>freshwater mussel field that believes that the finding a baby's head
>(in doll form of course) in a stream bestows upon the bearer
>powerful mojo that can greatly improve field collecting.  I have a
>fledgeling collection myself.  The ones with missing hair and
>mud-filled eyes are especially prized.  I may post them on the web
>this winter.


Kevin

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Kevin S. Cummings
Illinois Natural History Survey
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