So, maybe that's an example of Gold's Fool?
David
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>What really irritates me is not only Bob's point, but the fact that the person who finds what I've been looking for finds a perfect specimen, when I can only find broken or worn specimens, AND I know that person intends to stick it in a jar of shells to decorate their bathroom.
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>-- Bob Winters <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>I get very inflective over say, Inflectarius inflectus Say. I always
>complain when finding only Elliptio complanata Lightfoot. In order to avoid
>injury, one must be very lightfooted when walking over a bed of these
>shells.
>
>Bob
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>On Sun, Jul 5, 2015 at 1:24 PM, Carole Marshall <
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>> Could be a funny subject David. My pet peeve is looking for a particular
>> shell, only to have some clueless person walk up to me and ask "Do you know
>> what this is"? And have MY shell.
>> Carole
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>> In a message dated 7/5/2015 1:43:55 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>> [log in to unmask] writes:
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>> Idle holiday weekend question:
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>> Do other collectors find themselves experiencing disappointment, mild
>> irritation or frustration when they encounter something that looks good at
>> first glance but turns out to be mundane? Are there certain species that
>> are pet peeves?
>>
>> As I'm culling drift, I'm looking for the tell-tale spiral of most
>> gastropods, but also items that are highly colored and highly sculptured.
>>
>> For Caribbean drift, Bittiolum varium ranks up there for my personal
>> fool's gold. I know--I should appreciate it for what it is. And I've
>> learned to "look past" my initial responses.
>>
>> What are other shell addicts' experiences? Objects of loathing and spite?
>>
>> David Kirsh, LPC, RN
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>> Sent from my iPhone
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