So, Ross, in case you hadn't noticed, the flying pigs went west with the
Hinkley Buzzards to have lunch with those swallows in Califonia! If you
hadn't noticed the dark clouds of them passing overhead, perhaps it is
because you have spent a little too much time with snails and Yohimbe? You
gotta get out more, man! :)
-----Original Message-----
From: Ross Mayhew <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Sunday, May 21, 2000 1:14 AM
Subject: Re: Bellyaching and other entertainment - **and** an actual shell
question!


>Well, it's good to see things settling down to semi-normal!  (by the
>way, does anybody notice how some postings seem to get completely and
>absolutely ignored around this joint??)  Guess we can get back to really
>important things like Strange Test Messages and where the heck are those
>migrating flying pigs when you really need them?? (and by the way,
>Yohimbe is about as unrelated to Viagra as a Snail is to a Supernova -
>it is a rather hazardous stimulant which in large quantities apparently
>works effectively as a hallucinogen - it does sometimes have a
>side-effect which resembles that of Viagra's main claim to fame, but is
>a bit hard on the blood-pressure even in modest doses.)
>
>Now, a mollusc-related question: the claim has been made that Vaught's
>compilation of Molluscan Taxonomy is replete with errors.  Has anyone
>actually made up an "errata and corrections" for portions of this work?
>If so, speak up!!
>
>Speaking of corrections & errata, were most or some of the problems with
>the first two printings of the Compendium of Shells corrected in the
>most recent incarnation of this fine book?
>
>Getting my tomatoes in this weekend (There's only two things that money
>can't buy, and that's True Love and Home Grown Tomatoes.),
>Ross.