Ahh,
So I'm not the only one who thought about this. I thought it was hillarious
that they were catching and eating rats because they were desperate but had
not tried clams and snails. (But then how hungry can you be if you spend half
your day making a bowling alley.) Where's a marine biologist when you need
one!

Peter Egerton


At 09:47 AM 6/29/00 EDT, you wrote:
>I'm a little surprised that none of the people on "Survivor" seem to have
>thought of eating molluscs to eke out their existence.  I know there haven't
>been any shells on the beach where most of the filming is done, but shouldn't
>there be elsewhere around the island?  Maybe some that would be considered
>delicacies in other parts of the world.  Would there be poisonous ones, too?
>Has anyone been to this island or in that area?  What's your take on this?
>sj
>
>
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