A snail named McCarthy once said
"Today, I am staying in bed.
    With Oysters I'm livin'.
    A place they have given'.
Without 'it, I'd surely be dead."
        a.

Kay Lavalier wrote:

> Ellen Bulger wrote:
>
> > In a message dated 2/17/01 7:45:12 AM, [log in to unmask] writes:
> >
> > << Hi,
> >       Do not forget that many snails can reproduce without a mate.
> >                                        Mel S. >>
> >
> > I'm sure there's limerick potential here.
>
> There once was a snail from Nantucket,
> that laid enough eggs to fill a bucket
>
> He said "You're now full of woe,
> for it was you who let me go"
>
> Next time you're sent a snail you should shuck it!!
>
> Andrew Vik
> (who could not resist beating Art Weil out at the challenge of a
> limerick)