bourse - stock exchange or money market. Oddly enough, from the Latin 'bursa' - purse. Del Spenst >From: Phil Liff-Grieff <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: or, I've got a really stupid question............... >Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 17:14:06 -0700 > > >OK, its time for me to ask the stupid question that has bugging me for a >while- >WHAT EXACTLY IS THE BOURSE? I've figured out that it is an activity that >involves the possible transfer of shells from one party to another and even >the possible exchange of currency. Could someone describe the details? >Thanks, >Phil Liff-Grieff (never been to COA and planning to this year) > Char Lloyd <[log in to unmask]> wrote:This is the latest that I have >received on hours of the Bourse: (as of 3/14/03) >July 19th........... 1:00pm until 9:00pm >July 20th........... 9:00am until Noon >Charlotte Lloyd > >john drysdale wrote: > > > Does anyone have the times and dates for this year's COA bourse. I have > > tried several times to obtain this information without success. I hope >this > > is not indicative of how the convention will run this year in Tacoma. >Thank > > you to who ever responds. > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > >Phil Liff-Grieff >2447 Kemper Avenue >La Crescenta, CA 91214 >(818) 541-1232 >[log in to unmask] _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail