Is it permitted to shout out that the King (more likely, the Queen, in this case) has no clothes? The on-line article at Ms Stewart's site http://www.marthastewart.com/page.jhtml?type=content&id=tvs9122 ends with the assertion that the Golden Cowry is a 'tropical exotic land shell.' To many, many people, a shell is just a shell. Bob Dayle (a.k.a. 'makuabob') ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [log in to unmask] - a forum for informal discussions on molluscs To leave this list, click on the following web link: http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=conch-l&A=1 Type your email address and name in the appropriate box and click leave the list. ----------------------------------------------------------------------