Dear Don Thanks your message - have been reading your Cone Wars series when possible - why not open a book on them ? Regards Richard Parker >From: Don Barclay <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: SNAIL BRAINS >Date: Fri, 7 May 1999 10:46:38 -1100 > >Hey Richard, > >I could rent you a conus magnificus motivator. I hear they work >better than a riding crop for making a lynx hit high gear... > >Cheers, > > > >Don > > > > > The gambling was quite heavy. The Australians here will bet on anything >that > > moves. My Lynx was odds-on favourite. They all knew I had been training >him. > > I staked the bank on him as well. > > > > The great race was won by a nippy little Stolida, in a close >photo-finish > > with two hydrodynamically streamlined Isabellas. Pirate Pete's Arabica >came > > in last. He tried to cheat by doping it with a drop of rum on its tail. > > > > All the cowries did very well, streaking along like yearling fillies. >They > > cleared the jumps like veteran steeplechasers. Except for my Lynx. > > > > My Lynx just stayed pat on the starting line. > > > > He didn't even budge. > > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com