Thank you very much for your kind words. I have learned many things from all of you. I will continue to enjoying all of the messages. Thanks again. Jiongtao http://www.soft.ics.keio.ac.jp/~huang/ >From: NORA BRYAN <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Many thanks for all of "Re: Baking cowries" >Date: Fri, 26 Nov 1999 15:26:26 -0700 > >Jiongtao says "Sorry for everyone that I submitted this uninteresting topic >m(--)m....." >I disagree! >It was a very interesting thread! Thanks for posting it, and thanks to all >who >participated. >I suppose it becomes very important to know if you have a 'doctored' shell >if >you are planning on paying big bucks for one, or innocently trying to sell >one >in the mistaken belief that it is real. Such 'doctored' shells make an >interesting collection of their own - if you don't pay too much. >I too am a lover of shells for their own sake. I like all shells, (that's >why I >can't specialize I suppose). I don't have big bucks to spend, but there >are >thousands of shells out there that fall in the little or no value category. >They >don't even have to be pretty in the usual way - I enjoy looking at each >shell >and comparing them against other similar shells, sort of a >pseudo-scientific >interest I guess. And I can look at the small ones endlessly under the >misroscope! > >Nora >Calgary, Alberta ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com