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[octopusgrrl]

Just to liven up a Monday morning:

Protestors show solidarity with a snail

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[warpart]

[thehollowmen]

O_o

But Also..

[warpart]

Re: But Also..

[octopusgrrl]

hehee :)

I also like the Herald's previous turn of phrase which creates a vivid image: A community of giant snails sitting on 5 million tonnes of valuable coal on the West Coast have ministerial protection following a High Court ruling yesterday.

Re: But Also..

[warpart]

And growling when strangers approach, like a dog with a bone!

Re: But Also..

[octopusgrrl]

"they wants the precious, they do!"

[greektoomey]

I had no. Idea. o.O

Powelliphanta are giants of the snail world. They can reach up to 90mm across, or the size of a man's fist.

Most favour living in the forest, and particularly like to eat earthworms, sucking them up through their mouth just like we eat spaghetti!

link

[octopusgrrl]

They are definitely snails worth respecting!

[seanfish]

I wonder which circle of PC hell is reserved for those who poke fun at conservation? =P

As to the bulldozers, remember they're giant *carnivorous* snails.

[octopusgrrl]

Hey, not dissing the hippies (except, of course, by referring to them as hippies ;) just the idea of using heavy machinery to move snails! Maybe they should send in a snail-wrangler with a whip and chair to herd them out of the area?

[seanfish]

lol I didn't sincerely think that. Gotta love the hippies.

How many verses of "Rawhide" would you have to sing while wrangling said snails? Or would you just sing them slowly?

[octopusgrrl]

"R-a-a-a-a-w-w-h-h-i-i-i-i-i-i-d-d-e-e..." :)