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**chickwhorips** · 09-20-2006, 08:06 AM

Originally Posted by Nanci

http://www.kelloggs.com/keebler/prod...dgeshoppe.html

Look at the pack om the bottom.

mmm.... those do look good, put them in a salad a BAM!

Originally Posted by Lise

Damn, this thing is addictive. 0.2126 is my best time so far. Those sheep are sneaky.

very addicting.... and very sneaky!

Originally Posted by DirtDiva

This multiquote thing is cool.

No fiddling with messy code. Just one easy application. Call now for your FREE one month trial.

i just had to try the multiquote thingy. it is cool.

**DrBee** · 09-20-2006, 08:39 AM

Originally Posted by mimitabby

Yeah, FishDr I read in my Natural History a few years ago that the problem was that Italian honeybees did not groom themselves properly, they just let the mites stay on their bodies. We just have to breed more fastidious bees, neat freaks; was what I understood. (no pun intended here!)

On the other end of the spectrum - bees can also be too festidious. Who knew?

**DrBee** · 09-20-2006, 08:46 AM

Originally Posted by DebW

(2) by nurturing grandchildren rather then children after a certain point in life, a woman may do more to ensure that her genes survive. It becomes a numbers argument: the survival of 2 grandchildren is the same as the survival of one child. But it has to play out over many generations with many other variables going on at the same time.

Very true Deb (coming from an Evol Biologist)! Good information!

**DrBee** · 09-20-2006, 08:48 AM

I finally received the official call! Yippee! Yay! Wahoo! Even though I knew it was happening, it's nice to have it in writing!

I'm outta this place on Oct 12th!

**DebW** · 09-20-2006, 09:03 AM

Originally Posted by fishdr

I finally received the official call! Yippee! Yay! Wahoo! Even though I knew it was happening, it's nice to have it in writing!

Great new, Fish.

Originally Posted by fishdr

Very true Deb (coming from an Evol Biologist)! Good information!

Glad I got it mostly right. Do you know of any menopause studies on non-human mammals? Does menopause imply a well developed social organization and some level of communications?

**DrBee** · 09-20-2006, 09:16 AM

Originally Posted by DebW

Do you know of any menopause studies on non-human mammals? Does menopause imply a well developed social organization and some level of communications?

I'm not sure - my work focused on marine invertebrates.

**DrBee** · 09-20-2006, 09:21 AM

Here's an add Fishfry thing... we were asking the kids last night what they wanted to be for Halloween. FishJr named one of a dozen disney princesses. No surprise there. FishFry.. you'll love this... said he wants to be an octopus. Yes, an octopus. And he was quite adamante (sp?) about it. We tried suggesting all sorts of other things he likes. Nope - an octopus. Now how am I going to find time to make an octopus costume. It's not like they're going to sell it at Target!

Oooooh - I'm going to get to shop at Target and not Wallyworld! Wow!

**mimitabby** · 09-20-2006, 09:24 AM

Originally Posted by fishdr

Here's an add Fishfry thing... we were asking the kids last night what they wanted to be for Halloween. FishJr named one of a dozen disney princesses. No surprise there. FishFry.. you'll love this... said he wants to be an octopus. Yes, an octopus. And he was quite adamante (sp?) about it. We tried suggesting all sorts of other things he likes. Nope - an octopus. Now how am I going to find time to make an octopus costume. It's not like they're going to sell it at Target!

Oooooh - I'm going to get to shop at Target and not Wallyworld! Wow!

An octopus that's kind of cute. and of course, all 8 arms have to work!

**Trek420** · 09-20-2006, 09:41 AM

hard to describe but I saw a wonderful octopus costume once, picture this.

6 fake arms were sewn out of long shirt sleeves stuffed with whatever kind of stuffing. Each one had a glove on the end like hands (not entirely accurate but cute). I forget how they did the "suckers" on the arm.

Each arm is attached to the side of an actual shirt.

then each arm has a string that attaches to the real kid arm so ....when said kid raises or moves his hands...all 8 arms (2 real ones, 6 stuffed ones) moved.

Like a whole-body puppet!

I bet my sis or neice could sew this with ease, I sure couldn't but it was fantastic.

**bikerz** · 09-20-2006, 09:41 AM

Originally Posted by fishdr

FishFry.. you'll love this... said he wants to be an octopus. Yes, an octopus. And he was quite adamante (sp?) about it. We tried suggesting all sorts of other things he likes. Nope - an octopus. Now how am I going to find time to make an octopus costume. It's not like they're going to sell it at Target!

That's cute! Key question - what color?

And congrats on the official offer!

What's your new name going to be (bee)?

**Nanci** · 09-20-2006, 09:49 AM

How about several pairs of panty hose or tights, with the legs stuffed, with his head in the middle??

**DrBee** · 09-20-2006, 09:51 AM

Mimi and Trek - 8 working arms that sounds great! Complicated, but great!

BikerZ - I still haven't decided on a new name yet. You'd think I would've come up with something by now. Hmmmm... will have to keep thinking. On a completely different note - I can still taste that crab and cellophane noodle dish we had at the Slanted Door. Geez that was good! I'm going to have to find a vietnamese place in BR.

Color of octopus - not pink!

**DrBee** · 09-20-2006, 09:52 AM

Originally Posted by Nanci

How about several pairs of panty hose or tights, with the legs stuffed, with his head in the middle??

That might be do-able! Maybe I could find tights with spots on them. I still have to make the legs work though.

**Bruno28** · 09-20-2006, 11:56 AM

Why don't you get a live octopus and....no, no - I'm starting to see the flaws in this approach already

**margo49** · 09-20-2006, 12:06 PM

Bruno, you are one very sick cow (or sheep or goat)

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