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Old 27-01-2008, 12:44 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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In article .com, Mike
Lyle writes
Another nifty trick it plays is that the excreted compound, calcium
oxalate, isn't water-soluble, so the crystals can collect in your
waterworks -- this is worse for male animals, which have a longer and
narrower tube, and presumably also in men.


Are not men male animals? grin
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Chris