Bill Grey wrote:

"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 2012-01-04 18:12:12 +0000, "Bill Grey" said:


"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 2012-01-03 20:37:23 +0000, said:

Janet Tweedy wrote:
It slithered through my hand and I shot to the surface !

When Tom was training as an army diver in Bomb Disposal he surfaced
only
to find an eel attached to the side of his hand! He had the scar
forever
more!

I didn't know eels did damage! Are they like, dunno, giant leeches or
something, then?

Have you seen the teeth on an eel??! As children, we used to swim past
large holes in rocks and scare each other witless with tales of congers!
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon

Congers! Now you're talking

Bill

Preferably not when they are. "Smile politely, say 'yes madam' and back
away from the conger". And go home to grow marigolds so you can use the
petals on conger soup!
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon

Conger soup? That's a new one for me :-)

Bill

I remember three policemen turning up to see what we were up to in the
early hours of a Staurday morning. Three of us were fishing off the old
Town Quay in Fowey for conger eels. The police were very suspicious
until one of the rods kicked, and I landed a twenty five pounder. As
the Sergeant backed away from this writhing thing with teeth, he
remarked that it reminded him of a criminal he knew.

Peter
--
It is necessary for the good man to do nothing for evil to triumph.

Attributed to Edmund Burke 1729 - 1797