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Kathy 24-04-2003 03:32 AM

An Empty Snail Shell is a Happy Gardner !!!
 
HURRAY !!!!!! We finally found out what was eating the leaves of our
veggies. SNAILS!!!! Put some snail bait out and walla dead snails today.
Those darn things snuck in over night, nibbled the goodies and were gone at
sun rise. My question is. Where do the inside of the snails go? All there is
is empty shells.

Kathy



TOM KAN PA 24-04-2003 02:08 PM

An Empty Snail Shell is a Happy Gardner !!!
 
My question is. Where do the inside of the snails go? All there is is empty
shells.
____Reply Separator_____
Where do you think slugs come from? They are snails that have left their
shells.






Zemedelec 24-04-2003 02:44 PM

An Empty Snail Shell is a Happy Gardner !!!
 
I suppose you might, if of a pious disposition, say of them something like:

Under this sod and beneath these trees
Lies all that's left of Samuel Pease;
Pease ain't here--it's just his pod;
He shelled off his soul which flew to God.

(New England gravestone)
zemedelec

Leer 24-04-2003 03:08 PM

An Empty Snail Shell is a Happy Gardner !!!
 

"Zemedelec" wrote in message
Under this sod and beneath these trees
Lies all that's left of Samuel Pease;
Pease ain't here--it's just his pod;
He shelled off his soul which flew to God.

(New England gravestone)
zemedelec


That is a cute poem! I have never heard of Samuel Pease. I will never look
at an empty snail shell again without thinking on Samuel and the sod beneath
the trees.

Lee







Pam 24-04-2003 03:20 PM

An Empty Snail Shell is a Happy Gardner !!!
 


TOM KAN PA wrote:

My question is. Where do the inside of the snails go? All there is is empty
shells.
____Reply Separator_____
Where do you think slugs come from? They are snails that have left their
shells.


Not exactly :-)) They are related but entirely different creatures. They also tend
to be carniverous from time to time and will consume their stricken comrades, but
typically their flesh is eaten by other garden predators - ground beetles, birds,
moles, etc.


[email protected] 24-04-2003 05:08 PM

An Empty Snail Shell is a Happy Gardner !!!
 
Save us, Lord...

.... from the humor-impaired.

On Thu, 24 Apr 2003 13:59:50 GMT, Pam wrote:



TOM KAN PA wrote:

My question is. Where do the inside of the snails go? All there is is empty
shells.
____Reply Separator_____
Where do you think slugs come from? They are snails that have left their
shells.


Not exactly :-)) They are related but entirely different creatures. They also tend
to be carniverous from time to time and will consume their stricken comrades, but
typically their flesh is eaten by other garden predators - ground beetles, birds,
moles, etc.



Leer 24-04-2003 06:08 PM

An Empty Snail Shell is a Happy Gardner !!!
 

Tom,

http://members.tripod.com/arnobrosi/snail.html

Check this site. This site will explain the difference between a snail and a
slug.

Lee


"TOM KAN PA" wrote in message
...
My question is. Where do the inside of the snails go? All there is is

empty
shells.
____Reply Separator_____
Where do you think slugs come from? They are snails that have left their
shells.








paghat 24-04-2003 06:32 PM

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In article , "Leer"
wrote:

Tom,

http://members.tripod.com/arnobrosi/snail.html

Check this site. This site will explain the difference between a snail and a
slug.

Lee


Is there also a site to explain the difference between a nail & a lug?
A pail & a jug? All hail & a chug? Airmail & a bug? Tit-flail & a dug?

-paghat the ratgirl


"TOM KAN PA" wrote in message
...
My question is. Where do the inside of the snails go? All there is is

empty
shells.
____Reply Separator_____
Where do you think slugs come from? They are snails that have left their
shells.






--
"Of what are you afraid, my child?" inquired the kindly teacher.
"Oh, sir! The flowers, they are wild," replied the timid creature.
-from Peter Newell's "Wild Flowers"
See the Garden of Paghat the Ratgirl: http://www.paghat.com/

Leer 24-04-2003 07:32 PM

An Empty Snail Shell is a Happy Gardner !!!
 

"paghat" wrote in message
...
In article , "Leer"
wrote:

Tom,

http://members.tripod.com/arnobrosi/snail.html

Check this site. This site will explain the difference between a snail

and a
slug.

Lee


Is there also a site to explain the difference between a nail & a lug?
A pail & a jug? All hail & a chug? Airmail & a bug? Tit-flail & a dug?

-paghat the ratgirl

--
"Of what are you afraid, my child?" inquired the kindly teacher.
"Oh, sir! The flowers, they are wild," replied the timid creature.
-from Peter Newell's "Wild Flowers"
See the Garden of Paghat the Ratgirl: http://www.paghat.com/


Paghat,

I am not sure if there is a site that would explain the differences between
a nail and a lug, etc.

May be there are some reference guides for writers. I would be interested in
knowing of some reference guides for writers that would comment on such
words. This sounds like a fun idea to write and think about.

Do you have any idea where I might look?

Thanks in advance for your help and considerations,

Lee





Janet Baraclough 25-04-2003 12:20 AM

An Empty Snail Shell is a Happy Gardner !!!
 
The message
from "Leer" contains these words:


Tom,


http://members.tripod.com/arnobrosi/snail.html


Check this site. This site will explain the difference between a snail and a
slug.


Is there one that explains the difference between tomfoolery and a damnfool?

Janet.



Leer 25-04-2003 01:20 AM

An Empty Snail Shell is a Happy Gardner !!!
 

"Janet Baraclough" wrote in message
...
The message
from "Leer" contains these words:


Tom,


http://members.tripod.com/arnobrosi/snail.html


Check this site. This site will explain the difference between a snail

and a
slug.


Is there one that explains the difference between tomfoolery and a

damnfool?

Janet.



Ahh, you read paghat's comment.



animaux 25-04-2003 02:44 PM

An Empty Snail Shell is a Happy Gardner !!!
 
On Thu, 24 Apr 2003 23:51:48 +0100, Janet Baraclough
wrote:


Is there one that explains the difference between tomfoolery and a damnfool?

Janet.


How 'bout a nut and a fruitcake?

LeeAnne 25-04-2003 06:20 PM

An Empty Snail Shell is a Happy Gardner !!!
 
Or a fruit and a nutcake?


"animaux" wrote in message

How 'bout a nut and a fruitcake?




animaux 25-04-2003 08:44 PM

An Empty Snail Shell is a Happy Gardner !!!
 
Well, I tell my bird, Mika, she smells like a watermelon and a buckwheat cake.
But not the same sentiment. I adore my Mika Bird Johnson.


On Fri, 25 Apr 2003 13:11:40 -0400, "LeeAnne"
wrote:

Or a fruit and a nutcake?


"animaux" wrote in message

How 'bout a nut and a fruitcake?





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