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Age 46, Male
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Joined on 12/16/99
When I was younger I smashed snails with two bricks then sprinkled salt on their remains. It was a rather macabre practice back then, but it provided me with entertainment.
Where I live now I don't think I have seen a snail or a slug for quite some time.
Oh no, poor snail! :-0
You can't blame the little guys, they ain't got no brain. They just have a ganglia.
hi liljim
Do you know why they fizzle up when salted?I sure as heck don't.
I agree with Luis - snails exist because they are delicious with lots of butter.
Maybe in gourmet restaurants, but come on.... Take a look at that thing. There's no way that most people on this planet would ever consider eating it.
Having said that, I forgot that you'd gone to the South of France for a while... Lyon? Somewhere close to that, I think. And yeah, when they're prepared right... Yum yum.
YOU KILLED IT <='(
Manslaughter. I didn't mean to kill it. And... Why the hell are we even debating what I did? I mean, it's a SNAIL.
Where can you find one of these?
Most gardens in the UK, after it's rained. Your profile doesn't say where you're from, so it's difficult to estimate how far you'd have to travel to see one of these things in the flesh, so to speak.
Atgod88: The official stance of the Catholic Hurch is that evolution is real, and that God directed evolution in order to create man. It is called intelligent design.
There is a myth that Christianity is at odds with science. It is not. Modern science began as a quest by Christians to better know God by better understanding His creation. Issac Newton wrote more about religion than about science. Galileo's daughter was a nun. I am not saying that Christianity is responsible for science, or that there is no place for non-Christians is science. I am simply saying that Christians are not the backward savages making human sacrifices to idols that atheists we are.
Looks like a penis.
My wife passionately hates the little buggers. We're talking full upright seizure when she sees one. I personally don't have a problem with them. They're actually quite fascinating.
If anything, they were put on this Earth to torment those who can't handle a little mucus under their shoe.
:-P
In a place I used to live, they managed to work their way into the house. They'd be crawling (or whatever way you want to call them moving) around the kitchen. I even found one half way up my bedroom window - the inside of it.
Fascinating at distance, maybe, but not when they invade your living space.
Having said that, my bedroom was above a damp cellar, so it was a perfect breeding ground for spiders and a hotspot for those little bastards.
I've got a similar problem with frogs. Out here in my neck of the newer England, we've got bogs all around here. I have to drive down a road that cuts right through the middle of one, so driving home late at night in mid-late August is life-ending for dozens of the things. Can't even swerve to avoid them or anything, they're too small to notice until you're upon them.
Am I the only one who finds it amusing, that the majority of things that get squashed or squished are high up on the list of French delicacies?
OH SNAP!
Why I oughta.
Heh, I was walking back from the pub the other night with a friend, and it had been lightly raining throughout the evening, so the pavement was reasonably wet by the time we left. On the walk home, we both literally had to sidestep a big old slug every few paces. They were EVERYWHERE.
I'd like to believe that they're just adrenaline junkies -- they love the risk factor.
Either that, or they're just stupid creatures. I err in favour of the latter.
You know, now that I think about it, I was reading about the decline of the hedgehog in the UK not so long ago. Granted, some of that is due to the fact that people inadvertently drive over them as they cross the road, but one of the major parts of their diets are slugs and snails.
There aren't many animals or creatures that struggle when there is an abundance of food. These guys obviously aren't looking in the right places for their grub.... although I will give it to them that their habitat (overgrown hedgerows and the like) have been cut back substantially over the years, so I won't hold it against them.
Actually, i'm confused, I haven't seen a slug or snail in bloody ages, and it has been raining loads in the UK..
......... I live in the UK, too. Maybe they're all hiding from you. Or something. There are plenty around this neck of the woods.
You a scrawny little fellow aren't you? In your profile pic. you look like you weight like 90 pounds.
I probably weigh less than that... So yes, I'm a scrawny little guy.
LOL, well yeah, the brainpower issue is probably a substantial part of it, too ;P
I see a lot of dead hedgehogs at the side of the road these days, when walking my dog mostly. It's kinda sad when you see things like that, because again it's about the brainpower issue. If a species just naturally doesn't have the brainpower to avoid putting themselves in dangerous scenarios, then you can't really hold it against them when they get run over, stepped on, etc.
I remember when I smoked though, I did step on quite a few snails initially when venturing out in the dark for a cigarette.
BTW, James, are you planning on making an appearance at the London meet this year? I'm 50/50 on getting up there this year, so I guess it's not a huge deal for me if you can't. 2009 though I'll be living in London, so I'll definitely be there then, and it would be great to meet you -- the ONLY English NG staff member ;P
UP to London? Where do you live? Cornwall, or some place like that?
Dunno, I'm in mixed minds as to whether or not to turn up there. One thing's for sure... I won't be getting the train, if I do turn up.
The last time I got a train from Edinburgh through to where I live... took around 9 hours or so, when it should have been just 2 hours. Bloody Railtrack.
You've inspired a future blog post, somewhat related to Tom's wombats.
I live literally south of London -- West Sussex. It's about a 2 - 2.5 hour trip for me to get there from where I live, hence why I'm not really sure about getting there this year. It's not a massive trip in comparison to some, but the logistics of getting there and back are complicated by the pub aspect... don't really want to be catching a train home late at night, especially considering the inefficiency of the railway system these days (as you mentioned).
We'll see what happens I suppose.
I Meant To ask you this a while ago so sorry for being so old...
Was that really you on the stickcam? at Comic-con?
I think there was a few hackers lol some of the artists seemed a bit....off sounding
otherwise the artists of NG are very weird and i sholud never talk to them again.
anyway realating to the post.
a few weeks ago when it seemed to rain all day in england (THAT WEEK where it was forcasted to be sunny and i mean it rained like the heavens had opened) i just tried on my new pair of trainers so i decided to go out, now where i live there is a long stone path down to my house and plenty of bushes around me
I KILLED 6 OF THOSE BUGGERS AROUND 3 SMALL ONES IN ONE STEP.
these new shoes have mucus which is rather hard to get of...and it even smells!
I Cant Compain about the wether but...its like they want a death wish, are they so depressed because they move so fucking slow?!
Herts Seems to have the most rain. Or its just me....
Not sure who it was you saw on stickcam, but I wasn't at Comic-Con.
HolyPeanuts
How big are they around your area? The biggest one I have ever seen here in Kansas, was half the size of my thumbnail...
That one looks pretty big.....kinda.
liljim
The shells tend to get to about the size of a golf ball... If they live that long, at least.