[Slraep]

The little clam sits
until the hydraulic dredge
tears the ocean floor

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I just ate some clams
they were not as fresh as thought
sayonnara, gotta run

Slraep

[Ashley]

Slraep she's clever
Fishing for rhymes- so patient
Her catch brings giggles



I am SUCH a geek!...

[knotty panda]

Originally Posted by Slraep

I just ate some clams
they were not as fresh as thought
sayonnara, gotta run

Slraep

Absolutely hysterical! All of you! But, Slraep, I bow to the master!

[Slraep]

Ashley, I will keep your haiku on my desktop, treasuring it always! And isn't geekyness the NEW COOL nowadays? I suspect I am a sort of mega-geek underneath it all too(the tie-dye T-shirts).


For Knotty:

No need for bowing
rise, oh Knottess of Panda
just send pearls instead

Slraep

[pattye]

You All are Amazing!!

I can't wait to see what you are up to every single day! Such creative minds!

Pattye
so many pearls, so little time

[Josh]

Geekiness new cool.
Slraep said it the best.
What can you do though?

Can not fight the tide,
just like a clam so happy,
to be in such good pearl company.

[knotty panda]

I've said it before and it bears repeating. Some are talented and we who are awestruck, applaud with glee to witness such talents. How lucky for me to be able to call you my friends. Brightening my day, I'm happy as a clam!

[Caitlin]

How lucky for me to be able to call you my friends. Brightening my day, I'm happy as a clam!

Brightening my day
I'm lucky to call you friends
Happy as a clam

It was so close, I just had to do it.

[Slraep]

Caitlin, that's so cute! I completely missed that.

Knotty, you don't even realize the hidden haiku in you!

Josh, okay now I understand why you never tried writing back any Danutku to match my Joshku......

Slraep

[barbie biggs]

If I had permission:

Oyster dissertation,
Josh free-range oysters interview I
For career options

barbie

[Caitlin]

Here you go, Josh: Hope you don't mind.

Geekiness new cool.
Slraep clearly said it the best.
What can you do though?

[barbie biggs]

Is it really a 'new cool' to be geeky?

I always kind of thought that it came partially with being secure enough to truly 'do your own thing' whether it's popular or not.
Like loving Hello Kitty if you're over 15.
Or thinking Olivia is the greatest!

Geeky= secure, intelligent, self-contained but not emotionally distant,
something like that. Plus maybe a little absent minded or tending to trip over things when concentrating.

Caitlin, I think your Haiku may be technically correct as well as esthetically pleasing. How did you do that?
barbie

[Slraep]

Originally Posted by barbie biggs

Like loving Hello Kitty if you're over 15.

Sorry Barbie, that's just going too far.

On a serious note, I don't get what you mean about Josh's free range oysters. Can someone explain?

Slraep

[Slraep]

Another one comes to mind.

Shiohigari
is that a little white clam?
no, it's some plastic

[barbie biggs]

Dear Slraep:
It's actually pretty simple. I've been working on getting into grad school this year and knowing that I have to write a dissertation to get out I've been thinking about suitable topics. Being obsessed with pearls I keep coming back to a conversation on the PG some time ago where Josh talked about 'free range' oysters.
See there's this whole new breed of pearl farmers and purveyors. People like Josh and Jeremy. People who care about the earth and it's people. So I've been wondering if for my dissertation I could get their permission to do oyster research.
You know, interview the little guys, find out how they like the newer, better working conditions. How do they feel about the product of their labors?
There's been lots of talk in the last year on the Guide about what ends up in the water. There was even talk of pig poop. Bleeck. That was a bad thing.
Anyway, my Haiku had too many syllables, but thats basically it. Are the oysters as happy as clams?

barbie

PS I don't know if you've ever tried to get into grad school but it's like a whole second job. Lots to do.