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07-18-2019, 10:40 PM | #1 | |||
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July 19th, 2019 : Conch
Being from up north Conch shells always fascinated me, you won’t find them on the shores of New England. My Grandmother had
one my Uncle living in Fort Lauderdale brought her but the shell probably came from further south. I always wondered how they got the Conch out without damaging the shell. The Florida Keys calls itself the Conch Republic but it's been illegal to take live Conch there for years. As a matter of fact a Texas woman just got jail time for that. Quote:
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of the pile to retrieve shells hundreds of years old they could discover changes in the ocean chemistry around that area? link
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07-19-2019, 06:23 AM | #2 |
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I suspected none of this. Thanks for the info!
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07-19-2019, 06:25 AM | #3 |
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They sell those for like $10 each in Florida gift shops.
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07-20-2019, 03:30 PM | #4 |
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Such huge piles of complicated and beautiful shells are certainly a loss in some regards.
They may be a useful tool in carbon sequestration, however. Piggy and Ralph say conch to rhyme with launch and you can't force me to say it like a conk on the head. |
07-20-2019, 03:43 PM | #5 |
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So do I, in the privacy of my own head.
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