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- Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 18:29:31 GMT
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- From: G <g@PIZZABOX.DEMON.CO.UK>
- Subject: Re: WORDS-L TP: Nancy's Science/Nature Question
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- : >But you're not safe even if you avoid the ocean! How about those
- : >nasty cane toads (Bufo marinus) that were imported to control insects
- : >and are about to take over Queensland and NSW? Indestructible,
- : >apparently.
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- : The cane toads (imported from Hawaii) are indeed poisonous, and some people
- :dry and smoke them. On the other hand, little children keep them as pets.
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- Real Men (tm) lick them raw...
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