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- From: dan@netcom.com (Dan Liddell)
- Subject: Re: lizards vs. roaches (long)
- Message-ID: <1992Oct9.154848.16210@netcom.com>
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- References: <1992Oct7.032116.8013@phx.mcd.mot.com> <1992Oct8.183227.5241@lmpsbbs.comm.mot.com>
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- Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 15:48:48 GMT
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- In article <1992Oct8.183227.5241@lmpsbbs.comm.mot.com> Scottl@mot.com (Scott Lindsey) writes:
- >... Let's hear some tales. Here's one from me.
- >
-
- >At Californial Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, an
- >experiment was performed in the early 60's on some Cuban roaches which
- >were supposed to be one of the largest in existence. Apparently, some
- >droppings were placed in a trash can, and now they are underneath the
- >science building. As of 1983, they were still there, at least a
- >zillion of them, scaring the crap out of students who walk into the
- >labs at night to work on a project, only to find them dropping off of
- >counters, etc. Fast critters, they were.
-
- Sounds apocryphal. Why? I heard the same story at the new mexico
- school of mines. Common features: 1960's, "very large roaches", trash
- can, subsequent infestation.
-
- This must have actually happened somewhere...
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- Dan Liddell dan@netcom.com
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