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Dear WW: I had never heard about an eel called pride. But I searched and found this : 2. (Zoöl.) A small lamprey eel; the pride. The lampreys are also called cyclostomes because they have no jaws. Their mouth is a rigid circle, and they feed by attaching to fish, and a movable rasping plate grates away fish flesh. The lampreys got into the Great Lakes from the ocean via the Welland Canal, and have been a terrible predator on game fish. Millions of dollars have been spent controlling them. The has been rather good control by putting electic barriers in mouths of small streams where they go to breed. They are unredeemably ugly. I'll search for site about dontrol efforts. PS. http://biology.usgs.gov/s+t/SNT/noframe/gl129.htm
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Dear Phillip, From a Newbie to a Stranger, welcome. In answer to your question, the character in your book would be more believable if you describe him as a "paleontologist specializing in ichthyology". Few paleontologists are funded to such a narrow degree. But if you insist, use "paleo-ichthyolgy" as hyphenized, "paleoichthyology" might qualify as one of the ugliest appearing words in the english language. Good-bye Philip, (or had you rather be called "pgwynne"). Best of luck with your book. Milum. PS: Do not confuse those porn sites you visited with this board. Even though threadlines like this one sometimes degenerate to the basest of comments, we have a devise called "Jackie, the gutter queen" who will quickly put things back in place. PPS: Speaking of porn sites...uh, did they have one about uh...oh well, forget it. 
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A man without a bicycle is like a woman without ...
Um, no, forget it.
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If I had the time and inclination, I would look for a porn site which specialised in the really wierd. Like one which caters to lovers of fossilised fish ...
Nah, forget it!
The idiot also known as Capfka ...
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If I had the time and inclination...
You might try working on the porn sites reached by googling faldage and see what they have in common.
If you have the time and inclination.
And if you have a license.
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Time and inclination. Plus the money and no fear of STD.
Hi, Faldage!
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Hi Dr. Bill!
You needn't fear a Doctor of Sacred Theology (Sacrae Theologiae Doctor). You're doing the research for purely educational reasons.
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tsuwm says, as a matter of fact, I can explain the reason for all of those seemingly unwarranted(!) search hitsI am pleased to see that I was right on the money. No surprise, my friend. =========================================================== we have a devise called "Jackie, the gutter queen" who will quickly put things back in place.Glad to oblige, any old time! [shaking my tail feathers e] 
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GUYS GUYS GUYS
We have a dead-set legend in our midst!!!
WELCOME ABOARD PHILLIP GWYNNE!!
Phillip - bit of trivia for you - both Bean and I have degrees in Marine Science as well! Mine from Sydney U, hers from Canada.
I hope AWAD continues to be of interest to you and look forward to the next book.
Have you thought of contacting Dr John Long at UWA to bounce ideas off? He is a palaeoicthyologist of some note - and also an author of non-fiction and popular fiction books.
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I don't know if it's protocol - but bugger it if it is - but here's a profile of our latest member:
"Phillip Gwynne is an extrememly talented new writer, whose first novel Deadly, unna? won the 1999 Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for Young Adult Fiction. His remarkably fresh and original voice marks him as a major new talent.
Deadly, unna? is a rites of passage story about friendship, racism and Australian Rules Football. The superb writing and characterisation vividly captures the essence of small town life and the population of white and black people.
Themes include family relationships, independence, notions of masculinity, difference, prejudice and violence. As the style of the narrator is appealing, quirky and complex, teenagers easily relate to the story while the football aspect of the novel appeals particularly to young male readers.
Phillip was born in Melbourne but grew up in rural South Australia, one of eight children. He somehow acquired a degree in Marine Biology, but then ran away to see the world. He has worked at a number of jobs including computer programming in Europe and teaching in Thailand and counting fish in Brazil. Approaching the age of forty, and having tried just about everything else, he decided to start writing. He is currently working on a screenplay based on his novel (film option was taken up by Jane Scott of Shine fame) and a sequel to Deadly, unna? He lives in Sydney with his young son.
Feedback.
"The greatest strength of Deadly, Unna? is its portrayal of Australian family life written cleverly with a blend of old Aussieisms interspersed with teenage lingo. It is fast-moving, humorous, and intriguing, a fair dinkum page turner which will provide hours of enjoyment in addition to evoking admiration for this new writer’s skills with thoughts and words. Brilliant first book by new Aussie author"
- Margaret Clark, Geelong Advertiser"
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If I had the time and inclination, I would look for a porn site which specialised in the really wierd. Like one which caters to lovers of fossilised fish ...You mean like a Coelacanth fetish? Deep.  Oh, goody! I get to graduate, and dump that dreadful "addict," on a kinky paleontology thread! Who'd've thought? And is wierd weirder than weird, CapK?
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