I just edited out the "s" in your/my poem, Bill.

When I wrote a round for children's voices that included the nations and capitals of South America, we sang:

LEE-mah...

for Lima.

But the beans are definitely:

LIE-muh BEEEEENS

Right? I mean, definitely right, right?

I would like to know whether anybody here has actually seen a real banana slug that was ten inches long. That mental image is really disgusting to me. I can't believe something so disgusting hasn't been brought to the foreground of our cultural consciousness. Never even heard of banana slugs till last night...

WW