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Post by scalysnailtail on Nov 25, 2013 22:52:50 GMT
My snails are traveling really slow. it takes like a minute to travel 30 cm. whats wrong with them? can they not run? are they ill?
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Post by crucify on Nov 27, 2013 11:35:54 GMT
Large snails tend to be slower than small ones in my experience.
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Post by muddydragon on Nov 28, 2013 10:43:10 GMT
by definition snails cannot run, they do not have legs
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Post by Cashell on Nov 28, 2013 20:18:34 GMT
My snails are traveling really slow. it takes like a minute to travel 30 cm. whats wrong with them? can they not run? are they ill? What?! LOL!  Snails are supposed to be slow! If I were to see a snail moving faster than me, I'd have to rent a horse and run for my dear life in order to avoid by being suffocated by speedy snail slime! |
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Post by kb.trekkie on Dec 3, 2013 2:32:17 GMT
My snails travel slowly too! I think that is just the way God made them!!!
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Post by greyphoenix on Dec 3, 2013 17:23:55 GMT
My snails are traveling really slow. it takes like a minute to travel 30 cm. whats wrong with them? can they not run? are they ill? What?! LOL! Snails are supposed to be slow! If I were to see a snail moving faster than me, I'd have to rent a horse and run for my dear life in order to avoid by being suffocated by speedy snail slime! This reminds me of that story about giant snails on an island and how the person who went looking for them assumed he could escape because all snails are slow... only these were humongous and ended up chasing him all over. Does anyone know the title of the story I'm thinking of? I haven't read it in ages! |
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Post by kb.trekkie on Dec 3, 2013 18:11:03 GMT
It was the "The Quest for Blank Clavervingi" by Patricia Highsmith. At one point my blood ran hot and cold as I was reading it. It's an awesome story!
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Post by Cashell on Dec 3, 2013 20:27:59 GMT
It was the "The Quest for Blank Clavervingi" by Patricia Highsmith. At one point my blood ran hot and cold as I was reading it. It's an awesome story! Wow it must be an intense story to make that happen! |
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Post by kb.trekkie on Dec 3, 2013 21:40:07 GMT
Yep. Just imagining myself in the place of the scientist being chased by the man-eating snails gave me chills!
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Post by greyphoenix on Dec 3, 2013 23:09:18 GMT
It was the "The Quest for Blank Clavervingi" by Patricia Highsmith. At one point my blood ran hot and cold as I was reading it. It's an awesome story! Thank you! I'll have to see if I can find it and read it again! |
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Post by greyphoenix on Dec 3, 2013 23:16:23 GMT
Okay, I'm now sitting here laughing after reading the following page about that story and the author. Apparently the author was extremely into snails, carrying them in her purse, or "carefully positioned under each breast" for international travel. Say what??? Now *that's* an extreme snail addiction! I wonder if the snails enjoyed it? Lol... billchance.org/2012/06/02/the-quest-for-the-blank-claveringi/ |
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Post by greyphoenix on Dec 3, 2013 23:28:54 GMT
FYI, for anyone interested, I found a book by Patricia Highsmith on Amazon called "Eleven," which includes the above story plus one more about snails, along with other short stories. It has a picture of a snail on the front, and also comes in a Kindle edition. Guess what's downloading to my tablet now? Lol.
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Post by muddydragon on Dec 6, 2013 13:32:09 GMT
that sounds an amazing book! i willing to bet that the scientist went back despite it being man eating  |
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Post by greyphoenix on Dec 6, 2013 18:14:56 GMT
Haha, I won't give any spoilers, but out of the two snail stories in the book I mentioned, the first, titled "The Snail Watcher," made me just a tad nervous, with my snails getting ready to lay eggs and all... If you've read it you'll know what I mean.  |
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Post by vallery on Jan 20, 2014 11:34:49 GMT
My snails are traveling really slow. it takes like a minute to travel 30 cm. whats wrong with them? can they not run? are they ill? Very Funny. |
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Post by Zorst on Jan 20, 2014 12:28:33 GMT
Sounds great I'll have to check them out, doubt there suitable for the rug rats yet but the eldest can always wait a few years lol n I get to read them YAY!
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Snails are supposed to be slow! If I were to see a snail moving faster than me, I'd have to rent a horse and run for my dear life in order to avoid by being suffocated by speedy snail slime!
