tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post2081285258347017703..comments2024-03-14T00:16:32.077-07:00Comments on 50 Books: Your Challenge for the DayTammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16613804843380827691noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-30451273136622270462007-07-04T10:27:00.000-07:002007-07-04T10:27:00.000-07:00You left off the best thing about that picture. W...You left off the best thing about that picture. When a hagfish gets too slimy for even a hagfish, it ties itself in knot, which it slides down its body to scrape off the slime.<BR/><BR/>Bon appetit!Heatherkayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15134692812691943923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-88343847625863241842007-07-03T22:45:00.000-07:002007-07-03T22:45:00.000-07:00Nicole, I was under contract as a staff writer and...Nicole, I was under contract as a staff writer and editor, so I got a salary instead of royalties and all that.<BR/><BR/>Landismom, I remember your post asking for good science books, and to be honest, I didn't even think of my own books. Modesty? Forgetfulness? I don't even know why.<BR/><BR/>Elizabeth and Bybee, congratulations! I'm not prone to vomiting, but your comments actually made me gag! Well done!Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16613804843380827691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-80007705932304967422007-07-03T22:35:00.000-07:002007-07-03T22:35:00.000-07:00This could never go into a children's book, but ol...This could never go into a children's book, but older men in Korea love to eat the hagfish. They see it as an aphrodisiac. Most often eaten while drinking vast quantities of alcohol --surprise!Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061186489010154661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-8870932515745963642007-07-03T21:07:00.000-07:002007-07-03T21:07:00.000-07:00Did you know that a freshly caught hagfish, contai...Did you know that a freshly caught hagfish, contained in a tank, will produce enough mucus to completely "solidify" the water in that tank? True. I've seen it done. Yick, but fascinating.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01593023928199476527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-252329710689886632007-07-03T19:18:00.000-07:002007-07-03T19:18:00.000-07:00Hey, now, why didn't you toot your own horn when I...Hey, now, why didn't you toot your own horn when I was looking for kid science books! This is just what I need.landismomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328094347362872558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-89952931882372525812007-07-03T12:57:00.000-07:002007-07-03T12:57:00.000-07:00How cool!How cool!RandomRanterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06147261564775917270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-54757755584614447202007-07-03T08:43:00.000-07:002007-07-03T08:43:00.000-07:00Hey! We have some of your books in my library syst...Hey! We have some of your books in my library system! We have three, but not these two. Too bad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-90802484333207686492007-07-03T07:54:00.000-07:002007-07-03T07:54:00.000-07:00that is truly awesome, and so up my-and my kids' -...that is truly awesome, and so up my-and my kids' - alley. off to find your books at the library! (if you got royalties, I'd buy 'em, I swear!)BabelBabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00467487618830618571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-24741932029905945172007-07-03T06:10:00.000-07:002007-07-03T06:10:00.000-07:00Why don't you get royalties?Why don't you get royalties?Nicole Steeveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15591352274425694268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-12749476873227747202007-07-02T22:33:00.000-07:002007-07-02T22:33:00.000-07:00This thing reminds me of those wormy mouth sucker ...This thing reminds me of those wormy mouth sucker things from the pit in King Kong. I wonder if Pete Jackson took his inspiration from this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com