tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5329782430566577328.post7201365500481947177..comments2023-12-19T05:15:27.114-05:00Comments on Liana Brooks: Friday RandomLiana Brookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14587774916354749190noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5329782430566577328.post-39980063737212492152010-04-01T10:38:50.315-04:002010-04-01T10:38:50.315-04:00I'm nearly on the case for reading TM - still ...I'm nearly on the case for reading TM - still recovering from Germ Gremlins. You have been warned!Nayuleskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08693548526829437580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5329782430566577328.post-40670007524373257712010-03-27T23:13:37.263-04:002010-03-27T23:13:37.263-04:00Melusine - Guinea pigs are closer to pigs than fis...Melusine - Guinea pigs are closer to pigs than fish are to sea stars. At least they're both vertebrate mammals! <br /><br />From now on, however, anyone who confuses a sea star with a fish will be excused on the basis that they are British and there's obviously some translation issue. I will require them to talk with a British accent for the rest of the day, though. Just to be sure they're British.Liana Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14587774916354749190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5329782430566577328.post-47839935897685726362010-03-27T19:58:12.956-04:002010-03-27T19:58:12.956-04:00They're called starfish in England, no matter ...They're called starfish in England, no matter whether they're technically fish or not. Meh. Language thing. Same as Guinea pigs aren't actually pigs.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10985002695662722444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5329782430566577328.post-89217159447308818412010-03-27T19:04:14.548-04:002010-03-27T19:04:14.548-04:00Inky - There are a few weird sea stars with more t...Inky - There are a few weird sea stars with more than five arms (like the sun star- http://www.marlin.ac.uk/imgs/o_cropap.jpg), but even they go back to the five-sided symmetry once you get to the internal organs.Liana Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14587774916354749190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5329782430566577328.post-87328063277364748112010-03-27T18:15:26.908-04:002010-03-27T18:15:26.908-04:00*waves* I likes sea stars. Much fun indeed. But th...*waves* I likes sea stars. Much fun indeed. But they are not all pentaradial, are they??<br /><br />Re the editing - edited version reads much better than the first. I think the prob with it though isn't so much the alliteration as the amount of 'strong' words crammed in there. In just the first sentence you have 'swerved', 'strewing' and 'shattered', which yes, all begin with s, but are all strong, emotive, expressive words. Strong words need room to breathe. I can dig out the article if you like, but John Marsden's (http://www.johnmarsden.com.au/home.html) rule is no more than one strong word per sentence.<br /><br />Oh look. I should do a post on that O:) <br /><br />hehe.<br /><br />Loves!Amy Laurenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16782528327499574711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5329782430566577328.post-59352262554426440372010-03-26T12:56:49.566-04:002010-03-26T12:56:49.566-04:00*grins*
We were driving back home from New Hampsh...*grins*<br /><br />We were driving back home from New Hampshire. We had them in a cooler and planned to preserve them. But apparently the old station wagon was too warm even for the cooler... :OCate Kariaxihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01812494549402252779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5329782430566577328.post-71755415318973705642010-03-26T12:10:32.877-04:002010-03-26T12:10:32.877-04:00*twitches*
Catherine... that was a very unkind th...*twitches*<br /><br />Catherine... that was a very unkind thing to do. They are not starFISH. They are sea stars. Enchinoderms. Not Ostoicthyes. <br /><br />And what were you doing with dead sea stars in a car?Liana Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14587774916354749190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5329782430566577328.post-18878594055701626152010-03-26T10:27:59.810-04:002010-03-26T10:27:59.810-04:00Ah... you are talking about starfish, eh? :)
The...Ah... you are talking about starfish, eh? :) <br /><br />The only thing I know about starfish is a bag of dead starfish does not keep very well in a hot car. :[<br /><br />Seedlings! I'm thinking about picking up a packet or two of sunflowers on my lunch break. :)Cate Kariaxihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01812494549402252779noreply@blogger.com