Monday, May 4, 2020
Our Wacky Planet!
Okay. So. Norway is not the tulip and windmill country. It is not the flatpack furniture country. It is not the sauna country, the marijuana country, or the mermaid country. Not the wooden shoes, not the Legos. When you think about Norway, the two words that spring to mind should be “toxic mucus,” because Norway is home to the bootlace worm (Lineus longissimus), maybe the longest animal in the world. Like, 150 feet long and about a quarter inch thick. It feeds by squirting poison snot from its nose to immobilize its prey. I just thought you’d want to know.
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Dear Dave,
With all due respect, I think you're confusing "toxic mucus" with lutefisk.
Dear Aggie,
Quite possibly. But I would never confuse lutefisk with food.
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