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To: Ilaine who wrote (42341)11/20/1999 10:07:00 PM
From: Jacques Chitte  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 71178
 
I actually thought about bearded clams but figured it was just as vulgar. Then of course the final program would be named Clambake.

I'm actually in a "blind spot" regarding just how risqué or misogynistic the "pussy" moniker would be considered. So I am glad to receive the input, to use the incredibly bland 90s term.

Here's the scoop on mollusca.
phylogeny.arizona.edu
I'm not happy with their plural for "octopus"; it is a misapplication of Latin grammar to a Greek root term. That sits badly with me; perhaps that is a measure of my hardness-of-ass when it comes to English.