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To: T L Comiskey who wrote (292282)	2/24/2016 4:51:42 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 540807

All things feel. –pythagoras.

To: T L Comiskey who wrote (292282)	2/24/2016 4:56:39 PM
From: Sam	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 540807

What a great poem! And how surprising to me that it is from the mid-19th century! I would never have guessed that. And what a marvelous story about Nerval: The poet Gérard de Nerval had a penchant for lobsters, or at least for one lobster. Nerval was seen one day taking his pet lobster for a walk in the gardens of the Palais-Royal in Paris. He conducted his crustacean about at the end of a long blue ribbon. As word of this feat of eccentricity spread, Nerval was challenged to explain himself. “And what,” he said, “could be quite so ridiculous as making a dog, a cat, a gazelle, a lion or any other beast follow one about. I have affection for lobsters. They are tranquil, serious and they know the secrets of the sea.”

To: T L Comiskey who wrote (292282)	2/24/2016 10:11:33 PM
From: koan	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 540807

Over the years I have given a lot of thought to why the Neanderthal went extinct. This is the theory I came up with. When Homo sapiens came to Europe they were lean and they had a throwing stick. And Neanderthal were heavyset and ambush hunters. So Homo sapiens would have no trouble running away from Neanderthal when needed. And if the Homo sapiens wanted to kill the Neanderthal for territory or food, it would be pretty easy for them to run them down and then kill them safely at a distance with their throwing stick. Neanderthals only used spears to my knowledge. And the fact that Europe at the time was cold, I imagine a lot of starvation went on in the winter and humans are known to not be above cannibalism and Neanderthals would be an obvious prey. That is based on nothing except conjecture. I love your poem.