(from RussellMUCK 7/19/02)

Pearl exclaims, "There's a small lizard in my office!"

Calin exclaims, "Nifty!"

Pearl says, "He's tiny and fast."

Paw purrs, "Neeto."

Akili disconnects for a little bit.

Paw asks, "How'd that happen?"

Akili has disconnected.

Pearl says, "I dunno. I tried to herd him towards the door, but he went under something."

Pearl says, "If I was brave I'd catch it and put it outside..."

Pearl asks, "Do lizards bite?"

Paw purrs, "Not that you'd notice."

Calin says, "They can, but most can't break the skin."

Calin nods.

Pearl says, "Ewwwaaahh"

"Ewah?" asks Calin.

Paw purrs, "If the gerbils nipping at your skin doesn't bother you, a Lizard won't."

Calin nods.

Paw purrs, "And a lizard would probably be more concerned with getting away than biting."

Calin says, "Just try not to grab it by the tail."

Pearl says, "Yeah, I herded him out of my room, but he ran for the fax machine."

Calin says, "It's just gross."

Pearl says, "Yeah, I know, they can detach it."

Calin nods.

Pearl says, "This one's just a baby though."

Pearl sighs.

Calin says, "It could still detach it."

Pearl says, "Maybe I'll just ignore him and he'll find his own way out."

Paw wants to help catch the Leeezard.

Pearl exclaims, "Then get over here!"

Kimia says, "The lizard would be nifty for Calin to add to his collection."

Calin chuckles.

Azizi says, "But it would eat all his pet spiders."

Pearl says, "He's WAY too fast for me."

Calin says, "Yeah. The lizard would think the spider and preying mantis were very tasty."

Pearl asks, "You still have the mantis?"

Kimia says, "But he would have them in different containers."

Calin says, "I caught one yesterday or the day before."

Pearl says, "Ah, a different one."

A peaceful calm falls silently through a quiet fog.

Kimia says, "It's way bigger."

Calin says, "This one is much bigger than the other."

Calin says, "Probably an inch and a half long."

Pearl says, "Whoa!"

Paw purrs, "Lizards eat small bugs too. He'd be busy catching a lot of food."

Paw purrs, "Or find a store that stocks crickets."

Calin says, "Yeah. I have a hard enough time catching enough bugs for my bugs."

Paw purrs, "Or just go stalk crickets."

- http://www.all4humor.com/jokes/various/1.html

Pearl says, "I would think the lizard would be attracted to the sun and find his way out the open door here."

Calin says, "He will, eventually."

Calin says, "Maybe."

"How cold is it in there?" asks Calin.

Pearl says, "Too bad it's Friday and I have to lock up when I leave."

Calin nods.

Pearl says, "It's pretty warm... so maybe the shade is more attractive now."

Pearl frowns.

Calin says, "Could be."

Pearl says, "Maybe that's why he came in in the first place: to escape the hot sun."

Paw purrs, "Hm... some of that seems rather improbable..."

Pearl asks, "What part?"

Paw purrs, "Elephants are the only animal that cannot jump."

Paw purrs, "That's a lie."

Paw purrs, "Whales can't jump."

Azizi says, "They mean land animals."

Azizi says, "However they didn't say that."

Paw purrs, "It didn't specify."

Akili has connected.

Paw purrs, "I bet a millipede can't jump."

Calin agrees.

Calin says, "I also suspect slugs don't jump."

Azizi says, "That's an insect."

Calin says, "Insects are animals."

Pearl says, "Slugs are invertibrates not bugs."

Pearl says, "or insects."

Calin says, "Slugs are still animals. Try to keep up."

Azizi says, "What it should say is land mammals."

Paw purrs, "I wouldn't doubt that several of these are incorrect."

Paw purrs, "I bet a hippo can't jump either."

Calin declares that elephants are the only four legged gray land mammals larger than a house that cannot jump.

Pearl laughs.

Azizi says, "Yup they can."

Paw purrs, "Nor a rhino."

Calin says, "I would think a rhino can jump."

Paw asks, "What about a seal?"

Akili asks, "How about giraffes?"

Azizi says, "The reason an elephant can't jump is because of how it's knees are formed. It makes them incapable of jumping."

Calin says, "Giraffes aren't bigger than a house. Taller, but not heavier."

Paw purrs, "Seals only have flippers."

Paw purrs, "They are lucky they can walk on land."

Calin says, "Seals aren't land mammals."

Calin says, "Not really."

Paw purrs, "Sometimes they are."

Calin says, "Yeah sometimes."

Azizi says, "But they can jump."

Azizi says, "I have seen a seal jump."

Paw purrs, "Neet."

Calin says, "Anyway, I'm sticking to my story. About the gray four legged larger than house thing."

Paw purrs, "Bet he didn't get very far."

Akili rumbles lightly, "Whales end up on beaches, too. But I wouldn't call them land mammals."

Paw purrs, "White men can't jump."

Calin says, "That's true..."

Calin says, "I think it's because of the way our knees bend."

Calin grins.

Paw purrs, "Probably."

Pearl cracks up.

Pearl is glad she's alone in the office.

Calin chuckles.

Calin says, "We're not four legged, gray, or larger than a house though."

Paw purrs, "Most of us aren't."

Azizi has to go to the vets now. Talk to you all later.

Calin says, "Yeah MOST."

The Mean-O-Meter eyes Paw, wondering if he's about to say what he thinks Paw's going to say.

Calin says, "She's not gray."

Akili waves to Azizi.

Calin says, "That's all I'm saying."

Paw purrs, "Not USUALLY."

Kimia chokes on her juice.

Calin's eyes go wide.

Pearl chokes on her Jelly Bean.

- Now it's Akili's turn to start cracking up.

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