Comments on: Wait for it . . . https://habitablezone.com/2014/05/22/wait-for-it/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:15:13 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: DanS https://habitablezone.com/2014/05/22/wait-for-it/#comment-30748 DanS Fri, 23 May 2014 15:37:03 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=45091#comment-30748 A turtle ran over a snail. The ambulance arrived, and as the medics were reviving the poor thing, a police detective knelt at his side. Drawing his notebook, he looked the victim over. "Can you tell me what happened?" asked the detective. The snail blinked up at him. "...Well, it all happened -- so quickly..." A turtle ran over a snail.

The ambulance arrived, and as the medics were reviving the poor thing, a police detective knelt at his side. Drawing his notebook, he looked the victim over.

“Can you tell me what happened?” asked the detective.

The snail blinked up at him. “…Well, it all happened — so quickly…”

]]> By: ER https://habitablezone.com/2014/05/22/wait-for-it/#comment-30743 ER Fri, 23 May 2014 02:11:09 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=45091#comment-30743 Mach Schnell Mach Schnell

]]> By: bowser https://habitablezone.com/2014/05/22/wait-for-it/#comment-30742 bowser Thu, 22 May 2014 23:46:50 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=45091#comment-30742 "God you're slimy!" "Hurry it up, will you??!! There are periwinkles faster than you!" "Those are the shortest tentacles I've ever seen." "Ugly shell, big fellow!" “God you’re slimy!”
“Hurry it up, will you??!! There are periwinkles faster than you!”
“Those are the shortest tentacles I’ve ever seen.”
“Ugly shell, big fellow!”

]]> By: ER https://habitablezone.com/2014/05/22/wait-for-it/#comment-30734 ER Thu, 22 May 2014 17:33:21 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=45091#comment-30734 Is faux escargaux mock snail? Is faux escargaux mock snail?

]]> By: Jody https://habitablezone.com/2014/05/22/wait-for-it/#comment-30733 Jody Thu, 22 May 2014 17:13:34 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=45091#comment-30733 Nah...this primate would rather eat kale. Nah…this primate would rather eat kale.

]]> By: ER https://habitablezone.com/2014/05/22/wait-for-it/#comment-30731 ER Thu, 22 May 2014 16:27:48 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=45091#comment-30731 The secret to tasty escargot is the sauce. You can make your own with any cheaper, more readily available type of shellfish (such as scallop, conch or even octopus/squid with the right marinade. Use lots of garlic and olive oil. It will taste just as good, and your squeamish guests won't have to cringe over eating snail. This is why in the fancy restaurants, the empty shells are always presented as a garnish to the dish, to reassure gourmets there has been no substitution. BTW, when in Florida, be careful when ordering scallop. Very often, what you're getting is sting ray, the medallions of flesh are just punched out of the ray's wings with a pipe. Properly prepared, they're just as tasty, but the price differential is outrageous--they just look like shelled scallops. The secret to tasty escargot is the sauce. You can make your own with any cheaper, more readily available type of shellfish (such as scallop, conch or even octopus/squid with the right marinade. Use lots of garlic and olive oil. It will taste just as good, and your squeamish guests won’t have to cringe over eating snail.

This is why in the fancy restaurants, the empty shells are always presented as a garnish to the dish, to reassure gourmets there has been no substitution.

BTW, when in Florida, be careful when ordering scallop. Very often, what you’re getting is sting ray, the medallions of flesh are just punched out of the ray’s wings with a pipe. Properly prepared, they’re just as tasty, but the price differential is outrageous–they just look like shelled scallops.

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