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Re: Re[2]: How small is small?



On Mon, 22 Jan 1996, Cunningham, Betty wrote:

>      
> >This is McLoughlin's Law of Size, and applies also to mammals, birds, and 
> >potatoes.  
>      
> olives are, of course, left off this list, since they start the smallest size 
> out at colossal, and go up in size grades from there.
> 
> -Betty

I notice that out here in the Rocky Mountains, shrimp, imported at great 
expense, start out at large (3cm or so) and go to huge, colossal and 
titanic.  Presumably crustacea, also, are exempt from my rules.  Also 
chocolates.

JCMcL