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<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><SPAN class=000124916-21082004></SPAN>H<SPAN
class=000124916-21082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=3>ow about a
participant in the swimming events at the
Olympics,</FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><SPAN class=000124916-21082004></SPAN><SPAN
class=000124916-21082004></SPAN><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
size=3>w<SPAN class=000124916-21082004>ho spends 8 hours per day in the
water training and</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><FONT><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=3><SPAN
class=000124916-21082004></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT><SPAN
class=000124916-21082004></SPAN><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
size=3>e<SPAN class=000124916-21082004>xercizing, does that make him a
fish or a dolphin?</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><FONT><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=3><SPAN
class=000124916-21082004></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT><SPAN
class=000124916-21082004></SPAN><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
size=3>O<SPAN class=000124916-21082004>ne German swimmer competing in
butterfly style (which is called
</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
size=3><SPAN class=000124916-21082004>"dolphin" style
</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><FONT
face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=3><SPAN class=000124916-21082004>in
German, by the way) was even called "The
</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><FONT
face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=3>A<SPAN
class=000124916-21082004>lbatross"
</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><FONT><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=3><SPAN
class=000124916-21082004></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT><SPAN
class=000124916-21082004></SPAN><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
size=3>b<SPAN class=000124916-21082004>ecause of the
enormous length of his arms and the
resulting</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><FONT><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=3><SPAN
class=000124916-21082004></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT><SPAN
class=000124916-21082004></SPAN><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
size=3>w<SPAN class=000124916-21082004>i</SPAN><SPAN class=000124916-21082004>de
stretch of his stroke.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
size=3><SPAN class=000124916-21082004>Here we have a development from man to
fish to bird. :-)</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
size=3><SPAN
class=000124916-21082004></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
size=3><SPAN class=000124916-21082004>Fritz
Goerling</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><BR><BR></DIV></FONT></FONT>
<BLOCKQUOTE><TT>> There is a story I remember that a rodent in<BR>Venezuela
or somewhere in that part of the world<BR>spends all its time in the
water<BR><BR>This is a reference to the capybara, a water-dwelling<BR>rodent
which which was declared a fish so that its<BR>flesh could be eaten during
Lent:<BR><BR>The standard, widely-copied reference is:<BR><A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capybara">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capybara</A><BR><BR>A
capybara enthusiast provides lots of pictures and<BR>more details here:<BR><A
href="http://www.rebsig.com/capybara/">http://www.rebsig.com/capybara/</A><BR><BR>This
has given rise to a Spanish joke about a recent<BR>Catholic convert who is
visited by a priest on a<BR>Friday. Upon being rebuked by a priest for
roasting a<BR>lamb on Friday, the convert replies:<BR><BR>"No problem, Father.
Me put river water on head and<BR>day: 'Now you name not lamb. You name
fish!"<BR><BR>This joke has been adopted and modified by English<BR>speakers.
One version appears here:<BR><A
href="http://www.jfjonline.org/pub/havurah/02-05Feb99/takingplunge.htm">http://www.jfjonline.org/pub/havurah/02-05Feb99/takingplunge.htm</A><BR><BR>Robert
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