>SELFISH gene? All this time I thought they were saying shellfish >gene. >Shit. I have to rethink everything. ck: I don't know of any shellfish that's selfish. Those shellfish with which I've been acquainted gave of themselves wholly, withholding nothing. You get the shellfish gene by ingesting shellfish, and as a Southerner, you're commanded to ingest and imbibe whatever's delicious and can't crawl away from you. As for the so-called selfish gene, it's a wacky theory that doesn't go down easy. Pass the crawfish, mister. I'm in the mood for suckin' heads. Carol