tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post8678476067039986771..comments2024-03-25T01:44:23.502-04:00Comments on Today's Little Ditty: DMC: "The Brave Remora" by Buffy SilvermanMichelle Heidenrich Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-18105377296429298872016-08-31T10:53:19.205-04:002016-08-31T10:53:19.205-04:00My latest gig is writing about sharks-couldn't...My latest gig is writing about sharks-couldn't find a place for the remoras in that, so I'm glad for this opportunity!Buffy Silvermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223895917772531703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-57260197735940683812016-08-31T10:52:19.542-04:002016-08-31T10:52:19.542-04:00And thank you, Rosi!And thank you, Rosi!Buffy Silvermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223895917772531703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-7312791806256622502016-08-30T21:45:22.748-04:002016-08-30T21:45:22.748-04:00Well done, Buffy! For someone who was casting abou...Well done, Buffy! For someone who was casting about for ideas just a few days ago, you sure managed to reel in a great little ditty! Love the fun, limerick format for this unlikely hero. Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-86959210845585058662016-08-30T16:44:11.085-04:002016-08-30T16:44:11.085-04:00Such a clever poem. I do love a good limerick and ...Such a clever poem. I do love a good limerick and this is a good one. Thanks, Buffy!Rosihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01294774973863802821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-4829093282795953892016-08-30T12:15:15.487-04:002016-08-30T12:15:15.487-04:00Definitely a fish tale. Definitely a fish tale. Buffy Silvermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223895917772531703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-36330425750977784072016-08-30T12:14:40.944-04:002016-08-30T12:14:40.944-04:00Thanks, Matt.Thanks, Matt.Buffy Silvermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223895917772531703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-48333925317599583532016-08-30T12:14:15.956-04:002016-08-30T12:14:15.956-04:00Probably more so...I played a little loose with th...Probably more so...I played a little loose with the facts on this one, since the whole symbiosis notion is apparently not proven. The remora definitely benefits with transportation and oxygen, the shark maybe gets parasites removed, or maybe just tolerates the remora or can't shake it off. But I went with the better story. It does indeed sound fishy...Buffy Silvermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223895917772531703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-30985976575025845462016-08-30T11:08:22.875-04:002016-08-30T11:08:22.875-04:00Sounds fishy to me But very imaginative!Sounds fishy to me But very imaginative!No Stinkin Ultracrepidarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11096031225979957379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-29176806468024315772016-08-30T09:49:02.998-04:002016-08-30T09:49:02.998-04:00Wonderful, and isn't the shark the remora'...Wonderful, and isn't the shark the remora's hero too? Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-89597978573431210892016-08-30T09:17:22.761-04:002016-08-30T09:17:22.761-04:00Love it! Buffy receives the "Most Ingenious U...Love it! Buffy receives the "Most Ingenious Use of the Word 'Remora' in a Poem" Award!Matt Forrest Esenwinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04230063389130167424noreply@blogger.com