A Young Boy’s Treasure

14 responses to “A Young Boy’s Treasure”

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   Cheryl Hellcat

   Jan 11, 2005 at 5:16 am

   Ewww…but that’s still neat 😀

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2. 

   amishrobot

   Jan 11, 2005 at 5:57 am

   and by "young boy" you mean "grown man" 😉

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   mcwetboy

   Jan 11, 2005 at 6:56 am

   That looks like a Red-backed Salamander (Plethodon cinereus) or something similar; definitely plethodontid.

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   jurvetson

   Jan 11, 2005 at 7:17 am

   Hey wetboy, are you looking for a date?

   For some reason, this little guy reminds me of the mutant cat-snake pets from one of my childhood Larry Niven books:
   

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   angry shock

   Jan 11, 2005 at 7:21 am

   The future in future´s hand.

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   Nell M

   Jan 11, 2005 at 9:33 am

   I think he’s very cute. Just look at those huge eyes and the tiny feet. Awww.

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   zenera

   Jan 11, 2005 at 9:53 am

   He is sooo sweet, you could call him Exilim and give us updates about his salameanderings…

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8. 

   The Rocketeer

   Jan 11, 2005 at 12:00 pm

   Larry Niven was one of my faves as I was growing up. My favorite book of his (with Jerry Pournelle) was "The Mote in God’s Eye." As an adult, I found he had a sequel to it… "The Gripping Hand." Unfortunately, I’ve only been able to make it about halfway through it… and it’s not as good as I remember the original.

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9. 

   Vanita

   Jan 11, 2005 at 2:43 pm

   Snips and snails,
   And puppy dog tails,
   That’s what little boys are made of.

   It really is true sometimes.

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    jurvetson

    Jan 12, 2005 at 3:18 am

    zenera: he is still salameanering around. The trick was to warm him up!

    Vanita: you are what you eat.

    Rocketeer: Agreed! Ringworld was one of my favorites. Niven & Pournelle rock. I have gotten to know Pournelle’s son. He is building rockets, of course.

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    The Rocketeer

    Jan 12, 2005 at 11:52 am

    Ringworld was great! I like the fact that Niven used many of the same aliens in various books… and kept the same technology as well.. i.e. ships and their capabilities. When I was young, I tried to draw my version of the three legged, two headed Pierson’s Puppeteer one time. Using just his words, I could actually see this thing as a viable creature (my version didn’t look this detailed and looked more friendly).

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12. 

    Grinch

    Mar 21, 2005 at 10:56 pm

    Awesome!

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13. 

    Liminal Cluttered Spaces

    Feb 12, 2006 at 5:33 pm

    he’s so cute!

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14. 

    Digitelle

    Oct 17, 2006 at 4:57 pm

    I remember these guys from when I was a kid in the east bay. you had to get your hands wet to touch them cause the salt from dry hands would hurt their skin.

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