Re: I'm doing my best to love everyone here

"monkfish" <monkfish@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> "monkfish" <monkfish@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>> Monkfish is the English name of a number of types of fish in the
>>>> northwest Atlantic, most notably the species of the anglerfish genus
>>>> Lophius and the angelshark genus Squatina. The term is also
occasionally
>>>> used for a European sea monster more often called a sea monk. In
Europe
>>>> and North America, the texture of the tail meat of fish of the genus
>>>> Lophius, also known as goosefish or monkfish, is sometimes compared
to
>>>> lobster tail and called "Poor Man's Lobster."[1]
>>>>
>>>> Monkfish is the most common English name for the genus Lophius in the
>>>> northwest Atlantic but goosefish is used as the equivalent term on
the
>>>> eastern coast of North America. Monkfish have three long filaments
>>>> sprouting from the middle of the head; these are the detached and
>>>> modified three first spines of the anterior dorsal fin. As in most
>>>> anglerfish species, the longest filament is the first, which
terminates
>>>> in an irregular growth of flesh, the esca. This modified fin ray is
>>>> movable in all directions. This esca is used as a lure to attract
other
>>>> fishes, which monkfish then typically swallow whole. Experiments have
>>>> shown, however, that whether the prey has been attracted to the lure
or
>>>> not is not strictly relevant, as the action of the jaws is an
automatic
>>>> reflex triggered by contact with the esca.
>>>>
>>>> It grows to a length of more than 5 ft; specimens of 3 ft are common.
>>>>
>>>> Two species Lophius piscatorius and Lophius budegassa are found in
>>>> north-western Europe and referred to as monkfish, with L. piscatorius
by
>>>> far the most common species around the British Isles.
>>>>
>>>> A second group of fish also known as monkfish are members of the
genus
>>>> Squatina, in the angel shark family Squatinidae. These are of
somewhat
>>>> similar shape to the anglerfish, but completely unrelated; like the
true
>>>> sharks, they are elasmobranchs. These fish are only of minor
>>>> significance for human consumption, though they are endangered
because
>>>> they are caught as bycatch by trawlers. According to Seafood Watch,
>>>> monkfish is currently on the list of fish that American consumers who
>>>> are sustainability minded should avoid.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Did god create the earth and life?
>>>> Does god play a part in the events of life on earth?
>>>> Does god have a plan?
>>>> If god has this plan, how do you know what it is?
>>>> Is the bible the word of god?
>>>> Is the bible an actual record of god?
>>>> Is the bible an actual record of events?
>>>> Is god a trinity or a single being in a family?
>>>> Is god male or female?
>>>> Is jesus god?
>>>> Is the earth only as old as the bible says?
>>>> Does prayer work?
>>>> Are prayers answered?
>>>> How many people came to see jesus shortly after the birth?
>>>> Was jesus in a manger still or someplace else?
>>>> Why didn't jesus author writings?
>>>> If jesus did author writings where are they?
>>>> How long did jesus stay in the grave?
>>>> Why are the customs of christianity so different from the events they
>>>> are supposed to represent?
>>>
>>>
>>> Is this your way loving people here?
>>> You do know how to love people, don't you?
>>>
>>> Can you love a child and
>>> never bother to pray for her?
>>>
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>> Why are you pretending?
>>
>> Who do you think your going to reel in with your bait?
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>
> I want everyone here, including me,
> to be grateful for everything.
>

Are you grateful for cancer? Are you grateful for the 9/11 high jackers?
Why do you lie? Would god approve?





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